by Gary Chandler | Feb 12, 2017 | Bali, Culture, Temples
Bali’s Religion and Beliefs Approximately three million people live on Bali and about 90 percent of the people follow the Hindu religion. Balinese Hinduism was formed from a combination of existing local beliefs and Hindu influences from across Southeast Asia and...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 18, 2015 | Bali, Temples
Religion Key To Balinese Culture No visit to Bali would be complete without a trip to see at least one Hindu temple. There are over 20,000 pura (Balinese for temple) in Bali, a widespread marker of Bali’s reverent culture. The most impressive temples...
by Gary Chandler | Oct 20, 2014 | Archaeology, Temples
Prambanan Also Near Yogyakarta Borobudur Temple is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world, and was built in the 8th and 9th centuries AD during the reign of the Syailendra Dynasty. The temple was used until sometime between the 10th and 15th...