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
Christianity in Indonesia the second-smallest number of Christians (22,756) or 0.1% of Christians within Indonesia. Slightly larger concentrations are found in Mataram, and Bima cites, both with just 2% Christians. Among Indonesian provinces in 2010, East Nusa Tenggara had the highest percentage (among religions reported in the province) of Christians (88.88%), including the highest percentage of Catholics (54.14%) and the fifth-highest percentage of Protestants (34.74%). East Nusa Tenggara also reported the highest total number of Christians (4.16 million) or 17.8% of Christians within Indonesia. The mix of religions and denominations varies significantly from area to area. Sumba island has a Catholic majority in