Many people see Bali as a tropical beach getaway, but what truly distinguishes the island is its rich ritual calendar. The majority of Balinese practice a distinct kind of Hinduism that combines old Indian …

The Toraja people of South Sulawesi are noted for performing some of the world's most extravagant death ceremonies. For Torajans, death is not an abrupt event, but rather a long social process …

Before sunrise, Borobudur in Central Java appears almost unreal: a dark stone pyramid rising out of hazy rice fields and palm trees, with volcano silhouettes in the horizon. The ninth-century Buddhist temple is the …