Kaharingan or Hinduism?

Kaharingan, a faith of Central Kalimantan, has long been lumped with Hinduism for bureaucratic purposes. Now its adherents are moving to break away.

March 11, 2014

In an unfinished wooden house with corrugated aluminum roofing, around 70 adults and children sat in a circle. Packing the 8x6-meter room, they sat in contemplation, eyes closed, offering a prayer to Ranying Hatalla Langit, the Great Creator. The gathering was led by a bashir (religious figure) proficient in the Dayak Ngaju language. On a small table sat a sangkuk (a type of small bowl) with a ritual offering of uncooked rice, cigarettes, hornbil

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