#rituals

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The gift of self-love on Valentine's Day

As the day of love, February 14, approaches, lovers scramble to find gifts fit to express affection and endearment to ...

NTB natives reject cable car to protect, preserve Mt Rinjani

Indigenous people of North Bayan, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), expressed their rejection to a plan to ...

Weekend Stories

Inside the centuries-old temple in Jakarta on Lunar New Year

In the half hour past midnight, crowds of Chinese descendants, dressed in all red attire, throng the main premises of ...

'Bhinneka Tunggal Ika' in Jakarta's Dharma Bakti Temple

Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity), Indonesia's national motto, came to life and became more than a slogan ...

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Demystifying self-care: Maintaining balance in the 2020 hustle

The arrival of a new year often comes with shiny new resolutions, accompanied by the spirit of new beginnings. Among ...

Hindus sanctify Prambanan Temple after 1,163 years

Hundreds of Hindus across Indonesia performed the Abhiseka ritual of sanctification for the first time in 1,163 years, ...

West Kalimantan to hold Lake Sentarum Festival on Oct 25-27

- in Kapuas Hulu support the festival and plan to hold tribal rituals to coincide with the festival, he ...

News Feature

Exploring the unconventional destination of Meratus Mountains

Meratus Mountains in South Kalimantan can currently be placed on the list of to-visit destinations for tourists not ...

News Feature

A closer look at Dayak Meratus' thanksgiving ritual

Two "balian" or shamans of Dayak Meratus tribe circled a tree-like ornament, bare feet shuffling on ...

Al Azhar Mosque to distribute sacrifice meat to Sumatra, Papua

Al Azhar Mosque in  Jakarta plans to distribute sacrifice cattle (Qurban) meat among villagers in the islands of ...

Indonesian pilgrims receive advisory as Mecca gets hotter

The weather in Mecca is very hot and extreme, especially for Indonesian pilgrims who are not used to high temperatures, ...

Council of two holy mosques ready for pilgrims

Chairman of the General Council for the Grand Mosque and Nabawi Mosque (the Prophet’s Mosque), Sheikh Abdurrahman ...

Four flight groups from Indonesia barred landing at Jeddah Airport

Head of the Indonesian Hajj Organizing Committee (PPIH) for Mecca Working Area Subhan Cholid confirmed that it has ...

News Focus

Could Larantuka be a holy city?

The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial government has planned to suggest Larantuka, East Flores District's ...

Bali should be named the Island of Flower: Vice Governor

Bali Vice Governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati harbors aspirations of the province bagging the title of ...