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Balinese Religion

The Balinese religion is the Hindu religion, is present in shops, institutions, on the roads, restaurants, in short, in any commerce represented by white statues.

Bali is an island full of temples, the houses and streets have altars with offerings to the gods and smell of flowers and incense, the people believe in Agama Tirta, which is a Shivaita sect of Hinduism and the religion of holy water.

Bali costume

The Bali costume is a kebaya consisting of a dress and blouse traditionally worn by women from Singapore, Burma, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, southern Thailand and part of the southern Philippines.

This dress is made of materials such as fine cotton, silk and is currently used polyester or nylon semitransparent.9 decorated with embroidery or brocade with floral motifs.

The kebaya is usually used with a batik kain panjang, a sarong or any other traditional woven garment among which are the songket, the ikat with colorful motifs. The costume is worn by women in their day to day life.

This typical Bali dress is perfectly adapted to western fashion, it is worn to temples or to work.

Religion of ancient Bali

The religion of ancient Bali is the Hindu one, since more than 1000 years, although they practice the «Balinese Hinduism», in which the Hindu doctrines are mixed next to animist beliefs, the belief in the gods and the cult to the saints.

Balinese ceremonies and rituals are divided into five groups. Some of the ceremonies are practiced once a month, once a week or five times a day, these are the ones dedicated to:

  • The GodsThe ceremonies against the demonsThe ancestorsThe founders of the religion and to the saintsThe ceremonies performed throughout life which are also called «rites of passage».
  • The GodsThe ceremonies performed throughout life which are also called «rites of passage».
  • The Gods
  • The ceremonies against the demons
  • The ancestors
  • The founders of the religion and the saints
  • The ceremonies performed throughout life which are also called «rites of passage».
  • The GodsThe ceremonies against the demonsThe ancestorsThe founders of the religion and the saintsThe ceremonies performed throughout life which are also called «rites of passage».
  • The Gods
  • The ceremonies against the demons
  • The ancestors
  • The founders of the religion and the saints
  • The ceremonies performed throughout life which are also called «rites of passage».

Gods of ancient Bali

The gods of ancient Bali are manifestations of the one God called Sanghyang Widhi, who is the supreme omnipotent, is a universal God in all spirits and the ancient gods obtain a higher unity.

Sanghyang Widhi manifests to the Balinese in three ways that are

Which represents the Holy Trinity, which is called in Balinese «Trisakti».

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