Bali Calendar Flags Oct. 9 for House Building and Ceremonies
Bali’s traditional calendar marks Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, as unsuitable for house building, weddings and cremation-related rites under Carik Walangati.
Culture & Ceremony
Nyepi, Galungan, temple life and the customary villages.
Thousands from Songan complete pilgrimage to Besakih
Thousands of Songan residents accompanied sacred figures to Watuklotok and Besakih during a Nyegara Gunung procession that returned to Songan on Oct.…
Pura Samuantiga schedules three-day pujawali from 9 October
Pura Samuantiga in Bedulu will hold a three-day pujawali from 9 to 12 October 2026, with the main ceremony on 10 October and a Calonarang performance…
Songan procession travels to temples in Klungkung and Karangasem
Desa Adat Songan began the Nyegara Gunung procession on 7 October, travelling from Pura Hulundanu Batur to temples in Klungkung and Karangasem before…
Bali Calendar Marks Oct. 8 Unsuitable for Manusa Yadnya
Balinese calendar guidance identifies Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, as Wraspati Pon Wayang and considers Manusa Yadnya ceremonies unsuitable under the Salah…
Akah Village Revives Three-Temple Ceremony Series in Klungkung
Akah customary village began a three-temple ceremony series on Oct. 7, the first simultaneous observance there since 1989. The peak is scheduled for O…
PHDI Bali to Submit Nyepi Proposals at Jakarta Mahasabha
PHDI Bali will take proposals on Nyepi religious guidance and sulinggih standards to the Mahasabha XIII in Jakarta, scheduled for Oct. 8–11, 2026.
Bali Craft Advocates Say Markets Can Preserve Culture
Craft-sector advocates in Bali said artisans need dependable markets and income to keep traditional skills alive, with Happy Salma linking economic op…
Bali Calendar Favors New Farmland on October 7
Bali’s Hindu calendar marks Wednesday, 7 October 2026, as Buda Paing Wayang. It favors opening new agricultural land but cautions against moving house…
Songan Residents Begin Besakih Procession in Bangli
Songan residents will travel from Pura Hulundanu Batur to Pura Watu Klotok and Pura Besakih on Oct. 7, staying overnight before returning Oct. 8.
Songan holds closing stage of decade-long temple ceremony
Songan held the closing stage of its once-every-10-years temple ceremony on October 6, with a 10,000-person procession to Watu Klotok and Besakih sche…
Taro farmers hold Mendak Toya ceremony during dry spell
Farmers from two Taro subaks held the Mendak Toya ceremony on October 4 as dry fields and reduced irrigation supplies threatened rice crops; light rai…
Tabanan sets 20:30 WITA ASEAN Cup screening at Lapangan Alit Saputra
The Tabanan Regency Government will hold a public screening of the 2026 ASEAN Cup final at Lapangan Alit Saputra on Monday evening, starting at 20:30…
Denpasar mass tooth-filing ceremony draws 157 participants
A mass Balinese Hindu tooth-filing ceremony in Denpasar drew 157 participants, including two Dutch nationals, as part of a wider collective religious…
Gianyar Temple Revives Karya Agung After 48 Years
Pura Agung Manukaya Let in Gianyar held its Karya Agung ceremony on Oct. 3, 2026, after the previous ceremony in 1978. About 2,000 people joined the p…
