Mitoni itself comes from the word pitu or seven. This is because Mitoni held when the age of seven months in the womb. This ritual is intended that candidates are always babies and mothers get salvation. There are a series of ceremonies performed in Mitoni, the spray as a symbol, enter the chicken egg into the fabric of the future mother of her husband, change clothes, put young ivory palm, cut yarn / twist yarn / young coconut leaf, break the pot and bucket, drinking herbal medicine shove, and nyolong endhog (stealing eggs). Ceremony was believed to be a procession of danger and peril expulsion from the mother and potential child.

Mitoni ritual laden with symbolism. Cleansing ceremony, for example, is a symbol of cleansing for all the crimes of the father and the mother of the prospective child. Meanwhile, put chicken eggs into the fabric prospective mother is the embodiment of hope that the baby could be born without significant barriers. Entering the young coconut into the ivory sheath from the prospective mother’s abdomen into the lower is the symbol for nothing gets in the way that prevents the birth of the baby.

After that expectant mothers would be changed into a motif fabric 7. The guests were asked to choose the most suitable fabric with prospective mothers. While termination yarn / twist yarn or young coconut leaf conducted after the turn of the cloth is still meaningful to the birth went smoothly. Convolution must be settled by the husband. Bucket or pot solution implies that when later the mother was pregnant again, expected pregnancy went smoothly. While taking herbal ceremony shove (push) means the baby could be born very quickly and smoothly as were pushed (encouraged). And last, stole endhog or eggs, is a manifestation of the desire prospective fathers to the birth process moved quickly, as fast as a thief who steals.

To do Mitoni, should be chosen that day really good and a blessing. Javanese people have a special calculation to determine a good day and the days that are considered poor. In addition, Mitoni usually held on the afternoon or evening. Is considered a good day is Monday morning until night and Friday afternoon until Friday night. Mitoni not be done in any place. Once the usual Mitoni pasren or place for farmers to worship the Goddess Sri, the Goddess of prosperity for the farmers. However, given today’s very rare pasren, then Mitoni done in the living room or family room for a room large enough to accommodate many guests. The oldest family member is often believed to lead the implementation of Mitoni.

After conducting a series of ceremonies, the guests who attended were invited to pray together for the sake of future mothers and their babies. Not sure after that they will be given Berkat(special foods that have been prayed ) to take home. Berkat usually contains rice and side dishes complete. (The)

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1. Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is the name of a Buddhist temple located at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. Location of the temple is approximately 100 km in the south-west of Semarang and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta. This temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhists around the year 800 AD the dynasty during the reign of Sailendra.

2. Mendut Temple

Mendut temple is a Buddhist background. This temple is located in the village Mendut Mungkid district, Magelang regency, Central Java, a few kilometers from Borobudur temple.
Mendut founded during the reign of King Indra Sailendra dynasty. Karangtengah inscription in the 824 AD era, mentioned that the king Indra has built the shrine called veluvana which means bamboo forests. By a Dutch archaeologist named J.G. de Casparis, these words related to Mendut

3. Ngawen Temple

This temple consists of 5 small temple, two of whom have a different shape with lion statues decorated by the four corners. A statue of Buddha in a sitting position Ratnasambawa have no visible head is in one of the other temples. Some relief on the side of the temple still seems pretty clear, among them carvings Kinnara, Kinnari, and kala-makara.

Ngawen Temple is a Buddhist temple located about 5 km before Mendut from the Yogyakarta, namely Ngawen village, district Muntilan. According to estimates, this temple was built by Sailendra dynasty in the 8th century at the time of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom. The existence of this temple Ngawen likely it is that in Karang Tengah inscription in the year 824 AD

4. Lumbung Temple

Lumbung Temple is a Buddhist temple which is located within the Taman Wisata Candi Prambanan, which is next to the Bubrah temple. According to estimates, this temple was built in the 9th century at the time of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom. This temple is a collection of one main temple (Buddhist temple theme)

Characteristics:
Surrounded by 16 small temples whose condition is still relatively good.

5. Banyunibo Temple

Banyunibo Temple which means water falling-drip (in Javanese) is a Buddhist temple is located not far from the Temple of Ratu  Boko, namely in the eastern part of the city of Yogyakarta to the Wonosari City. This temple was built in approximately the 9th century during the time of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom. At the top of this temple there is a stupa which is characteristic of Buddhism.

