The dead are cremated in the Hindu faith. Cremations in Bali are very ornate and expensive ceremonies. Many families can't afford a proper cremation. Balinese have responded to this by making cremations a community celebration. Each village usually holds one mass cremation every three to five years, depending on the size of the village. People are buried immediately after death, but exhumed before the mass cremation and then cremated with their neighbors. More than 90 sets of remains were cremated during the mass cremation in Ubud in July, 2016. The cremation concluded on Saturday, July 16.

Balinese are Hindus and cremate their dead. Balinese funerals are elaborate - and expensive - affairs. A funeral for one person costs a minimum of 45 million rupiah (about $5,000 US). The body is placed into the bull's body at the cremation and cremated in the bull. The funeral pyre is burnt adjacent to the bull. That is what a family may earn in two to three years. The result is that only the rich can afford formal cremations. The body (in the casket) is placed in the top of the funeral pyre and the procession takes the body to the cremation site. The funeral pyre, and the body, are spun at intersections to confuse the spirits so the soul doesn't try to return to its home and to confuse evil spirits.

Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do.