Bali governor hands St. Regis CSR grants to arts and customary groups
Bali Governor Wayan Koster handed over St. Regis corporate social responsibility grants on October 1 to arts groups, customary organisations and templ…
Culture & Ceremony
Nyepi, Galungan, temple life and the customary villages.
Bali Governor Koster directs St. Regis grants to cultural groups
Bali Governor Wayan Koster distributed St. Regis CSR grants to arts groups, customary communities and temple managers, including recipients in Bulelen…
Bali Calendar Marks Oct. 1 Favorable for Sacred and Rice Rituals
Bali’s traditional calendar marks Oct. 1, 2026, as favorable for Dewa Yadnya, sacred construction and rice-related work, while cautioning against Kala…
Foreign Couples Lead Prewedding Sessions at Denpasar’s Bajra Sandhi
Bajra Sandhi Monument recorded 27 traditional-photo or prewedding sessions between June and August 2026. Foreign participants were involved in 24, com…
Bali Calendar Marks Oct. 1 for Temple and Rice Work
Bali’s traditional calendar identifies Oct. 1, 2026, as favourable for Dewa Yadnya and building sacred places. It also lists rice storage and planting…
What are Bali’s desa adat and how do customary villages work?
Bali’s desa adat are customary institutions distinct from government villages, with a documented role in organising communal religious and cultural li…
Hari Raya Nyepi explained: meaning, rules and when it falls
Hari Raya Nyepi is Bali’s Hindu New Year: a day of silence, self-restraint and purification in the Saka calendar. In 2026 it falls on 19 March, with C…
Bali Nyepi silent new year: what the Day of Silence means
Nyepi is Bali’s Hindu New Year and a 24-hour island-wide day of silence, marked by four prohibitions and pre-holiday rituals such as Melasti and ogoh-…
Uluwatu Temple cliff sunset: what to know before you go
Uluwatu Temple is a cliff-top sea temple in Pecatu where visitors go in late afternoon for the sunset view and the nearby Kecak performance. Most guid…
Karl Adolf Amrhein Nyepi violation: what happened in Bali
Karl Adolf Amrhein’s Nyepi violation was a March 19, 2026 detention in Sukawati after he was found walking during Bali’s Day of Silence.
Loud-Music Dispute Draws Attention at Pura Agung Besakih
A video from Pura Agung Besakih showed a man reacting angrily after an officer objected to loud music. Management later said he was a local resident,…
Denpasar Hindus Observe Buda Kliwon Ugu Purification Day
Hindu devotees in Denpasar observed Buda Kliwon Ugu on Sept. 30, a day linked to purification, prayer and offerings at household and family shrines.
Panca Wali Krama peaks at Pura Hulundanu Batur
Panca Wali Krama at Pura Hulundanu Batur in Songan, Bangli, reaches its peak on Sept. 26, 2026, during Purnama Kapat. The sacred ritual is held every…
Kapal ceremony to close Denpasar–Gilimanuk route for two hours on 26 September
Jalan Raya Kapal on Bali’s Denpasar–Gilimanuk route will close from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on 26 September for the Siat Tipat Bantal ceremony, with diversio…
What Nusa Penida’s rotating Ngusaba Madya Jagat means
Nusa Penida’s Ngusaba Madya Jagat ceremony took place at Pura Batumedau on Sept. 26, 2026. Nyepi Segara followed, closing marine activity for 24 hours…
