Ancient Volcano In Gunungkidul

Nglanggeran Mountain is located in a rural named Nglanggeran, District peck Gunungkidul district. Located in the northern region Baturagung Gunungkidul County with an altitude of between 200-700 masl with average air temperature 23 ˚ C - 27 ˚ C, the distance traveled 20 km from the city Wonosari and 25 km from the city of Yogyakarta. There are two lane road to go to the location, if we pass from the direction Wonosari Bunderan Sambipitu, take the right direction to the hamlet Bobung / craft mask, then on to the Village Nglanggeran. If the direction of Jogjakarta: Bukit Bintang peck, FM Radio GCD turn left approximately 7 KM (direction-oro Ngoro village location of transmission stations), to the village Nglanggeran (Hall Joglo Kalisong / Mount Nglanggeran).
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Tourism Map Gunungkidul

Seropan Cave

Gunungkidul has abundant potential for ecotourism, including cave karst (limestone caves in the area of land). One of the caves that have been traced in the village is the Cave seropan semuluh Gunungkidul district Semanu Yogyakarta Special Region. 888 meter long cave with this. intimate embrace with the softness of the river water that flows underground in it. Feel the sensation of being in the depths of the earth Gunungkidul, uncover the beauty of desert country behind.

Seropan Cave, has a beauty that was born from the mating between a stalactite ornament 3d engrave exoticism and underground streams make eye stunned. In karst cave formed at a depth of 60 meters below the ground surface have a waterfall that can be utilized for electricity generation using microhydro technology. Many of the potential that can be extracted, living how to blend government and society to empower them. Seropan caves, the beauty that was born from the result of a carve perkimpoian between exoticism 3d stalactite ornament and underground streams make eye stunned. In karst cave formed at a depth of 60 meters below the ground surface have a waterfall that can be utilized for electricity generation using microhydro technology. Many of the potential that can be extracted, living how to blend government and society to empower them.



Cave is located in the district Seropan. Semanu, Wonosari, with typical waterfall where there is a fairly high (7 m) and an underground river natural scenery as well as stalagmites and stalactites are amazing. If the Visit in Jogja do not forget to drop by this place. To reach the cave entrance, we had to descend a fairly steep stairs. Account after that, we will be a sight for sore during free dg ahead of us. Stone - the rock around the mouth of the cave is made of water droplets / stalactites.

15 The Beautiful Coast at Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta

The capital of Gunung Kidul regency, Wonosari, is located south-east of Yogya city 65 km from Yogyakarta City. You will pass Wonosari City, as capital of Gunungkidul Regency, the distance approximately 40 kilometer from Yogyakarta. Road infrastructure to Wonosari City is good enough. Gunung Kidul in the line of the Southern Mountains and also Sewu Mountains. This area is the limestone hills and the karst landscape, barren and lack of surface water. The center is hollow Wonosari (Wonosari Basin) which has undergone tectonic processes so that the plateau was Wonosari. So normal that many people think that Gunung Kidul is hot. However, behind it Gunung Kidul has its own charm, rich in natural attractions, from karst to the beach. Gunung Kidul has many beautiful beach tourism. From the coastal region whose length is about 70 km.

Gunung Kidul has its own charm, rich in natural attractions, from karst to the beach. Gunung Kidul has many beautiful beach tourism. There are 15 beach tourism area become a mainstay of tourism in Gunung Kidul. Beaches were spread in several districts, including District Tepus, Tanjungsari, Girisubo, Saptosari, Purwosari, and Bake. Call it Kukup Beach, Baron, Beach Beach Gesing, Ngobaran Beach, Beach Krakal, Sundak, Along Beach, Ngandong Beach, and Beach Wediombo that presents the beauty of white sand, marine biota, and coral reefs. Hundreds of species of ornamental fish can be seen directly at the surface of calm sea water. Sadeng beach which is the mainstay for the supply of fresh sea fish in the country. Among other things, bawal fish, tuna, snapper, Layur, lobster, stingrays, and sharks. The beauty is also decorated with beach trees, such as Drini Beach, has specificity Drini tree, which is a kind of shrubs that grow on rocks Drini beach.

Few Beach In Gunungkidul :

Pantai Baron

Pantai Sepanjang

Pantai KukupPantai Drini
Pantai Krakal
Pantai Sundak
Pantai Parang Racuk

Pantai Siung

Pantai Wediombo

Pantai Sadeng
Pantai Langkap
Pantai Butuh
Pantai Slili
Pantai Ngungap
Pantai Ngrenehan

Similarities and differences between the temples of Central Java and East Java

The temples in Indonesia distinguish between the temples of Central Java and Java Temple Timur.Adapun important differences architectural temples of Central Java and East Java, which is as follows.

