Bali, Garuda Wisnu Kencana

Taman Budaya Garuda Wisnu Kencana (Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park), disingkat GWK, adalah sebuah taman wisata di bagian selatan pulau Bali. Taman wisata ini terletak di tanjung Nusa Dua, Kabupaten Badung, kira-kira 40 kilometer di sebelah selatan Denpasar, ibu kota provinsi Bali. Di areal taman budaya ini, direncanakan akan didirikan sebuah landmark atau maskot Bali, yakni patung berukuran raksasa Dewa Wisnu yang sedang menunggangi tunggangannya, Garuda, setinggi 12 meter.


Area Taman Budaya Garuda Wisnu Kencana berada di ketinggian 146 meter di atas permukaan tanah atau 263 meter di atas permukaan laut.

Di kawasan itu terdapat juga Patung Garuda yang tepat di belakang Plaza Wisnu adalah Garuda Plaza di mana patung setinggi 18 meter Garuda ditempatkan sementara. Pada saat ini, Garuda Plaza menjadi titik fokus dari sebuah lorong besar pilar berukir batu kapur yang mencakup lebih dari 4000 meter persegi luas ruang terbuka yaitu Lotus Pond. Pilar-pilar batu kapur kolosal dan monumental patung Lotus Pond Garuda membuat ruang yang sangat eksotis. Dengan kapasitas ruangan yang mampu menampung hingga 7000 orang, Lotus Pond telah mendapatkan reputasi yang baik sebagai tempat sempurna untuk mengadakan acara besar dan internasional.

Terdapat juga patung tangan Wisnu yang merupakan bagian dari patung Dewa Wisnu. Ini merupakan salah satu langkah lebih dekat untuk menyelesaikan patung Garuda Wisnu Kencana lengkap. Karya ini ditempatkan sementara di daerah Tirta Agung.



GWK mempunyai beberapa tempat rekreasi di antaranya:

Wisnu Plaza

Wisnu Plaza adalah tanah tertinggi di daerah GWK dimana tempat kita sementara merupakan bagian paling penting dari patung Garuda Wisnu Kencana patung Wisnu.

Pada waktu tertentu hari, akan ada beberapa kinerja tradisional Bali dengan megah patung Wisnu sebagai latar belakang. Karena lokasinya yang tinggi, Anda dapat melihat panorama sekitarnya. Patung Wisnu, sebagai titik pusat dari Wisnu Plaza, dikelilingi oleh air mancur dan air sumur di dekatnya suci yang katanya tidak pernah kering bahkan pada musim kemarau.

Parahyangan Somaka Giri ditempatkan di sebelah patung Wisnu. Ini tempat air berada, yang secara historis telah dipercaya oleh rakyat di daerah tersebut sebagai berkat dengan kekuatan magis yang kuat untuk menyembuhkan penyakitnya dan meminta para dewa hujan selama musim kemarau. Karena lokasinya di tanah tinggi (di atas bukit), fenomena alam ini dianggap orang suci dan lokal diyakini itu menjadi air suci.

Street Theater

Street Theater adalah titik awal dan akhir kunjungan ke Taman Budaya Garuda Wisnu Kencana. Di sini kita dapat menemukan banyak toko dan restoran di satu tempat dan dimana semua perayaan terjadi.

Anda bisa mendapatkan souvenir Bali dan merchandise GWK khususnya di GWK Souvenir Shop dan Bali Art Market. Kita bahkan dapat menemukan spa Bali dan produk aromaterapi di toko ini. Sementara di sini, mengapa tidak mencoba pijat refleksi kaki Bali setelah berjalan-jalan. Kita bisa mencicipi makanan yang baik dengan harga terbaik hanya di pengadilan makanan kita, Makanan Teater, dan restoran terbaru kami, The Beranda dengan paket all you can eat.

Pada beberapa kali sehari, kita dapat menikmati belanja dan makan sambil ditemani kinerja Bali khususnya seperti barong, rindik dan parade.

