Upacara bagi orang yang sudah meninggal, menurut keyakinan Hindu, disebut pitra yadnya. Bagi orang toraja, yang menganut Hindu Alukta (Aluk Todolo), upacara semacam ini disebut Rambu Solo.

Aluk Todolo adalah keyakinan orang toraja yang telah berintegrasi dengan agama Hindu sejak tahun 1969, setelah adanya pengakuan dari Dirjen Bimas Hindu dan Budha, dengan ketetapannya Nomor: Dd/M/200-VII/1969 TENTANG MASUKNYA ALUKTODOLOTA DISINGKAT ALUKTA KE DALAM AGAMA HINDU.

PROF. DR. JUSUF ANWAR AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA FOR JAPAN

Greetings and salutations to readers of The Mainichi Daily News. On this, the 64th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, it gives me great pleasure to be able to offer you an overview of recent events in Indonesia, and to invite you all to join Indonesian citizens in Japan and throughout the world in celebration of our national day.

As you may know, Indonesia has recently held both legislative and presidential elections. Since its transition to a democracy the Indonesian people have passionately embraced the electoral process, and the elections saw an excellent voter turnout and peaceful and orderly campaigning and voting. This proves that in Indonesia ethnic, cultural and religious diversity are no barrier to fully functioning democracy, and that Indonesians are eager to play their part in the political system.