Indonesia is a Muslim-majority country, but about 93.18% of Bali's population adheres to Balinese Hinduism, formed as a combination of existing local beliefs and Hindu influences from mainland Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Minority religions include Islam (4.79%), Christianity (1.38%), and Buddhism (0.64%). These official statistical figures do not include immigrants from other parts of Indonesia.
Hinduism is one of the main religions in Bali. The Bali culture is based on a form of this religion, which is called “Hindu Dharma”. This religion reached the island during the eleventh century.
Most of the family customs and traditions as well as community lifestyles of the Balinese people are influenced by this. The religious influence even expands widely into the arts, which makes Bali distinct from the rest of Indonesia.
Bali's best-known attractions are its countless Hindu temples.
Even the smallest villages usually have at least three, but the nine directional temples (khayanganjagat) are the largest and most important.
Uluwatu, at the southern tip of Bali, is easily accessed and hence the most popular, with Tanah Lot a close second. However, for the Balinese themselves,
the "mother temple" of Besakih on the slopes of Mount Agung is the most important of all.
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