Sanbisari Temple

Sambisari is Syiwaistis wing Hindu temples from the century-X from a family dynasty is in the district of Sleman, Yogyakarta province. When excavation of the temple complex Sambisari also found other historical objects, such as jewelry, pottery, gold plate inscription. From the findings obtained Sambisari estimates that the temple was built in 812-838 AD during the reign of King Rakai Garung of the Hindu Kingdom of Mataram.

Prambanan Temple

TEMPLE PRAMBANAN is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia

Plaosan temple

Plaosan temple, a Buddhist temple, consists of two main temples which are located side by side. Relief carvings are located in the southern part of the temple depict the male and the other temples depict about women

Gondosuli temple

The temple is located in the Village Gondosuli FurDistrict, about 12 kilometers north of Waterford. The location of this temple is quite strategic, being on the path to some otherattractions in County Waterford as Temple Pringapus, WanaWisata Jumprit, Curug Surodipom also adjacent to the MountSindoro-Cleft.

Gondosuli Temple is perhaps one of the temple which has not somuch known to the general public (lay), including Waterford owncommunity. Unlike other temples, temple Gondosuli up to now is below the soil deposits. Indeed there are some parts of stonetemples that have been found in excavations redundant, butaccording to many experts, Temple Gondosuli very large so that the excavated area can drown the whole village. It is estimatedGondosuli Temple is a former royal palace. King named Rahayan Patapan who embraced Hinduism. Although most of thestone-renewal of the temple was still covered with soil, but inbetween rocks that have been found there are some who haveprivileges. For example, there is a Yoni rectangular-shaped stonewith a hole in the middle-middle.

Inside the hole there tersbeut Yoniwater according to local people is never dry, even in the dry season. Yoni these holes are still considered to have magical powers. Yoni In addition, there is also a semicircular stone.According to the story, the antiquity of the stone half-circle that is often used King Dang Karayang Pupalar to be imprisoned if his kingdom to face the threat

Pringapus Temple

Pringapus Temple relic is an ancient Hindu temple, situated in the village Pringapus, Ngadirejo District, County Waterford with a distance of about 19 kilometers from the city of Waterford. This temple is historically established in 772 C or 850 F according to the inscriptions found in around the temple was held restoration in 1932. The existence of a good Hindu temples and Buddhist temples are always associated with the elements of cosmology, the element of the universe as a source of human life.

He was made to bring the figure of the deity that she missed, which has the strength and power to create, maintain at the same time destroy the life: he is a symbolic manifestation of religious belief of certain people, and he also established to confirm the greatness and power of a king or queen who ruled a region. Thus, a temple was built with the creation in such a way so as to give emphasis on the elements of the universe, for example elements of mountains, rivers, seas and so on.

Inscription Gondosuli

Inscription in the village Gondosuli Fur District, about 13kilometers to the west of Waterford city of Indonesia, a silent witness to the heyday Dinasty dynasty. In this area there are ruins GONDOSULI Hindu Temple which was built by the king's son named Rakai Rakarayan Syailendra Patapan Pu Palar whichalso brother of the king Rakai Mataram Garung.

GONDOSULI inscriptions written in Old Javanese letter of five linesand contains about philosophy and expression of independenceand the triumph of dynasty.

a temple in central lake

A rare phenomenon. Islamic tomb adjacent to a Hindu temple. Symbol of cultural and religious diversity in the archipelago.A raft was ready on the lake. Rower a young man, carrying a bamboo splinter long as the raft homing. Actually 'paddle' is not the right word. Bamboo is plugged into the bottom of the lake with tilting movement so that the raft moving slowly across to an island opposite.

