Prambanan Temple History Review

Prambanan Temple History Review - Prambanan Temple is amazingly wonderful developing designed in the 10th 100 years during the rules of two nobleman namely Rakai Pikatan and Rakai Balitung. Leaping up to 47 measures (5 measures greater than Borobudur temple), the groundwork of this forehead has satisfied the wish of the creator to demonstrate Hindu succeed in Coffee Place. Prambanan Temple is forehead is placed 17 miles from the town middle, among a place that now features as wonderful store.

 

Prambanan Temple is a tale that Javanese people always tell about this forehead. As the tale informs, there was a man known as Bandung Bondowoso who liked Roro Jonggrang. To reject his really like, Jonggrang requested Bondowoso to make her a forehead with 1,000 sculptures only in one-night time. The ask for was nearly satisfied when Jonggrang requested the villagers to lb grain and to set a shoot to be able to look like day had damaged. Sensation to be scammed, Bondowoso who only accomplished 999 sculptures cursed Jonggrang to be the thousandth sculpture of Prambanan Temple.

Prambanan Temple has three major wats in the main garden, namely Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva wats. Those three wats are signs of Trimurti in Hindu perception. All of them experience to the eastern. Each major forehead has associated with forehead experiencing to the western, namely Nandini for Shiva, Angsa for Brahma, and Garuda for Vishnu. Besides, there are 2 flank wats, 4 kelir wats and 4 place wats. In the second place, there are 224 wats.

Entering Shiva forehead, the best forehead and is in the center, you will discover four locations. One major place contains Shiva sculpture, while the other three locations contain the sculptures of Durga (Shiva's wife), Agastya (Shiva's teacher), and Ganesha (Shiva's son). Durga sculpture is said to be the sculpture of Roro Jonggrang in the above of Prambanan Temple.

 

In Vishnu forehead, to the northern of Shiva forehead, you will discover only one area with Vishnu sculpture in it. In Brahma forehead, to the southern region of Shiva forehead, you discover only area as well with Brahma sculpture in it.

Quite eye-catching associated with forehead is Garuda forehead that is placed near to Vishnu forehead. This forehead keeps a tale of half-bird individual known as Garuda. Garuda is a magical chicken in Hindu myth. The determine is of fantastic human body, bright experience, red pizza, with the beak and pizza just like eagle's. It is believed that the determine is Hindu version of Bennu (means 'rises' or 'shines') that is associated with the god of the Sun or Re in Old The red sea myth or Arizona in Old Ancient myth. Garuda won in keeping his mom from the problem of Aruna (Garuda's incapable brother) by taking Tirta Amerta (the holy drinking water of the gods).

Its capability to preserve her mom created many individuals appreciate it to the provide some time to it is used for various requirements. Philippines uses the chicken as the icon of the nation. Other nation using the same icon is Thailand, with the same purpose but different type version and overall look. In Thailand, Garuda is known as Krut or Pha Krut.

Prambanan Temple also has sections of comfort reporting the tale of Ramayana. Professionals say that the comfort is just like the tale of Ramayana that is informed by mouth from creation to creation. Another exciting comfort is Kalpataru shrub that - in Hindu - the shrub is regarded shrub of lifestyle, everlasting and atmosphere balance. In Prambanan Temple, comfort of Kalpataru shrub is described as flanking a lion. The use of this shrub creates experts consider that Javanese community in the 9th 100 years had wiseness to deal with its atmosphere.

 

Just like Garuda, Kalpataru shrub is also used for various requirements. In Philippines, Kalpataru is used as the logo of Indonesian Atmosphere Organization. Some intellectuals in Indonesia even create "Tri Hita Karana" idea for environment efficiency by seeing Kalpataru comfort in this forehead. This shrub of life is also seen in the gunungan (the puppet used as an starting of conventional puppet display or wayang kulit). This establishes that comfort sections in Prambanan Temple have been commonly known around the community.

