Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia to 18 million. The Parisada has lobbied for building restrictions near temples and places of worship in Bali. 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
Prehistoric Indonesia the earliest Hindu kingdom in Indonesia that produces numerous inscriptions, marked the beginning of historical period in Java. Prehistoric relics, such as bones of prehistoric animals and hominids, megalithic monolith such as menhirs, dolmens, statues, burial sites, and paintings in caves cliff niches, include the following: Prehistoric Indonesia Prehistoric Indonesia is a prehistoric period in the Indonesian archipelago that spanned from the Pleistocene period to about the 4th century CE when the Kutai people produced the earliest known stone inscriptions in Indonesia. Unlike the clear distinction between prehistoric and historical periods in Europe and the Middle East, the division is