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Also known as Hindu Kaharingan

Kaharingan is an indigenous animistic folk religion of the Dayak people such as Katingan, Lawangan, Ma'anyan, Ngaju, Ot Danum, and Meratus peoples, native to the provinces of Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan in Indonesia.

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Religion.image
Balai Basarah Induk Intan Kaharingan Muara Teweh.JPG
Religion.imagewidth
300px
Religion.caption
The Balai Basarah of Induk Intan, worship place for Kaharingan at Muara Teweh in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Religion.type
Folk religion • Indonesian folk religion
Religion.scripture
Panaturan
Religion.governance
Kaharingan Religious Council ()
Religion.area
Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan
Religion.language
Katingan, Lawangan, Ma'anyan, Ngaju, Ot Danum, and several sub-Dayak language
Religion.headquarters
Central Kalimantan
Religion.territory
Kalimantan
Religion.founded_place
Central Kalimantan
Religion.recognition
Officially recognized by Indonesian government
Religion.members
Katingan, Lawangan, Ma'anyan, Ngaju, Ot Danum, Meratus people, Siang Murung people, and several sub-Dayak people

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Balai Basarah Induk Intan Kaharingan Muara Teweh.JPG
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  • Overview
  • Recognition by the Indonesian government
  • Carnival in the jungle
  • Adaptations
  • See also
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Kaharingan is an indigenous animistic folk religion of the Dayak people such as Katingan, Lawangan, Ma'anyan, Ngaju, Ot Danum, and Meratus peoples, native to the provinces of Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan in Indonesia.

The word means something like Way of the life, and this belief system includes a concept of many deities and often one supreme deity—although this may be the result of the need to conform to the idea of "One Supreme God" (Ketuhanan yang Maha Esa), which is the first principle of the Indonesian state ideology Pancasila. The influence of Hinduism can also be seen in this religion with the religion being called Hindu Kaharingan. Before 2017, the Indonesian government viewed it as a form of Folk Hinduism because the Indonesian government at that time recognized only six official religions, and Kaharingan was not one of them. However, since November 2017, the government started to formally recognize Aliran Kepercayaan, a broadly defined group of native religions, which also includes Kaharingan.

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