Hinduism in Indonesia Hinduism in Indonesia Hinduism in Indonesia is practised by 1.7% of the total population, and by 83.5% of the population in Bali as of the 2010 census. Hinduism is one of the six official religions of Indonesia. Hinduism came to Indonesia in the first century through traders, and Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, became ingrained in the culture and worldview of the Javanese through the wayang kulit (“leather puppets”), specially during the Indianised Srivijaya and Majapahit empires. In 2010, there were an estimated total of over 4 million Hindus in Indonesia according to Indonesian census. The Parisada Hindu
S. Olvah Alhamid S. Olvah Alhamid Syarifah Olvah Alhamid (; ; born March 24, 1990) or beter known as S. Olvah Alhamid is an Indonesian model from Kaimana Regency and became the first Papuan women who advanced to the Top 5 of Puteri Indonesia, precisely at the beauty pageant of Puteri Indonesia 2015. For his victory in the Top 5 Puteri Indonesia 2015, Olvah then appointed by the Puteri Indonesia Foundation to represent Indonesia in the Miss Eco Universe 2016 beauty pageant held in Egypt. At the pageant, he managed to occupy the Top 16 position and also won best national costume with