Lotus Pond

Lotus Pond adalah area outdoor terbesar di Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) dan Taman Budaya, kemungkinan besar, di Bali. Dengan demikian, Lotus Pond adalah tempat yang tepat dan hanya untuk mengadakan acara outdoor skala besar.

Selama bertahun-tahun, GWK telah dipercaya untuk skala besar diadakan, baik nasional maupun internasional, acara di Lotus Pond seperti konser musik, pertemuan internasional, partai besar. Lotus Pond adalah tempat yang unik dengan pilar batu kapur di sisi dan patung megah Garuda di latar belakang.

Lotus Pond berawal dari teratai. Teratai adalah simbol utama keindahan, kemakmuran, dan kesuburan. Wisnu juga selalu membawa bunga teratai di tangannya dan hampir semua dewa dari dewa Hindu yang duduk di teratai atau membawa bunga.

Beberapa fakta menarik adalah bahwa tanaman teratai tumbuh di air, memiliki akar dalam ilus atau lumpur, dan menyebarkan bunga di udara di atas. Dengan demikian, teratai melambangkan kehidupan manusia dan juga bahwa kosmos.

Akar teratai tenggelam dalam lumpur merupakan kehidupan material. Tangkai melewatkan melalui air melambangkan eksistensi di dunia astral. Bunga mengambang di atas air dan membuka ke langit adalah emblematical spiritual sedang.

Indraloka Garden

Taman ini diberi nama Indraloka setelah surga Dewa Indra karena pandang panorama yang indah. Indraloka Garden adalah salah satu tempat paling favorit di Garuda Wisnu Kencana untuk mengadakan pesta kecil menengah, pengumpulan dan upacara pernikahan. Kita bisa melihat pemandangan Bali dari atas Indraloka Garden

Amphitheatre

Amphitheatre adalah tempat di luar ruangan untuk pertunjukan khusus dengan akustik yang dirancang dengan baik. Setiap sore Anda bisa menonton tari Kecak yang terkenal dan gratis yaitu sekitar pukul 18.30 s/d 19.30 WITA. Bahkan Tari Kecak ini dapat dikolaborasikan dengan tarian daerah lainnya.

Tirta Agung

Tirta Agung adalah ruang luar yang sempurna untuk acara menengah. Anda juga dapat mengunjungi patung Tangan Wisnu, bagian dari patung Garuda Wisnu Kencana yang terletak di dekatnya.

sumber artikel: wikipedia.org

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About Dukuh Temple + the discovery of a new temple in Indonesia

After visiting the train museum Ambarawa, you can move on to Dukuh-Temple.Dukuh-Temple located on a small hill on the edge of rawa-pening the famous legend, Baru-Klinting.
 The temple is still in the form of rubble and is under restoration by the BP3-Central Java with funds from the budget.

Dukuh Temple located in the Dukuh, Village Rowoboni, Banyubiru district, Semarang regency, Central Java, Indonesia.

Coordinates: 7ś18'40 "S 110ś25'32" ENearby cities: Ambarawa, Salatiga.

From the museum train to Dukuh Temple location, you can take through the translucent Ambarawa-salatiga. After passing Bukit-Cinta, approximately 200m, you will get board directions. Temple location approximately 500 meters from the edge of the highway.
At the time of demolition of the east side of the stone stairs on 28-29 June by Mr. Pardimin and Mr. Rabiman (staff BP3 Central Java), in depths of 20-40cm peripih found the gold plates. The gold metal is suspected peripih useful to turn a temple. The total weight is 4.1 kg gold findings. There are seven plates, 6 of which can be identified images.Three plates engraved image of the elephant which is Dewa-Indra mounts, an fajra (such as spear) which is an attribute dewa-indra and bunga-padma which is an attribute Dewa-Wisnu, images that symbolize Dewa-Siwa.Dukuh Temple founded in the Hindu. At the foot of the temple has been discovered living. For the body and roof of the temple was also found, but his condition is not complete anymore. based construction were similar to Gedong-Songo-Temple built in the 9th century.


