Beach in Lombok

Beach in Lombok - 56.90 K The island features Gunung Rinjani or Mount Rinjani, an active volcano and the second highest mountain in Indonesia outside Irian Jaya at 3,726 meters (12,224 feet). The name Rinjani comes from an old Javanese word for "All Great", and according to Sasak legend, the volcano serves has a primary home of princess Anjani, the daughter of the islanders' Supreme God.
The rains that run down from the Mt. Rijani have produced one of the Indonesia most fertile valleys, and the islanders grow acres of rice, soy beans, coffee, cinnamon, vanilla and many others spices.

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Small Island Of Lombok

Just East of Bali is the small island of Lombok. Taking its name from a spicy red pepper used liberally in local cuisine, Lombok has long been a melting pot of Indonesian art, music, and tradition. Recently developed tourist facilities draw visitors to Lombok's serene beaches, soaring mountains and old temples.

The culture of the western part of the island is still heavily influenced by Bali. The temples or pura provide some of the most fascinating glimpses into the island's Balinese heritage and their annual harvest ceremonies are famous attractions .

The Eastern part is the home of the native islanders, the Sasaks. The Sasaks culture, mostly Muslim, represents the majority of the inhabitants of the island.

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The beloved goddess of Dewi Sri and Saraswati

Dewi Sri.
The beloved goddess of rice, Dewi Sri is the anima of a rice cult of particular beauty. Her shrines in the rice fields are simple structures of virgin bamboo. Her realm includes granaries and the rice basket, and she is honored in a number of different cyclical rituals, including the daily offerings set out after cooking.

Saraswati.
Saraswati, consort of Brahma, is the goddess of Knowledge, wisdom, and the arts. She is usually depicted as a beautiful, richly dressed woman riding a goose. Her anniversary falls on the 210 days Balinese calendar, when offerings are made to books, and reading and writing are nit allowed.

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BALI TEMPLE

Balinese pantheon still includes sacred powers specific to Bali, usually under the term of Bhatara, or god. Here are the most prevalent of these specific gods.
The Supreme God: Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa is the ' One Supreme Unknowable God',
Ancients kings: they are also influential deities,
Deified Ancestors: they are the most intimate gods. The relationship between a Balinese and his ancestors is at once reverent and practical. The souls of the dead can be absorbed into heaven only by the purification rites of the living. In return, the ancestors bestow blessings and sometimes advice through trance mediums. Bhatara kawitan is the term for the original clan ancestor.
Gods residing in nature: the most powerful are those associated with mountains, lakes, and sea. Ida Bhatara Gunung Agung is the god of Mount Agung; Ida Bhatara Dewi Ulun Danu Batur is the goddess of Lake Batur crater. The one of the sea has no specific name but segara which means 'sea'.

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BALI DANCE

With over 1000 troupes, dance is at the very center of the Balinese life. On Java dance is the prerogative of the courts, but on Bali it's most prevalent in the villages. balida5a.gif - 35,39 KThe Balinese consider Javanese dancing boring, while Javanese think Balinese dancing noisy and vulgar. Dancers on Bali perform for the pleasure of the gods, prestige, and the entertainment of friends and family. Gambuh, wayang wong and topeng are dance drama, when legong is the classical dance of the princely court. Gambuh is the oldest known dance drama in Bali, it is inspired by the Javanese literature. Very few active village gambuh troupes remain. The wayang wong, is a drama where the dancers play the roles of the shadows puppets of the Javanese Wayang kulit. The players are masked and their movements follow the style of the shadow puppets.

Outside of India, Bali is the largest Hindu outpost in the world. On Bali Hinduism has developed along lines all its own. In fact, the way in which Balinese practice their frontier Hinduism is still their greatest art.
Rather than being 'characters', the Hindu gods are experienced as abstractions associated with natural forces: Wisnu with rain and nurturing, and Brahma with creativity, fire and volcanos.

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The Mentawai people

A traditonal "uma" is a village under one roaf, which can accomodate 5 to 10 families related to each aother through the male line. Each family has its own section of the uma as well as a field home some distance away where they raise pigs and chickens and bananas gathered sago and fishes.


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Today only a few of these large communal dwellings remain.In the traditional uma, children grow-up freely, without constraints or formal education.

Boys and girls imitate the activities of adults in their plays. Toward the end of puberty, adolescents are tatooed their incisors chiseled to a point, then the boys strat to acquire property of their own.

The girls help their mothers, but only when married do they acquire responsability and possessions.

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The Mentawai people

The 5000, or so, native inhabitants of interior Seribut, the Sakkudai, have evolved a unique and fascinating belief system. Their belief in magic is still prevalent and they still practice ritual taboos.
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The old religion based on animism, teaches that everything, everywhere, is alive and possesses a soul, including 'non-living' objects. No objects is ever thrown away while it's still functionning.

