BALI, Indonesia — Ask locals about the island’s population (about 4 million) and they will most likely answer in terms of souls rather than people. That reflects the deep spirituality of Bali, where ...

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 ...

Thousands of Sekar Jempiring dancers at the International Dance Day in Denpasar, Bali, on April 27, 2024. ANTARA/Ni Putu Putri Muliantari TEMPO.CO, Denpasar, Bali - Indonesia's Women's Empowerment and ...

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The dance drama performed by frangipani-crowned girls is an emblem of this tiny Southeast Asian island province Legong is a “balih-balihan”, or secular, Balinese dance form meant “purely for ...

Wearing a brightly coloured traditional Balinese dress, Lawrence was one of five female prisoners to perform at a ceremony in Bali to celebrate the 54th Indonesian Corrections Day. Lawrence and her ...

A Canadian actor and self-proclaimed wellness guru is facing deportation from Indonesia’s Bali island after a video of him dancing naked at a sacred mountain went viral. For the latest headlines, ...

Self-proclaimed wellness guru has been in Indonesia since late 2019 Canadian tourist Jeffrey Craigen detained by immigration authorities in Denpasar, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. AFP Denpasar ...