People of the island of Bali , Indon.
They differ from other Indonesians in adhering to Hinduism , though their culture has been heavily influenced by the Javanese. In Balinese villages each family lives in its own compound, surrounded by earthen or stone walls; all villages have temples and an assembly hall. Balinese religion fuses Hindu Shaivism with Buddhism , ancestor cults (see ancestor worship ), and belief in spirits and magic . Marriage is often limited to members of the same kinship organization, and family relationships are reckoned through the male line.