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Borobudur is a Buddhist temple located in Borobudur , Magelang , Central Java , Indonesia . The location of the temple is approximately 100 km southwest of Semarang , 86 km to the west of Surakarta , and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta . Stupa -shaped temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhists around the year 800 AD during the reign of the Sailendra dynasty . Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple or shrine in the world, and one of the largest Buddhist monument in the world
Location: Candi, Bandungan, Ambarawa, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia.
Traces of a pavement are visible in places around the temples.
Borobudur contains approximately 2,670 individual bas reliefs (1,460 narrative and 1,212 decorative panels), which cover the façades and balustrades. The total relief surface is 2,500 square metres (27,000 sq ft). The temple is constructed in such a way that it reveals various levels of terraces, showing intricate architecture that goes from being heavily ornamented with bas-reliefs to being plain in Arupadhatu circular terraces. The first four terrace walls are showcases for bas-relief sculptures. These are exquisite, considered to be the most elegant and graceful in the ancient Buddhist world.
The bas-reliefs in Borobudur depicted many scenes of daily life in 8th-century ancient Java, from the courtly palace life, hermit in the forest, to those of commoners in the village. It also depicted temple, marketplace, various flora and fauna, and also native vernacular architecture. People depicted here are the images of king, queen, princes, noblemen, courtier, soldier, servant, commoners, priest and hermit. The reliefs also depicted mythical spiritual beings in Buddhist beliefs such as asuras, gods, bodhisattvas, kinnaras, gandharvas and apsaras. The images depicted on bas-relief often served as reference for historians to research for certain subjects, such as the study of architecture, weaponry, economy, fashion, and also mode of transportation of 8th-century Maritime Southeast Asia.
A very amazing photo spot from Indonesia, precisely in Magelang, Central Java, presenting a dashing view of an active volcano, namely Mount Merapi with a waterfall, the most suitable time to capture the moment here is at sunrise.
Celebrated annually started on 5th day through the 12th day of (Javanese Calendar) Mulud month (corresponding to Rabi' al-awwal in Islamic Calendar). The festivities usually took place in northern alun-alun (square) in Yogyakarta, and simultaneously also celebrated in northern alun-alun of Surakarta. This ceremony originally were initiated by Sultan Hamengkubuwana I, the founder of Yogyakarta Sultanate to promote the Islamic faith.
"Gedong Songo" (also Gedung Songo) , is a Hindu temple located in Central Java, Indonesia. The site was originally built during the Sanjaya dynasty which controlled Central Java during the 8th and 9th centuries. Similar to Dieng Plateau, Gedong Songo was erected out of volcanic stone and the two complexes represent the oldest Hindu structures in Java. Dieng and Gedong Songo predate Borobudur and Prambanan. The temples of Gedong Songo reflect a similar architectural structure to the Dieng Plateau. However, Gedong Songo displays more emphasis on plinth and cornice moulding.
Evidence suggests Borobudur was abandoned following the 14th-century decline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians.
Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, following which the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Borobudur is still used for pilgrimage; once a year Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument, and Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction [Wikipedia].
A gamelan is a traditional musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Java and Bali, featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, kendang (drums) and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings. Vocalists may also be included. For most Indonesians, gamelan music is an integral part of Indonesian culture.
The term refers more to the set of instruments than to the players of those instruments. A gamelan is a set of instruments as a distinct entity, built and tuned to stay together – instruments from different gamelan are generally not interchangeable.
These are preview for upcoming album about Kampung Pelangi in Semarang. Other images? Check the album, please.
Foto pratinjauan untuk album terbaru tentang Kampung Pelangi di Semarang, Jawa Tengah. Foto lainnya, bisa dilihat di album.
" Happy Islamic New Year 1433 H (Hijra) to my Muslim friends "
I'm back and will catching you all slowly ..... miss you all !!
Location: : Candi Umbul, Kertoharjo, Grabag, Magelang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia.
Numerous scattered stones are visible around the pools, among other several lingga shaped stones, one yoni, numerous mouldings and one miniature temple.
Wayang Kulit Performance At Sonobudoyo Museum
(#Yogyakarta, #CentralJava, #Indonesia. #Photograph by #GustavoThomas © #2018)
There are daily performances of Wayang Kulit at Sonobudoyo Museum in Yogyakarta. Two hours of beautiful music and songs and, of course, the mastering of the Javanese puppeteers. That night we watched The Rapt of Sitha, one of many stories extracted from The Ramayana. Magical night, no doubt.
Lasem is a sub-disctrict in Rembang regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Lasem is also known as city of batik (a cloth that is traditionally made using a manual wax-resist dyeing technique), especially "Batik Tulis". One of Lasem roads is a part of North Coast Road, the name for the road 1,430 km in length, that connects Merak and Banyuwangi on the northen beach of Java.
Jomblang cave is a vertical cave with dense ancient forest below.
A 300 meter alley with its beautiful natural ornament will bring you to the edge of Gua Grubug (Grubug Cave), a place where you can see light from heaven.
Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
@ adisucipto airport (yogyakarta, central java) arrival lobby - some minutes ago (20.30)
these men look so tired. but they still playing the gamelan orchestra without any welcome expression. :)
but the music they played was wonderful. i love that kind of music. bring me to some past years back.
Southwestern view of iconic building A of former Nederlands-Indische Spoorwegen Maatschappij designed by BJ Quendag and JF Klinkhamer, and constructed from 1903-1907. Only used as museum, sadly (wishes for more fully-functional purposes).
Gedung A Lawang Sewu, dilihat dari baratdaya, bekas kantor pusat Maskapai Kereta Api Hindia Belanda (NISM), karya BJ Quendag dan JF Klinkhamer, dibangun 1903-07. Sayang, gedung ini hanya jadi museum dan pajangan saja, belum menjadi kantor PT KAI.
