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An animated crowd fills the streets. People are shouting, laughing, and smiling. Men carry bamboo platforms with towering towers and statues of animals on their shoulders. The statues spin and sway. A…

Balinese Hinduism on the island is known as Agama Hindu Dharma, Agama Tirtha, Agama Air Suci, or Agama Hindu Bali. It represents a unique form of Hinduism followed by the majority of Bali’s population…

Balians are people of "power." There are very few such individuals in the world, literally just a handful. However, they have existed, do exist, and will always exist. They live on different continent…

What holiday is today? This question was on the minds of everyone who found themselves in Ubud on April 14, 2024. And no wonder — dressed-up locals from all sides converge on the main square, where no…

Soon the streets of Ubud will be filled with a huge number of people eager to witness the Pulebon Ageng, the royal funeral ceremony. Thousands of locals will participate in the Bade Ageng procession.

Ngaben is a Balinese cremation ceremony, an ancient funeral ritual of the Balinese people that allows the deceased to depart this world properly and transition preparedly into another life within the…

ADWI: A State Award for Developing Indonesia’s Villages

ADWI (Anugerah Desa Wisata Indonesia) is a state award established by Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism to promote the development of villages. Its goal is to support local communities, foster sustainab…

The main council of municipal organizations (MUDP) of Bali island has announced that they have formulated and documented the key principles for the traditional guards, pecalang (brave individuals in b…

BBC Travel's correspondent recounts the tradition of the Bali Aga people, who allow the bodies of the deceased to decompose under the open sky in the shade of an ancient magical tree that, according t…