Differences of opinion between Raden-Patah (biological son Prabu-Brawijaya-V) and Prabu-Brawijaya-V (father Raden-patah) makes a separate anxiety for Prabu-Brawijaya. When the difference is tapered, a challenge for a king to resolve them intelligently. How King Prabu-Brawijaya-V, resolving conflict?.Hearing narrative messengers that Raden-Patah not want to overlook the palace of Majapahit, the King ordered the ship to prepare for the Demak. All bhayang-kara, senopati, empu, brahmana and prameswari join the group traveling. 'Dampar' or a throne in the form of "watu-gilang (rock)" is always taken along the way, because it is a symbol of the position as a queen. Dozens of large ships go down sungai-brantas towards the Java Sea and the south-west. At the bow of each boat built replica "Rajamala" with a keen eye. Sign in to Demak with Demak down the river, the King sent a messenger to summon Raden-Patah. Raden-Patah not want to see his father, who was on board at the edge of the river. The King immediately ordered to go on, to find a place for a stopover. Group arrived at Desa-Dukuh, Banyubiru, Salatiga. The followers of the king built a throne on top of a small hill, now called Dukuh Temple.
pustaka:
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Kenteng Bedono, On the understanding Lingga Yoni

Kenteng Bedono

Tracking historic sites in Indonesia as there will never be ending. Information about new discoveries emerge every time. The kingdom of kingdoms in the past is a national asset that is priceless. Temple complex as a place of ritual, the strengthening of power (power) and worship, a lot can be encountered in almost all areas of the island of Java. In addition to the famous temples like the temple gedong Songo temple, temples and other temples, there are actually a lot of temples and even a small temple.
We can see the photo below.

Photo above is a Yoni (there is no information about the phallus) found in the village Bedono. Located behind the market Bedono 50meter (200 meters from the railway station Bedono). Year builder can not be known with certainty because of the lack of information objects. There are rocky debris (objects that have not restored the former temple), and a stone-like dimples. There is an interesting story about this yoni (in the context of the story I will call the temple), built this temple that is said because of the large springs emanating from the soil. Hence the temple was built by powerful people who at that time was passing, to close my eyes water so as not to inundate or overwhelm the area (now Bedono). It is said that spring is associated with dizziness Rowo springs.