Characteristics:
The situation of this temple is still quite sturdy looking and well-rounded with carved reliefs kala-makara and other forms of relief that still seems very clear. The temple has a central part of the room was first discovered and corrected back to the 1940s, and now in the middle of rice field area.

6. Batujaya Temple Complex

The complex is a Batujaya enshrinement of a complex enshrinement remnants of ancient Buddha located in Subdistrict Batujaya and Pakisjaya District, Karawang regency, West Java Province. This site is called enshrinement because it consists of a collection of temples scattered in several points.

Characteristics:
In terms of quality, Batujaya temple on the site in general is not complete most of the buildings of the temple. Temple buildings are found only in the legs or base of the building, except the remaining buildings on the site Blandongan Temple.
The Temples are mostly still in the soil mound-shaped hill (also known as Unur in Sundanese and Javanese). Apparently these temples did not show the size or height of the same building.

7. Barelang Temple

Barelang Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Riau, Indonesia. This temple complex is located in the village of precisely Barelang, District XIII Koto Kampar Regency or the distance is approximately 135 kilometers from the city of Pekanbaru, Riau. The distance between this temple complex in the village center Barelang approximately 2.5 miles and not far from the edge of the Kampar River Right.

Characteristics:

8. Sumberawan Temple

Sumberawan temple is only a stupa, located in District Singosari. With a distance of about 6 km from Singosari Temple. This temple is a relic Singhasari and used by Buddhists at the time.
Temple is located in the village Sumberawan Toyomarto, Sub Singosari, Malang regency, + / - 6 Km, on the Northwest side of Singosari Temple, this temple is made of andesite stone the size of P. L. 6.25 m 6.25 m T. 5.23 m was built at an altitude of 650 mdpl, in the foothills of Mount Arjuna. The scene around the temple is very beautiful because it is located near a very clear lake water. This situation gives the name Rawan Temple.

Characteristics:
This temple consists of leg and body-shaped stupa. On the shelf there is a high temple hall, the foot of a viewer at the temple has four sides. At the foot of the temple stands a stupa which consists of a square pedestal, and the octagonal pedestal with cushion Padma, was the top-shaped clappers (stupa) which has lost its peak.

9. Brahu Temple

Characteristics:

Brahu Temple is the kiln (crematorium) remains Brawijaya kings. Surprisingly in the study, no one expert who had discovered the bodies in the ashes of the former chambers of the temple. Especially after the restoration of the temple was done in 1990 until 1995.

10. Sewu Temple

Sewu Temple is a Buddhist temple in the temple complex of Prambanan (only a few hundred meters from the main temple Roro Jonggrang). Temple Sewu (thousand) is expected to be built at the time of the ancient Mataram kingdom by the king Rakai Panangkaran (746 to 784). Sewu Temple is the largest Buddhist temple complex after Borobudur temple, while the temple of Roro Jonggrang is patterned Hindu temple.
According to local folk legend, the temple was numbered 999, made by a powerful character named Bandung Bondowoso in just one night only, as a prerequisite to be able to marry Roro Jonggrang goddess. But it failed because of his desire at dawn, the amount is still less than one.
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Malaysia , in its tourism advertisements, profiteer Pendet dance, original dance from Bali (Indonesia). Balinese society was protested because it was Pendet Balinese culture for hundreds of years.
Although eventually it stopped advertising, but there are many questions, why to promote his country, Malaysia, often use Indonesia culture ?
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Protests over presence of Pendet dance in Malaysia’s tourism ad continue

John, we must really pity Malaysia. Not only are they poor in culture, but also poor in ethics. Perhaps we should let them claim Kecak dance, Bengawan Solo as theirs too.

Protest over Malaysia’s claim over old Balinese Pendet dance

Malaysia’s claim over ‘Pendet’ Dance intoreable : legislator

In addition, the salt and the Sate Madura (Maduranese Chicken Skewer), Madura Island has many cultures that still continue to be made sustainable. Among them is a tradition Karapan Sapi (The Bull Race), and Sapi Sono (a female bull contest).

To post this time about ”Karapan Sapi”

Karapan Sapi is a term to call the race starter cow. Karapan Sapi already XV century BC.
At this race, a pair of cattle from such timber train (the jockey standing and controlling the pair is a cow) on the spur competition in the fast compete against other couples cow

Track races are usually around 100 meters race and the race can take about ten to fifteen seconds.
Karapan Sapi is a prestigious event for the community Madura. cattle owners feel social status up when the cows own can be a champion. Ruminant animals is also used as a means of investment than gold and money. Not surprisingly, when the cattle owners will exert all efforts to create a power own cattle to be winners in each karapan season

Simply known, usually from karapan sapi Island Sapudi [read: Cow Athletes at the Karapan Party]. Since first, a small island located in the East end of the island of Madura is indeed superior seed source cattle.
Starting from the Championship was extended to the sub District level to District level, and forwarded to the resident level.

