Friday, November 18, 2011

Land of gods and ghouls: the Hindu connect in a Muslim nation

The stylised figures from Hindu mythology and gnomes, fanged demons and animals, some towering, some not so: exquisitely crafted stone sculptures are as much a part of this Indonesian island - where Balinese Hindus comprise the majority of the island's population in this Muslim-majority nation - as the famed sun, sand and sea spray.
http://ummid.com/news/2011/November/19.11.2011/bali_land_of_gods.htm