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Prambanan (Javanese: Rara Jonggrang) is a Hindu temple complex dating from the 9th century CE located near Bokoharjo, on the island of Java in Indonesia. Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia and one of the largest Hindu temples in Southeast Asia. Dedicated to the Trimurti of Hinduism -- Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva -- Prambanan’s architecture conforms to Hindu architectural traditions based on the Vastu Shastra, and the temple thus reflects the Hindu conceptions of the cosmos in its design and layout. Despite its grandeur and rich exterior ornamentation, the Javanese abandoned Prambanan within 100 years of its completion around c. 950 CE. Although the ravages of time and natural disasters took their toll on Prambanan, the Javanese never forgot the ruins, and Prambanan continued to play a part in Javanese folklore. Research and the restoration of Prambanan began in earnest in the early 20th century CE, and the temple complex was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991 CE. It is today one of the most visited historical sites in Indonesia.
I simply adore simple people with a good will, not that I hate the rich, but there's something special about the former. A javanese lady who made me some decent home brewed Java coffee. Fortunately or unfortunately I only got a lo-fi shot from her, and I hoped to return this printed picture to her someday...
The red line's from a messed up roll of Kodak Aerochrome by the Fuji GA645i infrared film-spacing sensor (which of course is registered by an infrared film!). Oh why o why Fuji engineers had to put the sensor in the centre, and not into the corner! I should have known better :-P I guess we live and learn - the GA645i is a fantastic camera, but it's NOT for infrared films.
Fuji GA645i, Fujinon Super-EBC 60mm f4, Kodak (EIR) Aerochrome color infrared film self-developed in Fuji Hunt Chrome 6X kit, wet-mounted drumscan (through PhotoMultiplier Tubes - PMTs - no CCD nor CMOS involved in the digitizing process).
The palace (keraton) of Surakarta, where its sultans and their families have and still lived, although nowadays they have a more ceremonial function locally. The large palace complex beautifully integrates various artistic influences, such as: Javanese, Hindu-Buddhist, Islamic, colonial Dutch and even Chinese.
Java Indonesia - volcano mount merapi
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"I love java, sweet and hot
Whoops! Mr. Moto, I'm a coffee pot
Shoot me the pot and I'll pour me a shot
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!"
Java Jive - The Ink Spots
Didn't get the chance to post this yesterday!
The Java sparrow, also known as Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird, is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java, Bali and Bawean in Indonesia.
Scientific name: Lonchura oryzivora
The mystical south coast of Java, near Yogyakarta. Locals belief that the sea is home to Ratu Kidul, the Queen of the Sea, who has her palace there. They are particularly superstitious that you should never swim in that - already very rough (and improper for swimming - sea while wearing something green, since Ratu Kidul will take you with her.
This coffee shop built by the moles is sooooo cute
Visit this location at Protected Land - Java Sprockets in Second Life