Some cities in organizing karapan Madura cattle in August and September each year, with the final bout at the end of September or October in the Pamekasan city, turns to get the Cup of the President

Kerapan Sapi, start with the pair to accompany cattle corral arena starter accompanied with gamelan Madura (the traditional music), called saronen. Really gay, let alone wave music mix show seronen noise, drum, trumpet, gong and dance that accompanied the Players. The musicians are deliberately seronen hired by the owner of the cow. Especially to encourage member contingent along with their cattle before the start karapan

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On the slopes of Mount Lawu in Dukuh Berjo, Sukuh village, Ngargoyoso subdistrict, Karanganyar District, Surakarta resident, Central Java Province, there is a temple that has a unique structure of the building because this form of temple in the form of trapezium is generally not as prevalent in other temples. Overview of the building looks like a tribe of Maya in Mexico or the Inca tribe in Peru.

According to the Office of Tourism campaigns Karanganyar, who built the temple of Hindu Tantrayana year 1437, in addition to a temple in the young age of the Earth Indonesia is also the most erotic temples, and even cause controversial because there are objects in form of phallus and Yoni symbolizes sexuality.

Is unique, in this temple complex, there are statues winged creatures. This being referred to as the garuda(eagle) statue for one of the show is still intact as the eagle. However, these figures have hands and feet, such as human and angelic wings. Is this statue depicts alien beings?

There is the myth that man is a creature garuda watchman earth that God crea

ted before Adam was born, who have a high level intelejensi so that civilization has advanced, but because they do damage to the earth and destroy the gods so that they destroyed, some fled overlooks over the earth, and mentioned also the embryo of civilization of Atlantis.

This temple is very simple and contains a number of the various forms of relief. In the form of sex between men and women who made almost touch. In the row reliefs that decorate the temple walls depicted relief body with the nymph in the ready position coitus and the female womb relief in size large.

Reliefs sex symbol that depicts the relationship between the sanctity of women and men, which is the embryo of human life. Relationship men and women through this relief is represented not wreak appetite, but that is a very sacred flood affection for children birth to a human offspring.

In addition, around the temple filled with reliefs of each other does not concern, that resulted in many stories.

Stories about the relief that can vary depending on the perception of the people in accordance with the perception of each. Relief in this temple depicts the story that is not related. Legend Goddess Uma, who condemned her husband (Batara Guru) because of the unfaithful act with a herdsman. There are also stories of women who gamble less ago were freed in this temple so that it can go to Heaven. Legend of the local people call this temple is the place to meet with the spirit of the dead.

Sukuh temple is located on the slopes of Mount Lawu at 910 meters altitude above sea level. Cool. Each month between 200-250 foreign tourists came to the temple with a variety of purposes. In addition to want to see the temple also many who do meditation.
The way to the temple along the 2 km can not use the bus because of narrow roads.

Sukuh temple is located on the slopes of Mount Lawu at 910 meters altitude above sea level. Cool. Each month between 200-250 foreign tourists came to the temple with a variety of purposes. In addition to want to see the temple also many who do meditation.
The way to the temple along the 2 km can not use the bus because of narrow roads. In addition, the road straight up so that only vehicles that are really prime can climb the mountain slopes. This road is quite narrow intentional to keep the preservation of nature in the area. Tourism Karanganyar on the beauty of nature by utilizing a gold triangle, Solo-Karanganyar-Sukoharjo.

History and meaning of each part of the Sukuh temple

Site Sukuh temple found again in the British government in the land of Java in the year 1815 by Johnson, Resident Surakarta. Johnson was charged by Thomas Stanford Raffles to collect data in order to write his book The History of Java. Then, after the British government passed, in the year 1842, Van der Vlis, that the Dutch research. Then in 1928, restoration began.

Sukuh temple was built in three trap layout (terrace), where the background to the higher.

