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  2. Balinese people | Wikipedia

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    The Balinese people (Indonesian: Orang Bali/Suku Bali; Balinese: ᬯᭀᬂᬩᬮᬶ, romanized: Wång Bali / Balinese: ᬳᬦᬓ᭄‌ᬩᬮᬶ, romanized: Ânak Bali) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Bali. The Balinese population of 4.2 million (1.7% of Indonesia 's population) live mostly on the island of ...

  3. Bali Aga | Wikipedia

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    A Bali Aga tribesfolk. The Bali Aga, Baliaga, or Bali Mula are the indigenous people of Bali.Linguistically they are an Austronesian people.Bali Aga people are predominantly located in the eastern part of the island, in Bangli especially the mountains Kintamani, East Buleleng, West Buleleng and East Karangasem, but they can also be found in north-western and central regions.

  4. Balinese art | Wikipedia

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    Balinese stone carvings, Ubud. Balinese art is an art of Hindu-Javanese origin that grew from the work of artisans of the Majapahit Kingdom, with their expansion to Bali in the late 14th century. From the sixteenth until the twentieth centuries, the village of Kamasan, Klungkung (East Bali), was the centre of classical Balinese art.

  5. Hinduism in Indonesia | Wikipedia

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    Colourful and festive Hindu rituals of Bali is one of island's attractions. The predominantly Hindu island of Bali is the largest tourist draw in Indonesia. [142] Next to natural beauty, the temple architecture, the elaborate Hindu festivals, rich culture, colorful art and vivid dances are the main attractions of Balinese tourism.

  6. Torajan people | Wikipedia

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    The Torajans are an ethnic group indigenous to a mountainous region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Their population is approximately 1,100,000, of whom 450,000 live in the regency of Tana Toraja ("Land of Toraja"). [ 1 ] Most of the population is Christian, and others are Muslim or have local animist beliefs known as aluk ("the way").

  7. Balinese script | Wikipedia

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    The Balinese script, natively known as Aksara Bali and Hanacaraka, (Balinese: ᬅᬓ᭄ᬱᬭᬩᬮᬶ) is an abugida used in the island of Bali, Indonesia, commonly for writing the Austronesian Balinese language, Old Javanese, and the liturgical language Sanskrit. With some modifications, the script is also used to write the Sasak language ...

  8. Balinese dance | Wikipedia

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    Balinese dance is dynamic, angular, and intensely expressive. [1] Balinese dancers express the stories of dance-drama through bodily gestures including gestures of fingers, hands, head, and eyes. There is a great richness of dance forms and styles in Bali; and particularly notable are those ritualistic dance dramas which involve Rangda, the ...

  9. Bali | Wikipedia

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    Bali (English: / ˈbɑːli /; Balinese: ᬩᬮᬶ) is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller offshore islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan to the southeast. The provincial capital, Denpasar ...