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These guys (and a bunch more) visit me every morning for breakfest.
Shot through a screened window. Couldn't get it as sharp as I wanted so fooled around with noise and stuff.
THIS is the social housing in Java Island, Amsterdam, Netherlands. All made by different architects.
java is checkin you out. her left eye is half blue and half brown. she's small outside but she's big on the inside.
The Sukuh temple (candi) dates to the 15th century, and was one of the last major Hindu temples built in Java before Islamic rule took over the island. The style of temple is also quite distinct, since it diverges significantly from the older temples around Yogyakarta, which were more similar to the Indian style. The Sukuh temple was used for worshipping ancestors, gods (with statues and symbols of Garuda and Vishnu), and, especially, fertility. Hence the temple is still shrouded in mystery.
The temple is still used by a small Javanese Hindu community that lives on the slope of Lawu Mountain. These are one of the few Hindu communities which have preserved their Hindu religion in the face of Islamisation, thanks to their relative isolation.