On the first terrace there is a main gate. At the gate there is a candrasangkala in the Java language “ gapura buta abara wong “. This means in English is “Gapura the giant man eating”. Words have meaning 9, 5, 3, and 1. If they get behind the Saka year 1359 or 1437 years BC. On the ground floor of this gate there is a relief that describes the phallus dealing with the vagina. Cursory look really porno, but not the meaning of. For is not possible in the holy place of worship which is the symbol that there is a porno. Relief is the value of depth. Relief is similar in the phallus-Yoni symbolizes the Hindu god Syiwa with his wife (Parwati). Lingga-Yoni is the symbol of fertility. Relief is deliberately carved on the floor in the entrance, with the intention that those who skip relief, and all the dirt embedded in the body to be clean, as has been cleaned.

On the terrace there is also the second gate, but conditions have been damaged. On the terrace there is also the second gate, but conditions have been damaged. On the right and left of the gate there is usually a statue doorman (dwarapala), also found, but in a damaged condition and shape is not clear anymore. Gate is not roofed and the terrace is not found many statues. But on this there is a gate candrasangkala in the Java language “gajah wiku anahut buntut”. This means in English is “Elephant, clergy, bite a tail.” Words have meaning 8, 7, 3, and 1. If they get behind the Saka year 1378 or 1456 years BC. So if this number is correct, then there is the difference almost twenty years with the first gate on the terrace!

On the third terrace, there is a large yard with the main temple and some relief on the left and the statues on the right. If the visitors want to come to the main temple is holy, then, must go through the stone stairs, which is relatively higher than the previous stone stairs. In addition, the narrow alley. Perhaps architecture is deliberately made so. For the main temple is similar to the vagina of this, according to some experts, is made to test the virginity of girls. According to the story, if a girl is still virgin, when the climb, the hymen will tear and bleed. However, when it is not virgin anymore, so when the skip of the stone, the clothes will be torn and apart.

Right at the top of the main temple in the middle there is a square that appears to be a place where offerings. Here, there are former ex-incense, incense is burned and hio, making visible the often used to pray.
With the structure of the building such as this, the Sukuh temple infringe architectural pattern books from the Hindu Wastu Widya

In the book are that the form of a temple should be square with the exact center, and that it is the most holy place. While the Sukuh temple that deviate from the rules that it is not a surprise, because when made Sukuh Temple, Hindu era glory fade already, and the ebb and flow, so that the original culture Indonesia up to the surface again, the Megalithic culture prahistori time , so that perforce native cultures of Indonesia participated in Because the trap is the third most holy trap, then when there are many known heritage. Like the first and second trap, the trap is also the third divided by two paths made of stone. Stone street in the middle of the temple is rare in the general temple. Models such as the only way in “building the sacred” Megalithic prehistoric era.

On the south side of the road rock, in the yard there are fragments of stone that depict the story Sudamala. Sudamala is one of 5 or Pandawa knight, known as sadewa. Sudamala called, because sadewa has been successful “ngruwat“*) Bathari Durga, that gain from the condemnation Batara Guru, as they diverge. Sadewa successful “ngruwat” Bethari Durga who is the female giant called Durga or sang Hyang Pramoni back to the original face of a seraph in heaven with the name bethari. Uma Sudamala its meaning is, that have been successfully freed the curse, or who have successfully “ngruwat” The Story of Sudamala taken from the book Sudamala ballad

At this location there are two statues of Garuda is part of the story of the search Tirta Amerta which is in the book Adiparwa, the first book of Mahabharata. At the head of the Garuda there is an inscription. Then as part of the story of the search Amerta Tirta (water of life) in this section there are three tortoise statue symbolizing the earth and the god Vishnu incarnation. The form of turtle is like a table and there is a possibility that is designed as a place to store offerings. A truncated pyramid that peak, the mountain peak Mandaragiri taken to churn the oceans slosh explore Tirta Amerta.
Overall, the tourism object Sukuh temple provides views of the new temple and the form of relief that is not prevalent as other temples on the island of Java. Of course, this is evidence that shows the cultural richness of Indonesia

*)Ngruwat = redemption and sanctification on human sin

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However, after the renovation is completed the Prambanan foreign Tourists who come to the temple Sambisari will most likely be reduced. In fact Sambisari unique temple which is very different from the other temples are very beautiful to see, so we can make a lot of imagination to describe this temple at that time.

Sambisari temple located about 12 km to the east from Yogyakarta city, in the north of the main road between Yogyakarta city and Solo city.

Sambisari temple is a very unique temple, this temple is located 6.5 meters under the surface

Therefore, it is often also referred to as the temple Sambisari underground temple. But some experts estimate the archaeological past, Sambisari temple in the surface soil, as well as the other temples.

