Balinese mythology

Indonesian lion-like creature and character in the mythology of Java and Bali

Rangda () is the demon queen of the Leyaks in Bali, according to traditional Balinese mythology. Terrifying to behold, the child-eating Rangda leads an army of evil witches against the leader of the forces of good — Barong. The battle between Barong and Rangda is featured in a Barong dance which represents the eternal battle between good and evil.

Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese pre-Hindu and pre-Islam era goddess of rice and fertility,

The Léyak (Balinese: ᬮᬾᬬᬓ᭄) balinese In the folklore of Bali is a mythological figure in the form of a flying head with entrails (heart, lung, liver, etc.) still attached. Leyak are said to fly trying to find a pregnant woman in order to suck her baby's blood or a newborn child. There are three legendary Leyak, two females and one male.

thumb|Ogoh-ogoh on display at the Cultural Arts Festival in Legian, Kuta, Bali|Kuta, 2018. thumb|250px|Ogoh-ogoh placed in front of Puri Lukisan Museum in [[Ubud.]] Ogoh-ogoh (Balinese: ) is a sculpture art form in Balinese culture that is typically paraded during Pangrupukan, a Hindu Balinese tradition held to welcome Nyepi (the Saka New Year). This tradition is part of the Tawur Kesanga procession, a Hindu Balinese ritual aimed at neutralizing negative forces in the surrounding environment and "appeasing" beings from the lower realms before the turn of the Saka Year. During the Pangrupukan p

folklore character in Javanese and Balinese culture

Hindu lunar goddess

myths of Balinese

javanese and Balinese god of the underworld

thumb|Calligraphy Javanese Script "Hyang" thumb|293x293px|Acintya, Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa as supreme [[God in Balinist belief.]] Hyang (Kawi, Sundanese, Javanese, and Balinese) is a representation of the supreme being, in ancient Java and Bali mythology. The spiritual entity can be either considered divine or ancestral. The reverence for this spiritual entity can be found in the folk religions of Java and Bali, such as the Sunda Wiwitan ( Sundanism), Kejawen ( non-monotheistic Javanism), Kapitayan ( monotheistic Javanism), and Gama Tirta ( Balinism). The realm where Hyang resides is called the