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The majority of the Bali population holds Balinese Hindu religion. Hinduism in Bali is slightly different with the Hinduism in India, and called Hindu Bali. Balinese very attached with the Balinese Hindu religion. This is shown by the number of ritual offerings (sesajen) and statues along Bali.

Balinese Hindu community has a philosophy of life known as the Tri Hita Karana, which means three roads toward perfection of life. Three roads toward the perfection can be achieved by maintaining the relationship between man and God that poured through the various ritual offerings to God, through human relationship with the natural surroundings, and through human relationships with other fellow human beings.

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Above philosophy become the reason why in Bali there are so many shrines (pura), namely as a means to build relationships between people and God.

Even if the community is inherent with the Balinese Hindu culture, but the community also open to other cultures. Balinese community tends to appreciate the cultural diversity that exists in Indonesia, even in the world.

In the eyes of the world Bali Island is very famous with its unique traditional culture. Some of the things that are known as part of the culture of Bali, among others, are: