Ratu Boko

This archeological site lies on a small plateau about 196 meter above the sea level. The remains cover the areas of two villages, Dawung and Sambirejo, belong to Yogyakarta Special Territory Province, about 3 km to the south of Prambanan Temples. The views from the plateau's ridge are most beautiful during the dawn or in the late afternoon.

The Ratu Boko structure are devided into three clusters. The first consits of an impressive gateway and a large stone structure with a central depression-perhaps ancient crematorium. The second set of ruins lies a few hundred metres 500th. These consists of several stone fondations and enclosures, including a set of bathing pools. The third cluster, several hundred metres north of the first enclosure, consists of two artificial meditation caves, a square pool and a staircase.

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur Temple is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. This colossal relic of Borobudur Temple was built by Sailendra dynasty between 750 and 842 AD; 300 years before Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, 400 years before work had begun on the great European cathedrals. Little is known about its early history except that a huge tropical heat to shift and carve the 60,000 Cu m of stone.Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles revealed Borobudur Temple in 1814.

He found the temple in ruin condition and ordered that the site be cleared of undergrowth and thoroughly surveyed. The massive restoration project began from 1905 to 1910 led by Dr. Tb. van Erp. With the help of UNESCO, the second restoration to rescue Borobudur was carried out from August 1913 to 1983.The overall height of Borobudur was 42 meters, but it is only 34.5 meters now (after restoration), and has the dimension of 123 x 123 meters. The building has 10 floors or levels: Hhumtcambharabudara, the mountain of the accumulation of virtue in the ten stages of Bodhisatva. Borobudur is located 41 km northwest of Yogyakarta, 7 km south of Magelang, Central Java.

prambanan temple

Based on the God statue and the reliefs, could be known that Prambanan complex was the place of Hindust worshiping.

An inscription that could be related to the Prambanan temples, was Siwaghra inscription (778 C / 856 M). The insription mentioned about inauguration a holy building for the God Civa. Then the name of king Jatiningrat (Rakai Pikatan) in which has to fight againts Balaputra, and after he won the war he gave the kingdom to Dyah Pitaloka (Rakai Kayu wangi 851-852). In that inscription was also detaily saod about the Hindusts holy building, as well as mentioning about Dwarapala.

candi sewu

Sewu Temple complex located in the area of Prambanan Temple Park, about 800 meters to the north of Rara Jongrang Temples. Sewu Temple is the second largest Buddhist temple in central Java after Borobudur. The fact that this temple was built near Prambanan Temple, which is a Hindu temple, indicated that the Hindus and Buddhists lived in harmony.

It is believed to be a royal temple and was one of the religious activity centers in the past. Based on the inscription dated back to 792 AD which was found in 1960, the name of the temple complex was probably "Manjus’rigrha" (The House of Manjusri). Manjusri is one of Boddhisatva in Buddhist teaching. Sewu Temple was probably built in the 8th century at the end of Rakai Panangkaran administration. Rakai Panangkaran (746 AD – 784 AD) was a popular king from the old Mataram kingdom.The temple was studied firstly by HC Cornellius in 1807. The first archeological study was done by NJ Krom in 1923.
The massive restoration was carried out from April 1, 1983 to 1993 costed 3 billion rupiah.Sewu Temple complex has 249 temples, consists of one main temple, 8 "Apit" temples and 240 "Perwara" temples. The main temple forms a polygon of 20 corners with 29 meters diameter and 30 meters high. Most of the structures were made up of andesit stone.
The main temple has 1 main room and 4 small rooms of which are doorways to the temple. The east door serves as main door to the main room. That way, the main temple faces to the east. The structure has 9 ‘roofs’, each of them forms a stupa on the top.

Ramayana Ballet

Ramayana is the Java's finest example of storytelling in stone in which the epic is egrved on the wall of Siwa Temple in the complex of Prambanan sanctuaries. Prambanan's version of teh Ramayana differs somewhat from the original Indian epic, reflecting the adaptation to javanese sensibilities over the centuries.
More recently, the Ramayana has been adopted for teh performing arts. Since the 1960s, hundreds of dancers have brought the ancient reliefs panels to life at Prambanan's ope- air theater, located just west of the temple complex. Essentially, a traditional dance drama minus the lengthy dialogue, the Ramayana Ballet or "Sendratari" - an acronym composed of teh indonesian words of art, drama and dance - is rocking good theater, with enough heroics, tragedy, romance and mayhem to satisfy the most jaded modern spectators, all presented under a tropical moon with the magnificient floodlit Roro Jonggrang Temple as a backdrop.
The entire Ramayana epic consists of four episodes, each night one episode, presented from 07.30 to 09.30 p.m. in four clear nights on and around the full moon, each month from May through October. The full story is held at Trimurti Theater every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; presented by more than 50 professional dancers.
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Tawur Agung

Tawur Agung A ritual ceremony at Prambanan Temple Tawur Agung is a spiritual attempt at maintaining the balance of nature. the ceremony is held to purify the earth and return it to its state of harmony. The harmony between the Bhuwana Alit (micro cosmos) and Bhuwana Agung (macro cosmos). Tawur Agung (literally means grand repayment) is a ritual series aimed as a process toward soul purification for the Hindus. The ceremony is held a day before Hari Raya Nyepi (the day of silence).
In the Caka new year day, Hindus across the country commemorating Seclusion Day. They honored tapa brata, a day of no activity except for religious discussions.
The Caka year begins on the day after the new moon that ends the ninth month - almost always in March. The first day of the tenth month is New Year's day, called Nyepi. The day before Nyepi, that of the new moon of the ninth month, is the day for exorcism, while Nyepi is a day of silence, for meditation and prayer.
The purpose of Nyepi is that the New Year should begin with nothingness as it is believed that all existence originated from nothing. It is the time for mediation, for tapa brata (strict self control). During Nyepi four rules are practiced: brata amati geni (no fire or light), amati karya (no work), amati lelungan (no movement) and amati lelangan (no desire).
Tawur Agung - or also known as Tawur Kesanga - rituals are performed at idday when the sun has reached its zenith, it is led by an Ida Pedhanda (Hindu priest). Incense fills the air and the reciting of the wedas are accompanied by the tinkling of bells. As the congregation sits quietly, the gamelan turns out solemn beats in keeping with the occasion.