Gianyar Consecrates New Government Centre Before Opening
Gianyar Regency held Hindu purification rites at the Padmasana of its new government centre before the complex entered official use. The programme con…
Culture & Ceremony
Nyepi, Galungan, temple life and the customary villages.
Karangasem Closes Mount Agung Routes for Pujawali
Mount Agung’s summit routes in Karangasem will be closed for 16 days, from Oct. 21 through Nov. 5, 2026, during a Pujawali observance at Pura Pasar Ag…
Gekrafs Bali opens creative festival in Denpasar
Gekrafs Bali will stage a three-day heritage creative festival at Inna Bali Heritage in Denpasar from Oct. 22 to 24, featuring performances, exhibitio…
Badung refines Yadnya Museum collections in Mengwi
Badung is refining exhibitions at the Yadnya Museum in Mengwi, with plans to explain five categories of Balinese Hindu rites through ceremonial object…
Buleleng Opens Kawisesan Exhibition Through Oct. 26
A Kawisesan exhibition at the Sunda Ketjil Museum presents ancestral Balinese knowledge from Gedong Kirtya lontar collections through Oct. 26, 2026.
Gianyar Hosts Bali Textile Road Show to Promote Traditional Craft
Dekranasda Bali held a Wastra Hitakara fashion road show at Balai Budaya Gianyar on Oct. 20, 2026, combining traditional textiles, local design and Ba…
Udayana Commander Welcomed With Tepung Tawar in Mangupura
Mayjen TNI Made Putra Widiastawa arrived in Bali on Oct. 20 and received a tepung tawar welcome at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, including a Balinese ud…
Bali Hindus Observe Anggara Kasih Dukut on Oct. 20
Bali’s Hindu communities will mark Anggara Kasih Dukut on Oct. 20, 2026. The 210-day observance centers on prayer, offerings, reflection and spiritual…
Bali Festival Sets Oct. 22 Ceremony After Karangasem Students Win 20 Awards
The provincial festival’s closing and prize presentation are scheduled for Oct. 22, after 20 Karangasem students earned awards across seven Balinese-l…
Gianyar holds consecration ceremonies at new government centre
Gianyar’s regency government held the main Hindu consecration ceremonies at its new administrative complex on 19 October 2026, with further procession…
Badung Supports Ngenteg Linggih Ceremony at Pura Pucak Arantaja
Badung Regent I Wayan Adi Arnawa attended Ngenteg Linggih rites at Pura Pucak Arantaja on Oct. 19. The regency provided IDR 1.7 billion (about US$104,…
Denpasar Agencies Maintain Bale Kulkul Heritage Site
The Bali Cultural Preservation Center and Denpasar’s Cultural Office maintained Bale Kulkul Puri Pemecutan on Oct. 17, 2026, during Culture Day activi…
Denpasar Festival Draws 117 Participants for Balinese Culture Contests
The 2026 Adiwara Festival at Universitas Mahasaraswati in Denpasar drew 117 participants, including 28 contestants in a provincial temple-dress compet…
Badung prepares 50 baleganjur places for arts festival
Badung’s Arts and Culture Festival will run Nov. 5–16, 2026, after a two-year hiatus, with baleganjur places divided among children, youth and general…
How Bali’s customary villages connect banjar and temple life
Bali’s customary villages form a parallel community structure tied to banjar and temple life. Official data shows their scale, while later provincial…