 
The lake was named after the temple as their destination the passengers on the raft, and Temple Lake Cangkuang Cangkuang. Among the grove of trees and a light breeze, News Indonesia saw a building stone of the Hindu era. Uniquely, there is right next to the tomb of a local Islamic religious leaders, "Mbah Dalem Arif Muhammad." All around the tomb, tombs scattered its followers.Cangkuang is the name of a type of pine tree found in this area. Leaves can be used as hats, mats and palm sugar wrappers.That said, Arif Muhammad and his followers are to stem this area, forming a lake that was later called it (the lake in Sundanese) Cangkuang, roughly in the seventeenth century. After the dam is completed, forming islands of high land that is not submerged in water.Arif Mohammed and his friends came from the Mataram kingdom in East Java. They are the army of Sultan Agung, who intend to attack the VOC in Batavia, which was then headed by the Governor-General JP Coen. But their attack failed. Troops forced back to the East Priangan, in the region Cangkuang now, which now includes Leles Subdistrict, Garut regency, West Java. They decided not to go back to Mataram and settled in the area as he spread the religion of Islam to the locals who originally embraced animism, dynamism and Hinduism.Arif Muhammad and all his followers then choose settled in Long Island, one of the island in the middle of the lake, which is now called the Kampung Pulo. On the island there is a Hindu temple.Although long known of the people in Kampung Pulo, temple itself was discovered in 1966. Team History Leles find a framework that ancient buildings on the hill where Arif Muhammad is buried. The research was done until 1968. Actual restoration carried out in 1974. Original stones that some could be reconstructed walls of tombs and headstones back to original shape. Missing stone made replica.Adat Kampung PuloEntering the Kampung Pulo where Arif Mohammed had lived and spread the Islamic syari, feel the atmosphere of quiet and calm. Kampung it only consists of six traditional stilt houses and a mosque in the form of long standing in the middle, overlooking the village gate.Indonesia News visited the house of Mr. Jealous, who became the caretaker's tomb and the village elders, our sons and husband welcomed daughter. Pak Iri was already dead a few months ago.According to them, Kampung Pulo had customs and taboos that should not be violated. Among the number of six houses facing each other each of the three on each side should not be increased. Houses passed on to girls who are selected based on consensus.They also may not maintain a four-legged animals such as cows and goats for fear of damaging and soiling ancestral tombs scattered.The roof of a house should also elongated (jolopong). Also prohibited gong musical instrument. It is said that first, the boys only Arif Muhammad, who was circumcised was carried by stretcher-shaped square-roofed house (jure), accompanied by the gong sounds. Suddenly there was a hurricane. The boy fell in the wind and eventually died.Residents of Kampung Pulo until now believe that if all the taboos were violated, there will be a big disaster befall them.

traditional statue from Bali

Antique statue statue depicting traditional culture and the culture of Bali especially Indonesia generally.

7 most amazing temples in the world

1. Borobudur Temple

This temple is found in Indonesia by the Dutch colonizers. This is entirely made of stone and has more than 2,000 relief panels along with 504 statues of Buddha.
No one knows when this temple was built and the reason behind its construction. Some scholars say that the temple is a Buddhist text books and that the ritual must go through several platforms and walk for 2 miles to read it.

2. Wat Rong Khun Temple

This temple is located in Thailand and completely white. It is decorated with mosaic mirror that makes the temple shine. This beautiful temple is still under construction and said that in 90 years will be included in the List of 7 Wonders of the World.

3. Prambanan Temple 

Hindu Temple is located in Indonesia. This temple holds eight large and small more than 200 others. Walls covered with the writings of Vishnu and Hanuman. These stories also talk about the Ramayana and other legends.

4. Shwedagon Pagoda

This temple is located in Mynamar and also known as the Golden Temple. The structure is all made of gold and Buddhists use their savings to buy gold leaf, which they attach to the wall of the temple. This dome have 2,000 diamonds and 5,000 rubies.

5. Golden Temple Amristar

Golden Temple also known as Harmandir Sahib and a shrine to the followers of Sikhism. Abbreviations of spiritual independence and freedom of the infinite.
Construction of the temple began in the 1500s and a small lake which became known as the extended pool of Nectar of Immortality. The temple is gold plated and decorated a number of precious stones.

6. Angkor Wat Temple

Angkor Wat in Cambodia was found and was originally a Hindu temple. Over time, it became a holy place for Buddhists. This temple is very popular among tourists.

7. Tiger’s Nest Monastery Temple

This temple is located in Bhutan, on the edge of the cliff. It is said that Rinpoche landed on the cliff when he was riding a tigress after that he went to meditate for years in a cave. This cave can be found in the monastery.

antique stone craft in Boyolali

This antique stone craft came from BoyolaliIndonesia, bamboo crafts and carvings depict the history makes the shape of this craft much sought after foreign tourists particularly Europeans.