s if to become worthy of its name, every part of
the island is covered with greens and flowers. If you visit it in the
appropriate season, fragrances of the flowers are enough to make
you dizzy. Apart from their natural habitat, flowers are also especially
present on the landscapes of the hotels and offer magnificent scenery.
The eastern shores of the country are luckier than the rest in
terms of natural beauties. They boast beautiful coconut trees, palms,
and beaches with the whitest sand spanning as far as the eye can see.
When comparing north and south however, the southern part of the
island is certainly busier and livelier, while the north is ridden with
tropical forests, valleys, and rice terraces.
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Gods and beliefs hold great importance in the lives of Bali’s
inhabitants. Every morning, temples and altars are filled with gifts for the
Gods. Temples are a frequent sight and you can encounter them right
next to a lake, in the center of a village or on a sea cliff (as in the case
of Uluwatu Temple.) Even in the middle of a rice field, you can see an
altar and people praying in front of them, offering a cup of rice or fruit
for the Gods. Among the Indonesian archipelago, Bali is the only place
where Hinduism is the most popular religion. With over 3000 islands,
the main religion for Indonesia was a religion consisting of a mixture
of Hinduism and Buddhism. After the 16th century, a majority of the
population embraced Islam, while Bali remained primarily Hindu due to
the their influences from Chinese and Indian traders and monks.