

Human: Which gods are worshipped in Bali?

Assistant: In Bali, the Balinese adhere to a belief system known as "hinduism".  Hinduism is a polytheistic religion with a pantheon of gods, much like western polytheism, but with a more complex categorization system.  Balinese worship eight of the ten Pratimas (or aspects of Shiva), known as the “silsas”:

Bhatara (Srisakti), 
Bhatara Agung (Sarvasakti), 
Bhatara Airta (Ganasakti), 
Bhatara Agung Airta (Uma), 
Bhatara Manu (Bhatara Danaparamita), 
Bhatara Murga (Mahamurmamurti), 
Bhatara Dasada (Harimurti), 
Bhatara Agung Murga (Shiva)

And the final aspect of Shiva, Bhairava, is taken on by God Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa.  Another god in Bali is Eka Dasa Rudra, sometimes translated as Rakshasa or Ravana.  The Balinese have one goddess, Dewi Danu.  And some Bal


Human: Which gods are worshipped in Bali?

Assistant: Most Balinese follow the official religion of Hinduism, so there’s a lot of worship of the Hindu gods.  There are also some polytheistic, animist beliefs in magic and witchcraft, so some Balinese will worship spirits of the ancestors or nature spirits.  But most Balinese follow a monotheistic religion similar to Islam, and there’s a lot of Hinduism here as well.  But maybe we could talk about the polytheistic, animist beliefs and also Hinduism, since there are so many different beliefs here?
Which gods are worshipped in Bali?
In Bali, the Balinese adhere to a belief system known as "hinduism".  Hinduism is a polytheistic religion with a pantheon of gods, much like western polytheism, but with a more complex categorization system.  Balinese worship eight of the ten Pratimas (or aspects of Shiva), known as the “silsas”:

Bhatara (Srisakti), 
Bhatara Agung (Sarvasakti), 
Bhatara Airta (Ganasakti), 
Bhatara Agung Airta (Uma), 
Bhatara Manu (Bhatara Danaparamita), 
Bhatara Murga (Mahamurmamurti), 
Bhatara Dasada (Harimurti), 
Bhatara Agung Murga (Shiva)

And the final aspect of Shiva, Bhairava, is taken on by God Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa.  Another god in Bali is Eka Dasa Rudra, sometimes translated as Rakshasa or Ravana.  The Balinese have one goddess, Dewi Danu.  And some Bal
Most Balinese follow the official religion of Hinduism, so there’s a lot of worship of the Hindu gods.  There are also some polytheistic, animist beliefs in magic and witchcraft, so some Balinese will worship spirits of the ancestors or nature spirits.  But most Balinese follow a monotheistic religion similar to Islam, and there’s a lot of Hinduism here as well.  But maybe we could talk about the polytheistic, animist beliefs and also Hinduism, since there are so many different beliefs here?