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Sajibu Nongma Panba for Manipuris and Nyepi for the Hindu community of Bali, Indonesia. Though the Ugadi Pachadi is more typical of this festival in South India, others have their traditional foods to ...

A Balinese traditional guard patrols on a cross-sea bridge on Nyepi Day, or the Day of Silence, in Bali, Indonesia, March 29, 2025. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua) ...

This year’s moonsighting to spot the first crescent of the new moon were conducted at 33 locations nationwide except in Bali, where Hindu worshipers were observing Nyepi (Day of Silence ...

In a heartfelt message, the Deputy Chairman of the Tolitoli Regional House of Representatives, Risman, S.E., M.M., extends warm greetings for the 2025 celebrations of Nyepi and Idul Fitri. These two ...

As the serene day of Nyepi approaches in 2025, there’s a unique opportunity to engage in self-reflection and convey well-wishes to those around us. Nyepi Day, also known as the Day of Silence, not ...

The annual hush descended over the island yesterday morning for Nyepi – a day of silence on the Hindu calendar that is closely monitored by an army of patrol guards called “Pecalang”.

Hindus take part in the Tawur Agung Kesanga ceremony to welcome Nyepi in Sidoarjo, East Java, on March 28, 2025. (ANTARA FOTO/Umarul Faruq/wpa) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Minister of Religious ...

The annual hush descended over the island on Saturday morning for Nyepi -- a day of silence on the Hindu calendar that is closely monitored by an army of patrol guards called “Pecalang.” ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Nyepi Day, marking the Saka New Year, is celebrated on Saturday, March 29, 2025. For Hindus, Nyepi is a time for self-reflection and prayer to God for the purification of Bhuana ...