Galungan and Kuningan in Bali: dates, meaning and ceremonial context
Galungan and Kuningan follow Bali’s Hindu calendar, so their Gregorian dates change. Here is what the 2026 dates show and how the linked observances f…
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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-…
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.
Nyepi Day 2026 in Bali: date, silence rules and what visitors should know
Nyepi Day 2026 in Bali falls on 19 March, with a 24-hour silence period from about 6:00 a.m. that day until 6:00 a.m. the next morning. The observance…
Province backs Wuku Bala pasamuhan and paruman at Puri Agung Klungkung
Bali’s adat affairs agency chief I G.A.K. Kartika Jaya Seputra represented the governor at a major pasamuhan and paruman Wuku Bala assembly at Puri Ag…
Madewasraya Returns to Batur with Key Rites on 16, 21 and 26 September
Key Madewasraya rites at Pura Tuluk Biyu Batur are confirmed for 16, 21 and 26 September 2026, within a larger Karya Agung Madewasraya and Ngusaba Kap…
Balik Sumpah Agung Marks Key Stage in Hulundanu Batur’s Ten‑Yearly Rites
Pura Hulundanu Batur in Songan, Kintamani, held Balik Sumpah Agung and combined purification rites on 11 September as part of the extended, ten-yearly…
Denpasar to Divert Traffic for Puri Agung Gelogor Ceremonies, 7–11 September
Denpasar’s Transport Agency will apply diversions, intermittent closures and special parking arrangements around Puri Agung Gelogor from 7–11 Septembe…
Desa Adat Mengwitani Holds Five-Year Mass Karya Yadnya With 102 Nyekah Sawa
Desa Adat Mengwitani in Badung held a scheduled mass Karya Yadnya that combined funerary and life-cycle rites, including nyekah for 102 sawa, under cu…
Klungkung allocates Rp295 million for three mass ngaben ceremonies
Klungkung Regent I Made Satria has allocated Rp295 million in stimulus assistance to three traditional communities for mass ngaben cremation ceremonie…