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The government unveiled West Jakarta's Murugan Temple on Sunday at an event led by the religious affairs minister, touting it as the biggest Hindu temple in the region and that it was open to all denominations of the religion.
The 40-year-old woman, identified as Luiza Kosykh, left Bali's Denpasar on a late Sunday flight to Moscow, Bali law and human rights agency official I Nengah Sukadana told AFP, just days after she was nabbed by immigration officials.
As the Group of 20’s first Religion of 20 (R20) summit drew to a close on Thursday, religious leaders concluded that modern problems called for modern solutions, as pressure grows for a recontextualization of religious values.
Indonesia kicked off on Wednesday the host-initiated Religion of 20 (R20) engagement group as part of its Group of 20 presidency, with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo calling on the world’s religious leaders to foster more collaboration and help religion become a source of inspiration for achieving world peace
Religious organizations invited to attend include the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, the World Evangelical Alliance, the World Muslim League – and, surprisingly, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian militant right-wing Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation.
The comedian, Munawar Faruqui, 30, was arrested early last month following a complaint by the son of a politician from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging that he had made objectionable remarks about Hindu deities and the interior minister, Amit Shah, during a show at a cafe in the city of Indore.
