Besakih Temple: mother temple Besakih Temple, often known as the “Mother Temple of Bali”, is the most important Hindu temple complex on the Indonesian island of Bali. This old and celebrated temple ...

Bali, or the Island of the Gods, punches well above its weight. Only 5,780 square kilometers – roughly the size of Delaware – the island is a rare Hindu jewel in the predominantly Muslim ...

The path meandered at first through a patchwork of "neon-green" rice paddies and fields of flowers, which are grown as temple offerings (nearly nine-tenths of Bali's people are Hindu). Every so ...

A new hike through the rice paddies and forested interior of Bali offers a meaningful way to experience Indonesia’s ‘Island of the Gods’, without the crowds.

Many monkeys in Bali are less fortunate, including those living at Pura Geger Beach in Nusa Dua, an enclave of five-star ...

In the early hours of Friday, devotees formed long queues, undeterred by adverse weather conditions, eager to offer ‘bali’. The temple authorities provided the necessary facilities for the ...

While Bali's other temples may be larger or more jaw-dropping, the Pura Tirta Empul water temple, a holy spring, possesses a unique serenity. This active prayer site inspires both Balinese Hindus ...

Perched along the cliffs of Uluwatu, Jumeirah Bali sits quietly in the coveted Pecatu region. Surrounded by tropical greenery ...

and ancient Hindu temples freckle the land, redolent of mystery and tradition. For an island that first became popular in the 1960s, Bali still has plenty to explore off the beaten track ...

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