If you see the comfort in details, you will see many wildlife on them; they are actual wildlife as we can see on the community right now. Relief sections of such wildlife are so normal that scientists can recognize their genus. One of them is the comfort of the Yellow-Crest Bird (Cacatua sulphurea) that points out un answered concern. The purpose is that the chicken only prevails in Masakambing Area, an isle in the center of Coffee Sea. Then, did the chicken are available in Yogyakarta? No body has won in showing the secret of Prambanan Temple.

You can find out many more things in Prambanan Temple. You can see comfort of Wiracarita Ramayana according to dental custom. If you experience sick and exhausted of experiencing the comfort, you can take a relax in the wonderful yard in the complicated. Since 18 Sept 2006, you can get into location 1 area of Prambanan Temple. The harm a result around the globe quake on 27 May 2006 is being rebuilt. Please come and appreciate Prambanan Temple.

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MALIOBORO CITY WALK

Malioboro City Walk
 
Jl. Malioboro - Jl. A. Yani.Malioboro not be separated from the city of Yogyakarta, even practically has become an icon of Jogja. Every time mention Malioboro, people will know that it's Malioboro in Yogyakarta. Malioboro is located approximately 1 km from the Kraton Yogyakarta is a very busy economic center in the city of Yogyakarta. On this street stands the shops, restaurants, hotels and offices that make this region is never empty. At the southern end of the region, precisely at Jl. Ahmad Yani, there is a market with less Beringharjo also known as' Pasar Gede. There is also Vredeburg which was once the stronghold of the Dutch forces attack the Palace. Opposite the castle is the Great House, once used as the Presidential Palace during the reign of President Sukarno as the country's capital was moved to Jogjakarta.

Malioboro region is also famous with its street vendors. You can shop a variety of local handicrafts such as batik, rattan ornament, leather puppets, various bags, slippers, shoes also blangkon (Javanese caps) and silver items, gold, to the merchants who sell other knickknacks. When shopping on the pavement, you can bargain the price of goods would you buy, if good bargain, and lucky, you can get a price decline third or even half the price than the price offered.

As it grew late in the afternoon, many shanties lesehan that was opened. Here you can enjoy special food of Jogja such as warm or pecel but it also provided a variety of oriental dishes or seafood. For those of you who want a bite to eat along the way Malioboro, be sure to request a price list and make sure the price to the seller in order to avoid the less reasonable prices

