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…
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Swiss tourist gets one-year jail term in Bali Nyepi insult case
A Denpasar court has sentenced Swiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen to one year in prison for social-media posts insulting Bali’s Nyepi Day of Silence…
Klungkung Allocates Rp370 Million for Nusa Penida Mass Ngaben Rites
Klungkung Regent I Made Satria has allocated Rp370 million in stimulus assistance to three adat communities in Nusa Penida to support mass Pitra Yadny…
Bali temple visits: etiquette beyond sarongs and sashes
Balinese Hindu temples are active places of worship, not museums.
Dalung Christian Churches Blend Balinese Design and Worship Forms
Christian churches in Dalung, Badung, are using Balinese gateways, roofing, stonework and worship traditions, according to a Ministry of Religious Aff…
Kementerian Agama: Bali’s Pura Have Social Value, but Sacred Limits Remain
A 2015 Kementerian Agama article says Bali’s pura have social and economic value, but a 1994 PHDI decree keeps their sacred zones off-limits to ordina…
Puja Mandala unites five faiths in one worship complex in Nusa Dua
Puja Mandala in Nusa Dua brings together a mosque, two churches, a vihara and a Hindu temple on land provided by Bali’s tourism development corporatio…
Selat piodalan becomes forum for appeal on shrine and village-centre upgrades
A 15 September piodalan at Pura Alas Angker and Pura Alas Arum in Selat, Abiansemal, also served as a platform for Desa Adat Selat to ask the Badung r…
Tirta Gangga Art Festival 2026 Highlights Cultural Diversity in Karangasem
The 13–19 September Tirta Gangga Art Festival 2026 in Karangasem brought together Balinese Hindu arts and performances from Muslim and Chinese communi…
Eight Hindu Observances Set in Bali’s Calendar for September 2026
The Balinese calendar records eight Hindu rerainan, or religious observances, for September 2026, from Tumpek Kandang on 5 September through Buda Kliw…
Tri Hita Karana Ceremony Closes Bali Harmony Encounter Week 2026
Bali Harmony Encounter Week 2026 ran from 2–7 September and closed with the Tri Hita Karana Universal Reflection Ceremony in Kura Kura Bali, linking B…
Bali’s September 2026 Agenda Mixes Events and Hindu Holy Days
A September 2026 agenda compiled from Bali event listings highlights concerts, exhibitions, food fairs, conservation activities and Hindu religious ob…
Bali’s Saka Calendar: What Travellers Need to Know
Bali’s Saka calendar is a lunisolar Hindu system that governs events like Nyepi and major moon-phase ceremonies. Its dates shift against the Gregorian…
Balinese “ghost stories” behind Halloween: lost souls, leyak and kerauhan
Three Balinese narratives often presented as “ghost stories” for Halloween – the lost soul, the sorcerer figure leyak and the trance state kerauhan –…
Canang sari, tridatu and kain poleng: three Balinese customs visitors often misread
Canang sari offerings, tridatu bracelets and black-and-white kain poleng cloth are visible elements of Balinese Hindu life.