Culture is a constant, generally, but migration opens an opportunity to change. A fascinating example is Hinduism in Indonesia that south Indian traders brought to the archipelago around the first ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia has rejected a push by the resort island of Bali for rare turtles to be legally slain in Hindu ceremonies, siding with conservationists of the protected reptiles against ...

BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Ketut Nita Wahyuni lifts her folded hands prayerfully to her forehead as a priest leads the temple gathering. The 11-year-old is preparing to perform the Rejang Dewa, a sacred ...

Hindu priest Ketut Simpen, left, carries her offering to a temple during Hindu festival of Galungan, the celebration of the triumph of good over evil at Penglipuran village, Bangli, Bali, Indonesia.

Hinduism and Buddhism, transformed into the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. It explores the peaceful spread of Islam ...

The Tenggerese people, an isolated community on the island of Java that primarily identifies as Hindu, is celebrating the festival of Yadnya Kasada this month. The festival honors the 15th century ...

JAKARTA (Reuters Life!) - Film maker Garin Nugroho, best known in Indonesia for his stark social commentaries, has turned to religion, love and power in his latest work -- a controversial adaptation ...

Balinese girls rub mud from a mangrove forest on each other during a mud bath purification ritual as part of Balinese Hindu New Year celebrations at Kedonganan village in Bali. People of Kedonganan ...