Central Javanese temple architecture
1. Form building fat;
2. The roof-terraces terraces;
3. The peak-shaped stupa;
4. Doors and niches decorated kalamakar;
5. Relief arising somewhat high and naturalist paintings;
6. Location of the temple in the middle of the page;
7. Materials are generally made of stone temples andesite

East Javanese temple architecture

1. The slender building;
2. The roof is a fusion levels;
3. The climax cubical;
4. Makara no;
5. Doors and niche just above the threshold are given a head kara;
6. Relief arising slightly resembles a puppet and symbolic paintings;
7. Location of the temple in the back yard;
8. Materials are generally brick temple

Although there are differences in some of the things above, but in broad outline that the temples have in common in terms of its building, because the temple consists of three important buildings, among others, legs, body and roof.

While the equation of the temple are as follows:

1. Feet below the temple is part of the temple. The building has a symbol of the underworld or "bhurloka". In form of square equipped with ladder on one side.
2. Body of the temple is the center of the temple that bebrbentuk cube which is regarded as among the world or "bhuwarloka". The body of the temple consists of a chamber (room) that the middle contains a "Arca", on the outside of the booth were given niches and there are roads around the so-called "pradakshina".
3. The roof of the temple is part of a temple that became a symbol of the world's top or "swarloka". In general, the roof of the temple consists of three levels of increasingly smaller size and at its peak made a "Ratna".

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Cetho An Exotic Temple

Cetho Temple is one of the temples are located in the Hamlet of Ceto, Gumeng Village, District Jenawi, Karanganyar District, at an altitude of 1400m above sea level. Until now, the temple complex is used by local residents who are Hindus as a place of worship and popular as a place of hermitage for genuine religious circles Javanese / Javanese beliefs.

Location of Cetho Temple on Gunung Lawu slopes is delightful. Rolling hills, valleys and plateaus, coffee groves and vegetable plots give way to tea plantations at about 1,000m. At 1,400m and some fifteen kilometres from Candi Sukuh lies Candi Cetho which sits at the top of a steeply sloping Hindu village of the same name. It dates from the same period as Sukuh, but could not be more different. You would think you had been transported several hundred kilometres to Bali, with whose temples Cetho shares many similarities. It is an exquisitely attractive place, even if little visited.

The Temple Which Still Leaves A Mystery

One again, the temple is located in the region Gunungkidul district is "Risan Temple." This temple is located in the Village Candirejo, District Semin. This area is bordered by Sukoharjo District, Central Java.

Location of the "Risan Temple" is right on the border of moor and the home population. Its original form was not visible anymore because there remains only traces of rock piles. This temple is a Hindu temple.

Residents named the "Risan Temple", the abbreviation of the slices or intersection. Areas where the temple was located was cut or border area between the work of Surakarta and Yogyakarta.

Because the location is very far away, about 50 kilometers from Yogyakarta, not many visitors who come here. In addition, a "Risan Temple" is also not included in the 'map' important temples to visit.

but if you visit there, the mystery and magic that surrounded the temple was still thick felt. At least from the stories of the population, there are many stories that accompany the unseen presence of that temple today

Source: compiled from some of the information and reading

Alternative Tourism in Solo Sukuh Temple

Sukuh is a Hindu temple complex located in Karanganyar district, Central Java. This temple is categorized as a Hindu temple since the discovery of commemorative objects and yoni idol. This temple was classified as controversial because of the less common and because of the many objects that symbolize the phallus and yoni sexuality.

A brief history of the discovery
Sukuh site was first reported in the British reign in the land of Java in 1815 by Johnson, Resident of Surakarta. Johnson was then assigned by Thomas Stanford Raffles to collect data in order to write his book The History of Java. After the reign of Great Britain passed in 1842, Van der Vlis, Dutch archaeologist, doing research. The first restoration was started in 1928.

Temple site
Location Sukuh located at the foot of Mount Lawu slopes at an altitude of approximately 1186 meters above sea level at coordinates 07o37, 38 '85''south latitude and 111o07,. 52'65''West Longitude. This temple is located in Hamlet Berjo, Sukuh village, district Ngargoyoso, Karanganyar regency, Central Java. This temple is located approximately 20 kilometers from the town of Karanganyar and 36 kilometers from Surakarta.

Building Structure
Sukuh buildings give the impression of simplicity is striking at the visitors. Impression gained from this temple is quite different to that obtained from the large temples in Central Java Another Borobudur and Prambanan temples. Sukuh building form tends to resemble the cultural heritage of the Maya in Mexico or the Inca heritage in Peru. This structure also reminded the guests will be the forms of pyramids in Egypt.

