Hinduism in Indonesia
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Hinduism is the third-largest religion in Indonesia, practised by approximately 1.68% of the national population according to 2023 civil registration data from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The vast m
A puja ceremony at Besakih Temple in Bali, Indonesia.
Devotees climbing the trail towards Mount Bromo during Yadnya Kasada.
Acintya is the Supreme God in Balinese Hinduism.
Sculpture of "Batara Guru", an aspect of Shiva in Indonesian Hinduism.
Mataram kingdom
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The Mataram kingdom, also known as the Medang kingdom, was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist kingdom that flourished between the 8th and 11th centuries AD. It was based in Central Java, and later in East Java
A lithograph of Tjandi Sewoe ruins near Prambanan, circa 1859
Borobudur, the largest single Buddhist structure in the world, one of the monuments constructed by the Shailendra dynasty of the Mataram kingdom
Hindu Parikrama ceremony at Prambanan temple, originally consisted of hundreds of temples, built and expanded in the period between the reign of Saladu and Balitung.
The Plaosan temple with Mount Merapi in the background