Melasti in the context of "Balinese Hinduism"

Hinduism (Indonesian: Hinduisme di Jawa; Javanese: ꦲꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦸꦮꦶꦱ꧀ꦩꦺ ꦲꦶꦤ꧀ꦒ꧀ ꦗꦮ, romanized: Hinduismè ing Jawa) has historically been a major religious and cultural influence in Java, Indonesia. Hinduism was the dominant religion in the region before the arrival of Islam. In recent years, it has also been enjoying something of a resurgence, particularly in the eastern part of the island.

The Tenggerese people are a sub-ethnic group of Javanese in eastern Java who are centered in the isolated Tengger mountains (Mount Bromo) in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in eastern Java. The majority of the Tenggerese population profess Java Hinduism as their religion. They are the only Javanese ethnic group who have remained Hindu since the Majapahit era after the Osing people, who have been Islamized.

Scattered communities of Tenggerese also exist in the Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Malang, and Lumajang regencies of eastern Java. They are traditionally believed to be the descendants of the legendary Roro Anteng and Joko Seger. The Tenggerese are considered an ethnic sub-group of the Javanese people. Tengger people do not have a caste system. Their traditions are rooted in customs originating from the Majapahit Empire.