Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia ("Indonesia Hinduism Society") is a major reform movement and organization that assisted in the revival of Hinduism in Indonesia. It was started in 1959 by Ida Bagus Mantra and led by Gedong Bagus Oka. It lobbied for the rights of Hindus in Bali after Hinduism became a state sponsored religion (along with Buddhism, Islam, Protestantism, and Catholicism) in 1959. From 1960–64 it was known as "Parisada Hindu Dharma Bali". In 1964 however it began to stress a religious rather than regional character and changed its name to "Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia" It
Candi of Indonesia Candi of Indonesia A candi () is a Hindu or Buddhist temple in Indonesia, mostly built during the "Zaman Hindu-Buddha" or "Indianized period", between the 4th and 15th centuries. The "Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language of the Language Center" defines a "candi" as an ancient stone building used for worship, or for storing the ashes of cremated Hindu or Buddhist kings and priests. Indonesian archaeologists describe "candis" as sacred structures of Hindu and Buddhist heritage, used for religious rituals and ceremonies in Indonesia. However, ancient secular structures such as gates, urban ruins, pools and bathing places are often called