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SENGGIGI BEACH

SENGGIGI BEACH

If you ever imagine your body lying on the beach Indonesia, on the beautiful white sand, sprinkled with an exotic all-natural landscapes, and showered with sunlight to warm the body, it is not wrong if you took time to relax and air travel to the Senggigi Beach on the Island Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The beach is located 12 kilometers northwest of the city of Mataram is indeed a tourist attraction famous for its beauty and naturalness of the beach.Communities often align with the beauty of this beach famous beaches on the island of Bali, such as Kuta, Legian and Sanur. In fact, the beauty of Senggigi Beach is often portrayed beyond the beaches, because the condition is much more comfortable and quiet. Perhaps this is related to the arrival of foreign tourists has not been rampant in this beach.As the flagship beach resort of Nusa Tenggara Province, Senggigi is still relatively natural and kept clean. The beach is still beautiful, the crash of the waves are not too large, and the beauty of the underwater scenery, further confirms that the beach that stretches about 10 kilometers is an ideal place for domestic and foreign tourists for a moment forget the daily routine and the hustle and bustle of the city atmosphere.Senggigi Beach is now starting ogled by tourists, especially foreign tourists, due to the relatively virgin territory, and also has extensive information about his whereabouts. With increasing interest and enthusiasm of tourists to the Senggigi Beach, the local governments and companies keen to build more sewasta and fix all the infrastructure, so that more tourists interested to visit this beach.FeatureSenggigi on Lombok Island visit might be necessary as a tourist agenda for tourists who love the beauty and freshness of nature. Just imagine, when entering the beach area, tourists will soon swept away by a gentle breeze, which blows in clusters along the beach in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara Province. A fresh, comfortable and beautiful as if to greet tourists at the beginning of his visit. Time has been at the beach, the eyes of the tourists will be served by the exotic charm of the beach set in waves chasing each other, white sand, and thousands of small animals that spreads on a bed of sand, as well as the landscapes of Mount Agung in the opposite island (the island).Senggigi beach does offer a unique charm. Natural atmosphere that has not been overwhelmed by foreign tourists, as a marker of different beaches with beaches in Bali. It certainly gives the feel of its own for the visitors. Not surprisingly, the beach is now used as a new alternative destination for tourists who missed the reassuring atmosphere of natural silence.There are many tourist activities to do on this beach visitors, such as swimming, water play, diving, snorkeling, sunbathing, and playing around making sandcastles. If the afternoon sun had started to fade, tourists can also spend some relaxing time to just walk with bare feet explore the beach, sitting on the sand with mangamati blue-green sea water, or relax at the seaside hotel outlets while waiting for the sunset arrives. For visitors who want to swim or just playing in the water, it is suggested to be more careful, because there are many seaside cliffs are quite dangerous pointy feet.For tourists who visit the Senggigi Beach, Pura Batu Bolong sempatkanlah observed. As I walked down the side of Senggigi Beach, less than about half an hour, travelers will find a temple built on a reef which is located on the beach. Pura is what the community was named Pura Batu Bolong. According to local legend, this ancient temple is often held sacrifice a virgin, as a dish of food for a live shark on the beach. Another legend says, the temple is also a place for women to throw themselves into the sea because of a broken heart.Another interesting thing to do is along Senggigi at night, especially when the full moon arrives. Visitors will find many people / local residents who take advantage of the warm sand Senggigi for medical therapy. They bury the body until some or all of the neck for 2-3 hours, while listening to the waves that broke the silence. This therapy is believed to be communities can cure many diseases, such as pegel pains to paralysis. If interested in this activity, visitors can join and try it out.For the affairs of the stomach, tourists can try the delights of the types of dishes / Lombok typical dishes in restaurants are lined up neatly on the beach. The price varies from Rp 30,000 to Rp 300,000 per person (December 2008). Of course, fun dining on the beach and illuminated by moonlight burst orchestra entertained by the surf beach was a pity if pass up. No less interesting, tourists do not forget to taste the typical dishes that Lombok Taliwang Chicken and Watercress Plecing. Almost every restaurant in Senggigi Beach, Lombok or in general, provide this cuisine. While eating chicken or Plecing Taliwang Kangkung, travelers will be entertained with typical Lombok art, music and dance form. Even if you do not mind, visitors can also go dancing together in shades of joy and family.In addition, for souvenirs, tourists do not forget to buy pearls and fabric with various motifs and colors. Pearl jewelry that has been assembled into a beautiful and enchanting eyes are mostly found on seaside stalls. However, if you want to string the pearls themselves, visitors can buy a plain pearl beads. Plain pearl is usually sold in the form of a necklace that consists of many pearls. Pearls can be arranged itself according to the desired form of jewelry.After enjoying the natural beauty of Senggigi Beach, tourists can go on tour to the tourist attractions are not far from the beach location, among others, the three Gili (islet): namely Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air, Beach Kerandangan, and Stone beach screen. The screen is a stone shrine for the followers of Islam Wetu Telu Lombok (Sasak tribe).LocationSenggigi Beach is located on the northwest city of Mataram, West Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara province (NTB), Indonesia.AccessTo the area of ​​Senggigi Beach is quite easy, because it has no port and airport on the island of Lombok. If the left from the island of Bali, travelers can depart from the Port of Karang Asem use a ferry to Senggigi, with travel time about 30 minutes away. This distance can be cut in an airplane from the Ngurah Rai Airport in Denpasar to Mataram Airport Selaparang (Capital NTB), which only takes about 15 minutes.Apart from the Port of Karang Asem, tourists can also depart from Padang Bay Harbour in Bali using a ferry to Sheet Harbour on the island of Lombok. On the way, travelers will be pampered with beautiful scenery and also the emergence of a dolphin fish chasing each other following the ship. Padang Bay-Sheet trip by ferry takes about 4 hours. After arriving in Sheet Harbour, tourists can go on to the city of Mataram. The city of Mataram, Senggigi Beach is 11 kilometers and can be reached by taxi and other public vehicles.In addition to sea, tourists can head Senggigi Beach by using the flight path of air from major cities in Indonesia such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, and Yogyakarta. By plane from one city, travelers will get to Selaparang Airport, Mataram. From the airport, tourists can go directly to the area of ​​Senggigi Beach.Accommodation and Other FacilitiesAround Senggigi beach there are many lodging options that can be made to suit your needs. Ranging from five-star hotel, resort, hotel jasmine up. Some places to stay that can be used as an alternative is the Holiday Inn, the Oberoi, Sheraton Senggigi, Melati Two Cottage, Pool Villa Club, Panorama Cottage, and others. In addition, in the coastal region is also found many restaurants, cafes, bars, open markets, a row of souvenir stalls and souvenirs, rooms, public toilets, parking lots, and others. Senggigi beach is a beach that Indonesia deserves to be a tourist beach.