This impression of simplicity attracted famous Dutch archaeologist, WF Stutterheim, in 1930. He tried to explain it by giving three arguments. First, the possibility sculptor Sukuh Temple is not a mason but a carpenter from the village and not from among the palace. Both temples made with a little less haste so neat. Third, the political situation at that time with the approaching collapse of Majapahit, which was not possible to create a large and magnificent temple. The visitors who enter the main door and into the biggest gate will see a distinctive form of architecture that is not arranged perpendicular but slightly oblique, with a trapezoid-shaped roof on top. Rocks in this temple somewhat reddish in color, because the stones used is the type of andesite.

Source: Excerpted from some reading and information

Sawentar Temple

Sawentar temple, according to folklore is the son of Ken Anusopati petilasan Arok Singosari Kingdom government at the time. But there is another version of the story based on the shape of the temple is a relic from the kingdom of Majapahit, but based on the genealogy of the royal lineage is not known from whom, because no number of inscriptions in the Temple.

Topography and Physical Condition Temple
The location of the temple located on a flat area in the region Sawentar Village housing complex residents. Temple Sawentar physical condition and its rock reliefs still in good condition, because it has never been renovated, only partially lost the crown of the temple.
There were subsequent discoveries around the temple reliefs Sawentar form part of the temple which is in the court of Temple Sawentar.

Kotes Temple

Kotes temple there in District Gandusari. Kotes Temple tourist attraction is the heritage of Majapahit which was founded in 1222 and 1223 Saka or tahun1300 and 1301 AD. The first building was built in 1222 Saka is the main temple, in the form of a flat floor is 125 cm tall, allegedly as a meeting place of the king. While the second building which was founded in 1223 Saka is the building of the temple, as the gateway to the main temple hall. Tourist sites, a distance of 15 km from the Capital District Gandungsari or 30 km from the town of Blitar, ever be used for Hindu religious ceremonies. This tourism object guarded by an officer and an average of 60 tourists a month visit.

Object Physical Condition
Temple Sites Kotes consists of two pieces of buildings. The first form of the ground floor of the building of that height 125 cm with a foundation consisting of the order of the stones as used in the temples. Floor that measures 8 x 8 m, there are stones that supposedly blocks used as seats in the forum meeting. A second building of the temple with the cross-sectional size and basically 7x7 m² 3 m. high This structure implies its function as a gateway to get to the meeting room.
The temple building was much damaged, but the effort has not been done in a professional renovation. This is shown in the arrangement of building stones, many of which are not suitable placement. The buildings are well maintained impressed enough now occupies an area of 1250 m² area, surrounded by an iron fence which is also fairly well maintained.
Topography
- Kotes temple reliefs and surrounding area is relatively flat.
- The slope of the area does not reach 5%
- The climate of this region is a tropical climate with two seasons
- Panorama of Temple Kotes these objects and landscapes with vegetation foothills of agricultural plants.

The Artificial Environment Supporting Object Object
- The road to a tourist attraction enough
- Availability of the shops around the tourist attraction, despite the limited commercial use
- Availability of guard post
- Other buildings that form the waiting room, bathroom / WC, small mosque, where recreational tours, dioramas, a playground, parking and hotels are not yet available.

Socioeconomic Conditions
- Not applicable tariff
- There are shops that provide new types of goods are limited
- Very positive attitude to the development of guard tour
- Tourist attractions are not yet available
- Very supportive community response to the increasing tourist attraction Kotes Temple.

Hopefully the people and Government of Blitar district will be able to care for and preserve the cultural remains of this valuable.

Boro Site

This site is actually located in the Village Tulis Kriyo, District Sanankulon, not a temple but the statue of Ganesha (saw picture). Close to Temple in the southwest Sumberjati Blitar. Ganesha statues like that are often placed near the crossing of the river - probably due to the nature of the deity Ganesha as memberbolehkan fans overcome all obstacles.

This three-meter high temple. On the back of his head when there is a big advance. Gadjah god is holding a small broom and hatchets. Ornaments that lay at the foot of this statue is a joist and tengorak-skull. This statue is covered with a roof and surrounded by houses. Behind him there are tall trees.

The caretaker of this temple is Mother Sanangulon and he was very pleased to tell about his experience and history of the statue. She has lived next to the statue for 60 years and was born not far from the location. In 1940 he migrate to Singapore to work as maids. Two years later he returned and bought a house with a rear door that comes out about five feet from the statue.

