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“Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.” ～ Thich Nhat Hanh ﹣ Sunrise @ Borobudur Temple shot with double exposure
EXP. Aug 6, 2009 #408
This shot was taken from the interior of Java island. The rice fields here are more terraced, naturally, much like the paddy fields all around Bali. It was planting season, and people were out planting the rice the old-fashioned way, by hand under the baking sun.
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Pemalang is a city in central Java, Indonesia
which is located in the northern seas (PANTURA) ...
With a typical language that is NGAPAK ...
With its specialty food is GROMBYANG ...
# VISIT PEMALANG
Silhouette of Buddha statue in Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Central Java.
Taken from Jogjakarta Trip with Flickr friends in April.
This bridge over Opak river, is so narrow that only enough for one bicycle/motorcycle to pass. But this bridge is so critical for the local as this inter connect the villages with the traditional market of Pundhong.
Central Java R-trip Episode 03 - Taking a Blessing
An old man was taking a blessing from a top of Menara Kudus' tombs area.
at Menara Kudus, Kudus, Central Java, Indonesia
Sikunir is a mountain at Dieng Plateau. This in the second highest plateau in the world. Very easy to reach the peak, we only need to walk about a half hour then you will get the most amazing moment & scenery of sindoro, merapi & merbabu mountain. :D
This photo is shot from Bukit Sidengkeng.
This Lake is appropriately named Telaga Warna due to a natural phenomenon that causes the water of the lake to change in fluctuating colors. At times it is green, yellow, purple or even taking the colors of the rainbow. This phenomenon occurs because of the high sulfur content in these waters, so that when the sun hits the water, it reflects in varied colors. You can also see around the center of the lake, a section of water which appears to be bubbling; which is also due to its high sulfur content.
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The symbol "S35" means the train driver must blow the horn before entering the bridge to ensure it is in safe condition when going through it.
That's the bicycle of the kid railfan.
Salatiga, Java, Indonesia
Approaching Eid al-Fitr, ketupat leaf sellers start selling their wares along the sidewalk of Pattimura rd in Salatiga. The tradition of enjoying ketupat rice as a special dish during Eid al-Fitr has become part of Indonesian culture
Sunset Muslim prayer calling time at the great mosque of Central Java, Indonesia
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Marhaban Ya Ramadhan Kareem
Borobudur is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. Founded by a king of the Saliendra dynasty, it was built to honour the glory of both the Buddha and its founder, a true king Bodhisattva. The name Borobudur is believed to have been derived from the Sanskrit words vihara Buddha uhr, meaning the Buddhist monastery on the hill. Borobudur temple is located in Muntilan, Magelang, and is about 42 km from Yogyakarta city.
This colossal temple was built between AD 750 and 842: 300 years before Cambodia's Angkor Wat, 400 years before work had begun on the great European cathedrals. Little is known about its early history except that a huge army of workers worked in the tropical heat to shift and carve the 60,000 m3 of stone. At the beginning of the 11th century AD, because of the political situation in Central Java, divine monuments in that area, including the Borobudur Temple became completely neglected and given over to decay. The Sanctuary was exposed to volcanic eruption and other ravages of nature. The temple was not rediscovered until the 19th century. A first restoration campaign, supervised by Theodor van Erp, was undertaken shortly after the turn of the century. A second one was led more recently (1973-82).
A harmonious marriage of stupas, temple-mountain and the ritual diagram, this temple complex was built on several levels around a hill which forms a natural centre. The first level above the base comprises five square terraces, graduated in size and forming the base of a pyramid. Above this level are three concentric circular platforms crowned by the main stupa. Stairways provide access to this monumental stupa. The base and the balustrades enclosing the square terraces are decorated in reliefs sculpted in the stone. They illustrate the different phases of the soul's progression towards redemption and episodes from the life of Buddha. The circular terraces are decorated with no fewer than 72 openwork stupas each containing a statue of Buddha.
Stylistically the art of Borobudur is a tributary of Indian influences (Gupta and post-Gupta styles). The walls of Borobudur are sculptured in bas-reliefs, extending over a total length of 6 km. It has been hailed as the largest and most complete ensemble of Buddhist reliefs in the world, unsurpassed in artistic merit, each scene an individual masterpiece. The narratives reliefs on the main walls read from the right to left, those on the balustrade from left to right. This was done for the purpose of the Pradaksina, the ritual circumambulation which the pilgrims make moving on the clockwise and keeping the sanctuary to the right.
The Karmawibangga reliefs on the hidden foot are devoted to the law of karma. The Lalitavistara series do not provide a complete biography of the Buddha, from the Hushita heaven and end his sermon in the Deer Park near the Benares. Jataka are stories about the Buddha before he was born as Prince Sidharta. Awadana are similar to Jataka, but the main figure is not the Boddhisatva, and the saintly deeds are attributed to other legendary persons.
The stories are compiled in the Dvijavadana (Glorious Heavenly Acts) and the Awadana Sataka (Hundred Awadanas). The first twenty panels in the lower series of the first gallery depict, the Sudhanakumaravadana. The series of reliefs covering the wall of the second gallery is devoted to Sudhana's tireless wanderings in search of the Highest Perfect Wisdom. The story is continued on the wall and balustrade of the third and fourth galleries. Its depiction in most of the 460 panels is based on the holy Nahayana text Gandavyuha, the concluding scenes being derived from another text, the Badracari. (Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC)
The main temple has square ground plan. The entrance into the garbhagriha (main room) is located on west side, flanked with two false window, or niches adorned with kala-makara decoration. On the north, east, and southern walls there are three niches on each side also adorned in kala-makara style. The center niche are slightly higher than other two flanking niches. These niches are now empty, probably these niches once contains Hindu murti (statues).
A flight of stairs flanked with two makaras were designed to reach the main door that is 1.2 meters above the ground. On top of the door there are carving of Kala's head connected to makaras body on each side of the gate. These kala-makara pattern is commonly found in temples of ancient Java. Inside the makara's mouth there are small parrots carved.
Inside the main chamber there is a large linga and yoni adorned with naga serpent. The union of phallic linga and yoni symbolize the cosmic sacred union between Shiva and Parvati as his shakti. There are three niches on each sides of inner wall in the room, each niches flanked with a pair of devata, Hindu lesser gods and goddesses flying toward the niches.
The roof of main temple is arranged in three ascending terraces decreased in size to the top forming stepped pyramid. On each sides there are 3 ratnas on each step, a larger ratna crowning the roof. On the margin between temple body and the roof adorned with floral patterns and gana (dwarf). On the edge of the roof there are antefixes with floral frames, inside the antefix there are images of Hindu gods bust with hand position holding flowers.
Location: Jubelan, Sumowono, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia.
State of preservation: The main temple has been restored up to its superstructure. Of the secondary shrine just north of it are preserved the base and parts of the temple body. The other structures are reduced to their bases.
The group is constituted of 6 buildings, all of them facing west. The four northern buildings are in a row and on an upper terrace, while the two southern ones are not in a line with the others and are located slightly lower.
The northern group is composed of one main temple and three secondary buildings. Still further south there are two bases, though not on a line with the preceding four structures.