Indonesia straddles the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a highly seismically active zone, where different plates on the Earth ...

Tenggerese Hindu worshippers pray during a ritual at the Watuwungkuk altar , ahead of the Yadnya Kasada festival in the Sea of Sands of Mount Bromo, Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia, June 20, 2024.

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 ...

The relations between India and Indonesia are thousands of years old. Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, but at one time it was influenced by Hindu and Buddhist kings.

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 Balinese dance.

Indonesia unveils ‘biggest’ Hindu temple in South-East Asia Worshippers walking down the front steps on Feb 2, 2025, at Murugan Temple in Kalideres, West Jakarta.

For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, villages in a region of Indonesia have been allowed to resume throwing ritual offerings to the gods into an active volcano.

For centuries, Indonesia was a thriving center of Hindu and Buddhist influence, ruled by powerful dynasties that shaped its cultural and religious identity. But today, Indonesia stands as the ...

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.

Indonesia was ruled by Hindu kings for centuries then how did it become world’s largest Muslim country? Explained here Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population.