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KUTA-BALI

KUTA-BALI

Kuta is an interesting place, located in the district of Kuta as one district in Badung regency, Bali, about 10 minutes from the airport. Located on the southern part of the island and is famous for its white sandy beaches, a great place to surf and to watch the sunset. Kuta has been known to tourists worldwide, who want to spend their holiday on the paradise island while relaxing along the white sandy beaches. Kuta is always busy and crowded during the June to September because there are a few of the holidays.
Kuta provides a wide selection of tourist activities and facilities including a large mall, art shops, restaurants, traditional local markets, water sports recreation, nightclubs and much more. This is a shopping paradise for both local and worldwide visitors. You can try your bargaining skills to deal with local vendors to bid on something you might want to buy. Additionally you can interact with the local community, to look at art and see how they prepare the offerings.
Accommodation
Choice of the cheapest accommodation Inn, houses to five star can be found around Kuta. Around Legian street, Poppies streets and roads Benesari, you can find cheap hotel from as low as Rp 100,000 per room per night. But do not forget to choose a hotel with good facilities and well maintained. Most of the accommodation or cheap in Kuta Inn does not provide bath towels, soap and toilet tisue.
If you have more budget for a holiday in Bali then we recommend to stay at the hotel with good standards such as Harris Resort Kuta, Adhi Jaya Hotel, Inna Kuta Beach, Bali Jayakarta Beach Resort, Residence & Spa, Boutique Resort Alam Kulkul, etc..
Restaurants and Entertainment
There are hundreds of restaurants and cafes around Kuta. Kuta has a night market on the south end. You can enjoy fresh food and only pay about Rp.13.000. Night at the angle is very attractive for tourists teens, popular with bars and clubs such as hard rock and others.
How to get there
Kuta is located in a strategic position between Legian Tuban on the southern and northern. Thus, Kuta is easily accessible from everywhere from Bali. We can use public transportation and taxis from Denpasar bemo.

