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.