The Saraswati Day prayer ceremony in Denpasar City

Hindu worshippers performed prayers for thousands of books on Saraswati Day at the Denpasar City Public Library, Bali, on Saturday (April 4, 2026). The event, organized by the Denpasar City Library and Archives Service on Saraswati Day, ceremoniously honored a total of 21,844 books and 30 bundles of lontar or ancient Balinese manuscripts as a form of gratitude and to commemorate the descent of sacred knowledge to humankind. ANTARA FOTO/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo/wsj.

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