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BROMO MOUNTAIN

Bromo 

 Cool, so you'll feel when you first get out of the car. Here the temperature reaches 10 degrees to 0 degrees Celsius even when in the morning. So, you should prepare for cool clothes, beanie hats, gloves, socks, scarves to cope. But, if you forget about the equipment, there are many vendors offering wares in the form of hats, gloves, or scarves. View from Mount Bromo Pananjakan Bromo Sunrise view from Pananjakan Regular visitor to visit the region since the early days with the aim to see the sunrise. To view them, you have to climb Mount Pananjakan which is the highest mountain in the region. Fields that must be traversed to get to Mount Pananjakan the rugged terrain. To reach the foot of Mount Pananjakan, you have to go through the desert-like area that can make you get lost. When I had to climb Mount Pananjakan, narrow streets and lots of sharp turns would require a high driving skills. To that end, many visitors choose to rent a car hardtop (a type jeep) driven by the community. The community is derived from the Tengger tribe is friendly with visitors. Up above, there are plenty of shops serving coffee or tea and a fire to warm themselves while waiting for the sun tebitnya. There are also shops that rent out warm clothing. Watching the sunrise is an exciting event. The proof, the visitors are willing to wait since 5 am facing east so as not to lose this moment. You were not always able to see this event, because of cloudy sky, the appearance of the sun is not seen clearly. However, when the sky is clear, you can see the roundness of the sun which first matches only small pins, slowly enlarge and eventually form a complete circle and give information so that we can see the sights of the mountains in this region. Among other things, of Mount Bromo, Mount Batok, or Mount Semeru is the highest mountain in Java. Bromo crater towards the stairs Bromo crater and the Ocean Sand Finished watching the sunrise, you can go back down the mountain and towards Mount Bromo Pananjakan. Sunlight can make you see the scenery around. Turns out you pass through the sea of sand which covers 10 km ². Arid regions are filled with sand and covered only a few dried grasses. A gust of wind, making the sand fly and you can make it difficult to breathe. To reach the foot of Mount Bromo, you can not use the vehicle. Instead, you should hire a horse at a price of Rp 70,000, - or if you feel strong, you can choose to walk. However, it should be noted that walking is not easy, because the hot sun, long distance, the flying dust can make the trip harder. Now, you have to climb stairs that number reached 250 stairs to see the crater of Mount Bromo. Arriving at Bromo is the high peak 2392 m above sea level, you can see the crater of Mount Bromo who smoke. You can also cast your gaze downward, and saw the sea of sand to the temple in its midst. It's really incredibly rare and unusual that we enjoy

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RAJA AMPAT ISLAND

Raja Ampat IslandsCoordinates: 0 ° 47'13 .7 "S latitude, 130 ° 33'43 .0" E
The archipelago is a series of four adjacent islands located in the western part of the Bird's Head (Vogelkoop) New Guinea. Administratively, this group is under the Raja Ampat regency, West Papua Province. The islands are now a destination for divers who are interested in the beauty of the underwater scenery. The four islands that are members named by the four largest islands, namely Pulau Waigeo, Misool Island, Salawati Island, and Island Batanta.
The origin of the name of Raja Ampat according to local myth comes from a woman who found seven eggs. Four grains of which hatch into four princes who split up and each one becomes king who ruled in Waigeo, Salawati, Misool Misool East and West. Meanwhile, the other three eggs into a ghost, a woman, and a stone.

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WONDERS OF THE MORE BEAUTIFUL LAKE SINGKARAK

Want to enjoy the natural beauty blend of natural scenery, interesting, fascinating? Lake Batur in the province of West Sumatra (West Sumatra) one of the answers. Because in some corner of Lake Batur, still can see the hidden beauty of nature. And a beauty of the landscape that is still buried.

It can not be denied, scenery surrounding natural attractions are so charming. So fantastic. The eyes are not tired of seeing the expanse of clear blue water with small ripples with it. Also, grains of fine sand which stretches across the lake edge. In the middle of the lake, the fishermen's small boats sailed the lake is quiet, the dwelling place of various fishes. Also fro motor boat or a rented rickshaw lake for tourists.
The trees growing along the banks of the lake are a barrier between land and water. In fact there is some corner of verdant rice fields, make the atmosphere more peaceful. Moreover, the spread of the Bukit Barisan background without limit, and can be seen from Mount Singgalang kejahuan and Marapi who stood proudly as if to keep calm lake.

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