Add-article:
At the temple there is usually a Hindu religious berlatarkan statues of Lord Shiva, Agastya, Durga, and Ganesha. Each of these statues are occupying space at a particular wind direction, namely Agastya occupy the niche of the south, north Durga, Ganesha on the east or west, and Shiva in the center. Shiva as the main deity has a number of other names, among which are Mahadeva, Isana, and Rudra. Than as a human depiction of Shiva, often depicted in the form of linga. Phallus is described as male gender are usually equipped with Yoni as a woman's genitals. Union of Linga and Yoni symbolizes fertility. In Hindu mythology, the yoni is a depiction of the goddess Uma, who is one of the sacred (the wife) of Shiva.Yoni is the cornerstone of the phallus which symbolizes the female genitals (vagina). On the surface there is a yoni rectangular hole in the middle? To put the phallus? associated with the presence of the temple.Yoni is the sacred part of the building and placed in the center of the room a shrine. Yoni is usually used as the basis of arca or lingga.Yoni also be placed in the parent room as Candi Jawi temple in East Java. Based on the concept of Hindu thought, Yoni is an indicator of the direction of the location of the temple.Yoni form found diIndonesia berdenah generally square, round bodies are seam-seam Yoni, sometimes in the middle of the field there Yoni body panels. On one side there is a knob and laubang yoni which form spout. In the section on the Yoni there is a square hole that serves to put the phallus. At around the top of the yoni are indentations that serve to block the water so as not to spill on the time passed from the top of the phallus. Thus the only water flowing out through cerat.Beberapa experts argued that parts of a complete yoni is nala (spout), Jagati, Padma, contacted by other, and the holes for the establishment of the phallus or a statue.Linga and Yoni have a meaning in religion after going through a certain ceremony. System of rites and ceremonies in an intangible religious activity and human action in implementing the devotion to God, gods, spirits of ancestors in an attempt to berkomunikasidengan them. In the religious rites and ceremonies are usually used a variety of facilities and equipment, one of whom is the statue. Some functions of linga and yoni is as follows:*. Since the 8th century PrasastiCanggal have mentioned that a king founded the linga and yoni to solidify his position. Cambodia itself has become customary for a king set up a phallus to strengthen its position on the throne. Phallus? Yoni so, that since Jayawarman II called? Dewaraja?, Given a name that describes the combination of the king who founded with the devotees of the god (Shiva).*. Lingga is also established to commemorate an important event, like winning the war.
From these data the inscriptions found, for while it can be assumed that in a village at the very least there is a sacred building. But perhaps there is a village that does not have a sacred building. In a building which is a sacred statue of the god terdapatarca embodiment or wakilnyayang called phallus. Or commemorative statue stands on the foundation of the so-called link or yoni.The instructions mention that the yoni is placed inside the building, found on the inscription of the Majapahit era, the inscription of the year 1323 AD Tuhanaru, Bendosari inscription from the year 1350 AD, and the inscription Batur year figures have been lost. In the inscriptions it is called yoni link, while it is located in arcaatau lingga.Dalam fact, both in Central Java and East Java, many found the yoni in relation to the building.Besides, located in the building, there are also found independent yoniyang. Instructions on it obtained from the inscriptions relating to the establishment of an area to sima. Maybe that is the yoni in these inscriptions is the hyang kulumpan. At the time of establishment ceremony sima, the kulumpan hyang is put in the middle of the parade ground, surrounded by officials who attended the inauguration, and serves as a sign of sima. Top-dasarkenyataan above facts, it is conceivable that selaluberhubungan yoni with settlements. So it can be used as a guide settlement 'classical period', and the spread of the distribution pemukiman.Umumnya yoni yoni is also found in a sacred building called the temple or found with the rest of the building. Inside this building is used as the basis for the statue yoni or phallus. Can be presented as an example for instance, the yoni is found in the main building of the temple Sambisari. In this temple yoni used as the basis for a phallus. As with the yoni temple found in Lara-Jonggrang. Inside this building serves as the cornerstone of the statue yoni Siwa. Clues about the yoni is placed inside the building, there is the inscription and book Nagarakertagama with the term link.From historical sources derived from ancient Central Java and East Java era of the term for Yoni, it can be concluded that Yoni has two main functions, namely:*. Yoni is paired with the phallus is also called hyang kulumpan dengansang hyang implant that dipujapada sima setting time, and even as its center, and*. Yoni is paired with a phallus or a statue called the embodiment of a link also worshiped in the building, serves as a place to put a phallus or a statue of the embodiment

Much of the article above we can
  http://kampusmaya.org/2010/01/18/tentang-yoni
as a reference, and add additional understanding of the
  linga yoni.

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Gedong Songo Temples and Bandungan City

