Purnama or full moon is a special day for the Balinese. On this day, extra offerings are made to be placed on the ground at the entrance and around the family compound.

Ceremony of Love, Compassion, and Art “Tumpek Krulut is a Balinese Hindu holy day celebrating love, compassion, harmony, and traditional music arts.”

Tilem (dark moon) is a ceremony dedicated for Dewa Surya (the god of sun). Hindu Balinese people praying at the village temple in the afternoon. Tilem is believed as a special day to purify inner self and to eliminate all impurities inside of human being. In general, Tilem ceremony is a regular monthly ritual as […]

Purnama or full moon is a special day for the Balinese. On this day, extra offerings are made to be placed on the ground at the entrance and around the family compound.

“Balinese Day of Honoring Animals” “Tumpek Kandang is a Balinese Hindu ceremony dedicated to honoring animals, especially livestock and pets, as sacred companions in human life.”

  Tilem (dark moon) is a ceremony dedicated for Dewa Surya (the god of sun). Hindu Balinese people praying at the village temple in the afternoon. Tilem is believed as a special day to purify inner self and to eliminate all impurities inside of human being. In general, Tilem ceremony is a regular monthly ritual […]

Purnama or full moon is a special day for the Balinese. On this day, extra offerings are made to be placed on the ground at the entrance and around the family compound.

“Balinese Day of Wayang and Sacred Arts” Tumpek Wayang is a Balinese Hindu holy day dedicated to sacred puppet arts, spiritual purification, and cultural heritage.

Tilem (dark moon) is a ceremony dedicated for Dewa Surya (the god of sun). Hindu Balinese people praying at the village temple in the afternoon. Tilem is believed as a special day to purify inner self and to eliminate all impurities inside of human being. In general, Tilem ceremony is a regular monthly ritual as […]

Purnama or full moon is a special day for the Balinese. On this day, extra offerings are made to be placed on the ground at the entrance and around the family compound.

"Balinese Hindu Day of Knowledge and Wisdom" Saraswati Day is a Balinese Hindu celebration honoring Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge, wisdom, arts, and learning.

“Day of Spiritual Cleansing with Holy Water” Banyu Pinaruh is a Balinese Hindu purification day celebrated after Saraswati Day, symbolizing spiritual cleansing and the absorption of wisdom and knowledge.

Pagerwesi is the concluding day for the ‘wealth’ series of celebrations. It signifies spiritual ‘reinforcement’. Its name, combining the words pager and wesi, suggests ‘iron fence’ in English. Anything of high importance, the soul and spirit in this sense, should be protected from negative influences. The day is the final significant highlight in this series […]

Tilem (dark moon) is a ceremony dedicated for Dewa Surya (the god of sun). Hindu Balinese people praying at the village temple in the afternoon. Tilem is believed as a special day to purify inner self and to eliminate all impurities inside of human being. In general, Tilem ceremony is a regular monthly ritual as […]

“Balinese Day of Honoring Sacred Metal Objects” Tumpek Landep is a Balinese Hindu holy day dedicated to the purification of metal objects and the sharpening of the mind, wisdom, and self-awareness.

Purnama or full moon is a special day for the Balinese. On this day, extra offerings are made to be placed on the ground at the entrance and around the family compound.

Tilem (dark moon) is a ceremony dedicated for Dewa Surya (the god of sun). Hindu Balinese people praying at the village temple in the afternoon. Tilem is believed as a special day to purify inner self and to eliminate all impurities inside of human being. In general, Tilem ceremony is a regular monthly ritual as […]

Purnama or full moon is a special day for the Balinese. On this day, extra offerings are made to be placed on the ground at the entrance and around the family compound.

Siwaratri, The ‘night of Siwa’ is an auspicious time for prayer, introspection and meditation. During this period, Balinese Hindus undertake practices including: Monabrata – silence, not speaking for a period of 12 hours, Upawasa – fasting, not eating or drinking during 24 hours, Mejagra – meditation, not sleeping during 36 hours

Melasti, Three days before Nyepi, this event is held to cleanse the holy artifacts held in local temples, and to focus the mind on God. The ceremony is aimed to clean all of Nature and to take Amerta (the source of eternal life) from the ocean or other water sources (lake, river, etc).

Nyepi, This holiday is the Balinese Çaka New Year, a day of total silence throughout the island. It is a day of complete stillness, no work, no activity, no traffic, no people at all on the roads or the beach, no noise, no light, no electricity. The New Year is marked with meditation, in line […]