He said, in 1940 the statue was covered with sand by the Dutch authorities because they fear it will be bombed statue of the Japanese attack. When the Japanese invaded Indonesia and the entrance area of Blitar statue was dismantled again. He said that Japanese people use the statue to pray according to his beliefs.

After independence she married a tentarawan. Not long after the events of '65 (and the tension between religion began to emerge), there are people who come to the statue it once at night. Mother's husband (who has passed away now) told her that he believed the man was a soldier. But his own mother as the person mentioned it. They come with a pickax and menetaki face statues. When asked about the reason for the attack she said that maybe this place is considered a place that is misleading by those orthodox Muslim. According to Mother, eventually those people who damage the statue itself was being punished because there fell ill and some die.

In front of the statue there was incense and flowers and leaves, Mom said that every day there are people who pray on the spot (the Hindu religion and Islam). He said Muslims still believe in the existence of god there. He also said that there are foreigners who come to pray, especially from Japan - but he was not sure if this is related to the Japanese colonial period.

Place an ascetic Prince Sambernyawa

Gunung Gambar is a former hermitage Raden Mas Said or better known as Prince Sambernyawa in time of war against Dutch colonialists. Tourism object is located in the village of Kampung, Ngawen, Gunung Kidul is being developed with various support facilities to facilitate the visitors to enjoy the surrounding scenery. Located 39 km from the city Wonosari or 70 km from the city of Yogyakarta, these attractions can be reached by any vehicle.

As an illustration that Gunung Gambar currently can be passed easily from Wheeled Vehicles Wheeled Two or Four, although need special expertise to be able to reach the top of the vehicle. To view and to the preoccupation on the altitude at sanksikan GUNUNG GAMBAR not need anymore, because we can see in Wonogiri Gajar Mungkur Reservoir, Lake "" Jombor "", Town Solo, Klaten and Surakarta and surroundings, Puncak Merapi without any obstruction and will looks so beautiful when the morning or late afternoon.

Baron Beach

Baron beach is situated in Gunung Kidul regency, to achieve our first Wonosari to town (the capital of Gunung Kidul) located approximately 40 kilometers from Yogyakarta. Infrastructure of the road leading into town this Wonosari good enough, with winding roads through - meander up and down, following the beautiful scenery. Yogyakarta public transport - buses and micro Wonosari form - the bus is available in sufficient quantities.

The distance between Wonosari with Baron beach approximately 20 kilometers, with the condition of the paved road, across the hills of chalk hills known as a thousand mountains. Baron beach is the bay flanked by green hills that wall, filled with palm trees. Bay is also the estuary of the river flow under a rock, the water is clear enough.
Baron beach waves rather large, but the visitors still be able to swim at these beaches until the diperkenan boundary, marked with a span of wire that are spread over the bay. Baron Kalan is also commander of the fishermen, most of them have to equip the boat - the boat with motor engine, so it can reach a wider sea.

Among teens, and scouts often camped at a place doing this, besides conducting cross-country to the hills - hills that surround the bay shore.

Sumber : http://pesonagunungkidul.com

Waringing Branjang Temple

Waringin Branjang Temple, is one of the historical heritage which is still pretty good compared to some other temples situated in Blitar district, this temple was quite remote location in remote villages, precisely in Gadungan, who is in the remote slopes of Mount Gedang . Although isolated conditions Waringin branjang quite manicured temple. In the main building has been there the guard post and wire fence has been given.

Waringin Branjang Temple is unique and unusual. Architectural style is quite simple, namely, square-shaped body of the temple with a pyramid roof resembles the shape of modern homes. The temple buildings with measures such as these commonly encountered Branjang Waringin in the cemetery with the title Java cupola, therefore the surrounding communities refer to as Temple Temple Waringin Branjang cupola.

Too bad we did not obtain any information about this temple, because we did not find the caretaker of this temple. We just assumed that this temple is a relic of a hermit / recluse.

Outside the fence can be a variety of artifacts temuai kaitanya closely with this temple. Existence by the parties is often referred to as Java BP3 Gandusari Site. The artefacts consist of the yoni and various miniature temple.

Sumber : 1. http://travellers2009.wordpress.com
2. http://www.wacananusantara.org/2/511/candi-wringin-branjang

Temple Of Blitar

There are several temples in Blitar and surrounding areas, which allegedly is a relic of the Majapahit kingdom, but is only now that has been managed well by the District Government of Blitar Blitar and became an icon is PENATARAN temple , but still a lot of temples that have not been treated well, even partially suffered damage due to lack of government efforts to be paying attention properly. To provide information on the start of this paper I shall attempt to give a little more discourse and information concerning these temples, we will convey and inform one by one these temples in a limited capacity for data and information.