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2024 date. 11 March. 2025 date. 29 March. Nyepi is a Balinese "Day of Silence" that is commemorated every Isakawarsa (Saka new year) according to the Balinese calendar (in 2024, it falls on March 11). Nyepi, a public holiday in Indonesia, is a day of silence, fasting and meditation for the Balinese. The day following Nyepi is also celebrated as ...
Balinese ( basa Bali, standard balinese pronunciation: [basə ˈbali]) is an Austronesian language spoken on the Indonesian island of Bali, as well Nusa Penida, Western Lombok, [ 4] Southern Sumatra, and Sulawesi. [ 5] Most Balinese speakers also use Indonesian. The 2000 national census recorded 3.3 million people speakers of Balinese, however ...
The Balinese script, natively known as Aksarä Bali and Hanacaraka, is an abugida used in the island of Bali, Indonesia, commonly for writing the Austronesian Balinese language, Old Javanese, and the liturgical language Sanskrit. With some modifications, the script is also used to write the Sasak language, used in the neighboring island of ...
Besakih, Rendang, Karangasem Regency, Bali 80863. Coordinates. 8°22′28″S 115°27′03″E. / 8.374368°S 115.450936°E / -8.374368; 115.450936. Estimated completion. 15th-century. Website. www .besakihbali .com. Besakih Temple ( Balinese: ᬧᬸᬭᬩᭂᬲᬓᬶᬄ) is a pura complex in the village of Besakih on the slopes of ...
An Odalan is a Balinese village temple festival in Indonesia. It is an occasion when the Hindu village community comes together, invite the gods to visit them for three or more days, perform religious services together offering refreshments and entertainment. It is a periodic event, one that celebrates Balinese Hindu heritage and performance arts.
Kecak was originally a trance ritual accompanied by a male chorus. In the 1930s, Walter Spies, a German painter and musician, became deeply interested in the ritual while living in Bali. He adapted it as a drama based on the Hindu Ramayana and including dance, intended for performance before Western tourist audiences.
Bali ( English: / ˈbɑːli /; Balinese: ᬩᬮᬶ) is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller offshore islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan to the southeast. The provincial capital, Denpasar ...
The following list is based on epigraphic records, Balinese chronicles ( babad ), and data supplied by Dutch colonial sources. Monarch of Bali. Raja, Arya, Maharaja, Dalem, Dewa Agung. A merchant flag attributed to Bali, shown in European sources from the 18th century, also with six stripes [ 1] Last to reign. Dewa Agung Jambé II.