Photos: Santa Claus teaches orphans to surf in Bali

Don’t be surprised if you find yourself surfing with Santa Claus the next time you’re in Bali for Christmas. The popular resort island of Bali, a pocket of Hindu culture in a country with the biggest Muslim population in the world, receives thousands of tourists every year over the Christmas season.

• A Balinese surf instructor dressed in a Santa Claus outfit helps young people learn how to surf at Kuta beach near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Dec 22, 2012. The popular resort island, a pocket of Hindu culture in a country with the biggest Muslim population in the world, receives thousands of tourists every year over the Christmas season. Photo: AFP.

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• A Balinese surf instructor dressed in a Santa Claus outfit helps young people learn how to surf at Kuta beach near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Dec 22, 2012. The popular resort island, a pocket of Hindu culture in a country with the biggest Muslim population in the world, receives thousands of tourists every year over the Christmas season. Photo: AFP.

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• A Balinese surf instructor dressed in a Santa Claus outfit helps young people learn how to surf at Kuta beach near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Dec 22, 2012. The popular resort island, a pocket of Hindu culture in a country with the biggest Muslim population in the world, receives thousands of tourists every year over the Christmas season. Photo: AFP.

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• A Balinese surf instructor dressed in a Santa Claus outfit helps young people learn how to surf at Kuta beach near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Dec 22, 2012. The popular resort island, a pocket of Hindu culture in a country with the biggest Muslim population in the world, receives thousands of tourists every year over the Christmas season. Photo: AFP.

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• A Balinese surf instructor dressed in a Santa Claus outfit helps young people learn how to surf at Kuta beach near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Dec 22, 2012. The popular resort island, a pocket of Hindu culture in a country with the biggest Muslim population in the world, receives thousands of tourists every year over the Christmas season. Photo: AFP.

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Source: Straits Times