Bali

Bali (/ˈbɑːli/; Balinese:  is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost
of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province
includes the island of Bali and a few smaller offshore islands, notably Nusa
Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan to the southeast. The provincial
capital, Denpasar, is the most populous city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and
the second-largest, after Makassar, in Eastern Indonesia. The upland town of
Ubud in Greater Denpasar is considered Bali's cultural centre. The province is
Indonesia's main tourist destination, with a significant rise in tourism since
the 1980s. Tourism-related business makes up 80% of its economy.

Bali is the only Hindu-majority province in Indonesia, with
86.9% of the population adhering to Balinese Hinduism. It is renowned for its
highly developed arts, including traditional and modern dance, sculpture,
painting, leather, metalworking, and music. The Indonesian International Film
Festival is held every year in Bali. Other international events that have been
held in Bali include Miss World 2013, the 2018 Annual Meetings of the
International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group and the 2022 G20 summit.
In March 2017, TripAdvisor named Bali as the world's top destination in its
Traveller's Choice award, which it also earned in January 2021.

Dewata in the Island of the Gods means a god with a lower
position than the main gods, Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu. While the Gods
themselves in Hinduism and Buddhism are spiritual entities that have spiritual
power to govern humans and the universe. Dewata can also mean the plural form
of Dewa.

Why is Bali Called the Island of the Gods? Because almost an
inch of land in Bali, there is a temple which is the seat of the gods, which is
a manifestation of Ida Sang Hyang Widi Wasa or God Almighty in Hinduism. Every
temple is believed to be the residence of the gods; the more temples mean, the
more gods.

Based on this, the nickname Island of the Gods can be
interpreted as an island that is the abode of the gods in Hinduism. In
addition, the island of Bali is known as the Island of the Gods because of the
solid Hindu culture manifested through the many offerings offered to the
guardian gods throughout the island of Bali.

People on the island of Bali are mostly Hindus, who know
many gods. Each Hindu caste has a patron deity, and every human activity has a
divinity embodied in the spiritual realm or spiritual aspect. The gods tend to
be equated with guardian spirits/angels or guardian jinn in the Abrahamic
religion.