Temple Sambisari found approximately 1966, when a farmer accidentally hoe ram was on top of the temple is buried in the ground field. Name of the farmer is Karyoinangun. The temple is then given the name Sambisari temple, according to the name of the village temple is found.

From the results of the excavation was in July 1966 acquired the certainty of that area, there is a temple and the site is declared as the asylum culture. Then immediately the process of re-temple complex of ruins that collapse because of pent-up roll and Mount Merapi eruption material. This estimated from geological research of the rock material and soil stockpile temple complex.
In the Year 1987 restoration and re-reconstruction of the temple complex can be completed with the temple on the depth position of 6.5 meter from the surface of the land around.

Sambisari temple complex is located adjacent to the building of another temple, for example: Prambanan Temple, Kalasan Temple, Sari Temple. Location Sambisari temple around 5 km from the complex of Prambanan temple towards the west, or about 14 km from the city of Yogyakarta to the east. Sambisari temple is a Hindu temple Syiwaistis’s century-X’s family dynasty. This temple is located in the district of Sleman Yogyakarta province.

While digging around the temple complex Sambisari, also found things other historical value, such as jewelry, pottery, gold inscription plate. The findings obtained from these estimates that Sambisari temple built in 812-838 BC when the King of Rakai Garung Hindu Kingdom of Mataram (Mataram old)

Temple complex consists of 1 main and 3 temple temple assistants. There are 2 fences encircle the temple complex, a fence has been perfectly restored, while the other only one fence looks a little temple in the east. As a constraint, there are 8 pieces of commemorative barrier in each direction of the wind.

Sambisari temple complex at this time appear with four buildings with the temple is limited by the walls encircle the total area of 50 x 48m at the positions around the land that has been held digging. In the main temple building which has the largest height of 7.5 meters and a square shape measuring 15.65 x 13.65 m at the bottom of the temple, is the body sized temple 5 x5m. Estimated temple complex is not only the area but it can be more widely held if further excavation is feared but could not deliver water to be removed because its position is lower than the river on the western side.

Entrance to the temple complex on the fourth side Sambisari square, down the stairs.
Sambisari temple is under the surface as deep as 6.5 meters. But the fact is high temple is only 7.5 meters. Therefore, if viewed from the side, this temple appears as if from beneath the ground. The bottom of the temple-shaped rectangle with size 13.65 mx 13.65 m. While the size of the body temple 5 m x 5 m. This temple is built in the IX century - X- BC. Because the eruption of Mount Merapi in the year 1006, around this area is closed by the materials that come from volcanoes.

Entrance to the temple to the west. Ladder for entry are equipped with wings. At the end of the wing there is a relief of the Goat supported by two pieces of human pygmy. The uniqueness of the others, this temple does not have pillars buffer. So that the principle also functions as a buffer temple pillars. In this section there is a veranda that encircle the body temple, and have a 12 stair.On the outside of the temple there is a niche agency to put a statue. That there is still a statue of Durga is now in the north, a statue of Ganesha on the east side, and a statue of Agastya in the south. Two other niche on the right and left of the door, a statue of the god to guard the door, the Mahakala and Nadisywara. Unfortunately the statue is no longer in place. While in the chamber in the body in the temple there is a statue, the statue Lingga and Yoni that large..
Besides the main temple, in front of the temple there are 3 temples perwara, or temple assistants. Basically the size of 4.8 mx 4.8 m, with a 5 meters high. However perwara temple is not perfectly restored. Meanwhile, around the temple there is a white stone fence wall measuring 50 mx 48 m. Now drainage channel has been completed, so that the temple during rainy season does not go under water.
Temple complex is estimated to be more widely held if further excavation, but it is feared can not deliver water to be removed because its position is lower than the river on the western side.
Entrance to the temple complex Sambisari on the fourth side there is a rectangle with the down the stairs.
In the main temple, the entrance facing west and there is a ladder with a form of right-wing left side, on the front end of the stairs there is a relief decoration Makara supported two pieces of being stunted.

Unlike the other temples, this temple there is no foundation or pillars temple buffer,
so that the bottom of the temple is also a temple pillar buffer.
Estimated to have two statues guard the door of Mahakala and Nadisywara on both sides of the door that does not currently exist. Are 3 other small temple in front of the main temple, the temple perwara, or facing measuring 4.8 x 4.8 m on the high side with basically 5 m. When this temple facing is not perfectly reconstructed back.

Temple Sambisari have characteristics which are:

This temple was built directly on the ground not on the basic foundation

The size of the body temple shorter in size when compared with the other temples

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