Too much soul stress is the primary explanation for illness and death, as well as accidents, long period of fruitless huntingor the withering of plants. It's an insult to ask someone to hurry: "moile, moile" (slowly, slowly) is one of their common calls, meaning "be good to your soul".

sumatra : the mentawais , the flowers-men

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The Mentawai people

The Mentawais people (around 30,000) live in the Pugai Islands located on the West coast of Sumatra main island.

The islands -Siberut, Sipora, North Pugai and South Pugai- are generally hilly, with a few mangrove swamps and gray sandy beaches.
Dense tropical vegetation covers most of the interiors.

The Mantawais islanders have traditionally settled inland along riverbanks. Long locked in their own time and space, they were, until not long ago, isolated from the rest of the Indonesian archipelago.

sumatra : the mentawais , the flowers-men

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Purawisata

Purawisata a tourist resort in Yogyakarta which still values the arts and culture of Java. Although many claim to be the best in town, but we have a winner The Best Tourist Resort Award in 1990, under the management Purawisata PT Paya Gan esha located in DWI BHAKTI JL. Brig. Katamso, east side of the palace of Yogyakarta and 800 meters from Malioboro.

Established on 29 April 1989 until now has a vision to become the Arts & Cultural Center integrated in Yogyakarta. For that Purawisata tourism facilities as follows:

Ria Park

1. Fun Fair (Kids Games).
2. Food & Beverage Zone I (Calipso Cafe).
3. Stage / Stage & Land


Park Cultural Tourism:

1. Dinner & Ramayana Ballet
2. Gazebo Garden Restaurant
3. Cultural Workshop

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Botanical Yogyakarta Gembiraloka

Botanical Yogyakarta means the place to have fun. The idea first appeared in 1933, but the number of constraints, the realization of the construction of new workshops in Arms began in 1953. Botanical Garden is Yayasaan and Joy in charge realize.

Laying the first stone will be undertaken in 1955 by Sri Paku Alam VIII, and development continued until the year 1975. In the same year declared independent Loka Arms.

Located in Elephant watershed Wong. Access to the Happy Loka very easy to transport and city vehicles. Initially started from several animal leopard captured for disturbing local residents of villages and some came from the slopes of the forest trim burn from hot clouds.

Happy zoo has a collection of workshops is now a fairly complete animal. Each year there are additional occupants. Have had several animals elephant gave birth to her son, also rare animals have been hatched dragon egg. In Happy Loka reveler people can casually use the boat provided BOAD on the lake. Besides can enjoy various types of trees complement the existence of the botanical gardens.

OPEN HOURS
Sundays or Public Holidays 08.00 - 19.30 WIB
Monday-Saturday 08.00 - 17.30 WIB

TICKETS
USD 8000.00 / person

FACILITIES
- Camel heels
- Elephant heels
- Boat engine
- Pedicab water
- Mini Train
- Mushola
- Information
- The rest
- Wartel
- Canteen
- Major gifts
- Toilet
- Transportation

TIPS & TRICKS
You'll get a discount ticket if his entourage.

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Merapi summit

Mount Merapi is one of the most active volcanoes in dunai. Although it looks ferocious, but the mountain is beautiful enjoyed, especially for nature lovers. Adventure tourism (trackking) are offered to the tourists to enjoy the beauty of Yogyakarta from the top of the mountain. A mountain a mountain sacred to the Java community is located on the border of Yogyakarta and Central Java.

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Coast Wedi Ombo

Wediombo beach is located in Gunung Kidul District, is a beach that still shows its natural origin. Natural beach premises very beautiful panorama, shaped bay with white sand is often used to enjoy the sunset with the perfect atmosphere.

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Coast Kukup

Coast Kukup located in Gunung Kidul Regency is a leading coastal biota strength gradually and the white sand. This beach has its pros coral beach so very comfortable to relax with family.

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Parangtritis Beach

Parangtritis beach is one beach which is the main tourist destination in Yogyakarta. The beach is known as the South Coast either save a million views its natural charms and legends, is located in Bantul. Nyai Roro Kidul legend strongly embedded in the hearts mastarakat Java, both as ruler of the south coast as well as husband Javanese kings. Parangtritis beach today become one of the main tourist destination in addition to the Palace and the Ground.

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Coast Glagah

Glagah beach is one of the leading beach tourism beaches in Yogyakarta. The beach is situated in Kulon Progo Regency has a very good view of the iron sand into its flagship. In coastal lagoons have become tourist tirta. existing facilities such as camp and bumu Dragon Fruit plantation.

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