Kaharingan or Hinduism?
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Kaharingan, a faith of Central Kalimantan, has long been lumped with Hinduism for bureaucratic purposes. Now its adherents are moving to break away.
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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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