Dewi Sri: Bali’s Rice Goddess Behind Every Rice Field Painting
Dewi Sri is Bali’s Hindu goddess of rice, fertility, and prosperity, honored through the Subak system and represented by the woven Cili effigy. Though rarely painted as a standalone figure, her presence runs through the rice field and rice harvest paintings that are among Bali’s most recognizable images.

























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