Journey to the Steam Railway Museum and the Museum Palagan Ambarawa, it is incomplete if not also to visit the Bandungan City and Gedong Songo Temple. Pecel like eating without any sense of spiciness. Bandungan is a town visited by many tourists from outside the area. The natural charm and the lure may be the main reason why this city is in the interest to visit. Only with a distance of 7km from the Ambarawa City, you'll get to this city.
Not much different from the Bogor summit, offering views of the  Bandungan City and coolness in the fresh air, free from contamination of factory smoke, terrain hugging the hills that extend villages, gardens of flowers and vegetables.
During a stopover in the Bandungan City, you can jog in the morning, shopping fruits and local vegetables in traditional markets, shopping for a wide range of interest.
The next trip you can go to the Gedong Songo Temple. This Temple Site is 8km from the Bandungan City. Precisely located in the village temple, kec.Bandungan, kab.Semarang. Located at an altitude of 1200m above sea level, with temperatures ranging between 19-27 ° C. GPS coordinates of a point in the position: S7 ° 12'36 .7 "E110 ° 20'31 .9".
Unique story that became a legend in plain Gedong Songo temple, which rises in the crater sulfur steam I always whiff of smoke like breath. As in the story of the Ramayana pewayangan, Alkisah, there was kidnapping Sinta Dewi (the wife of Rama) performed by Dasamuka (human monsters with 10 faces). Rama's camp was immediately deployed to retake Dewi Sinta.
Because Dasamuka too magical, Rama I could beat him, then came Hanuman (white monkey king) to help Rama. There was strife between Dasamuka and Hanuman.
Because it is too furious, was appointed a mountain and then he dropped to hoard Dasamuka. And the battle was over by the accumulation Dasamuka. Steam gushing in Gedong Songo Temple complex is believed to be the breath of Dasamuka who buried.
Gedong Songo temple site is a legacy of greatness dynasty dynasty (9th century BC or 927 years), which at that time embraced Hinduism. The temple is built using andesite. Not a lot of guidelines that can be used to explain the function of the temple is because no discovery of any inscription, but in the estimate of the temple is a sacred place and very sacred, but the location of which are also high on the mountain slope ketemukannya yoni is in the temple first, the relief agency temple, and temple for cremation the corpse.
Gedong Songo Temple sites discovered by the Raffles in 1804, followed by the research of archaeologists from the Netherlands, namely SteinCallenfels in 1908, and Knebel in 1911. In the following year conducted by the Department of Antiquities restored the temple I Holland and the temple II in 1928-1929.
Refurbishment and re-structuring of the Government of Indonesia itself was conducted in 1972-1982, until it was perfect, from temple to temple amounted to some 9.

Here's a list of the distance to the temple:
A. Gedong Songo - Ungaran: 25 km
2. Gedong Songo - Ambarawa: 15 km
3. Gedong Songo - London: 45 miles
Capability:
A. Jasmine and star Hotel, Villa.
2. Transportation is easy.

Detailed information can you get after your visit.

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Relics of Ancient Technologies in Indonesia - Steam Realway Museum Ambarawa

Relics of ancient technologies in Indonesia and is the nation's assets including the steam train. The train is run using a steam boiler and fuel wood teak.
These trains are the implications of the discovery of the steam engine James Watt. Established in Indonesia during Dutch colonial rule in 1905 as a means of civilian transport and switching functions to the military transportation (as well as the Japanese occupation era military means). Train operations only after independence until 1964. Once it is stopped by the government and permitted to operate only to serve the tourist package.

  If you want to find and look as if the shape of these trains, the speed of the specification in detail, the brand, the factory, the serial number of trains, model train locomotive from low speed to high speed in his time, there's no harm in your holiday family visit to the railway museum Ambarawa. In this museum you will see all kinds of old locomotives from all over Indonesia gathered here_museum Ambarawa.

Information about the location and distance Ambarawa Steam Railway Museum.
A. Located in downtown Ambarawa.
2. Semarang city mileage of about 35km to the location, whereas the distance from the city Ungaran 15km range.
3. Take direction from the city of Semarang direction Magelang, to take Bawen Terminal turn right direction because going straight to the city of Solo.
Arriving at this museum you will also be offered on the train tour package boiler or steam train to the ancient
Bedono station. About the cost, you can obtain information from relevant agencies (Railway Service Enterprise Management / museum).
On the way you can enjoy the rural scenery and the beautiful hills.


Information about Bedono Railway Station:
A. Being in the Ds. Bedono, district. Guava, Kab. Semarang, Central Java.
2. Located at an altitude of 711 m above sea level, the point coordinates 7? 18 '34 "South, 110? 20' 46" East.
3. Adjacent to the main trail access Semarang city - the city of Yogyakarta (SMP Theresiana Bedono rear).
The most unique thing on the way to the station is a rail journey through the jagged terrain and winding up among the hills. Arriving Bedono Station, you can see the old operational equipment such as a locomotive player (a device that serves to rotate the head of steam trains) manual. The original station building still berarsitek Dutch, old-fashioned small bathroom, and water reservoirs to fill the kettle trains, and other equipment.

So little information about the relics of ancient technologies in Indonesia, may be a reference before visiting the railway museum. This is not to be missed when he got in the City are visiting the Museum Ambarawa Ambarawa Theater, City Bandungan beautiful and cool, gedong Songo Temple and other recreational places around Ambarawa.

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