OJT MATERI BOOK : TEMPLE,STATUE,RELIEF,,THE MOST IMPORTANT.

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SIWA TEMPLE,

INSIDE SIWA TEMPLE THERE ARE FOUR ROOOMS...

PLEASE COME IN / GO UP TO THE TEMPLE....

FIRST ROOM : SIWA MAHA DEWA.

THE FIRST ROOM/IN THE MAIN ROOM,STANDS A STATUE OF SIWA MAHA DEWA,SIWA AS A THE GREATEST GOD IN HINDU.SIWA IS A DESTROYER,BUT HE DESTROYS THE BAD THINGS ONLY.(NOT DESTROY THE GOOD THINGS).

HE HAS FOUR ARMS,AND THHIRD EYE,STANDING ON A LOTUS FLOWER.

THIS STATUE IS ABOUT FOUR METERS TALL...............

( REMIND...PLEASE TAKE PICTURE)......

WELL,LET’S GO TO THE SECOND ROOM......PLEASE WATCH YOUR STEPS,...AND...MIND YOUR HEAD .

THIS IS A RELIEF,STORY ABOUT RAMAYANA.....RAMA IS A MAN,A REINCARNATION OF VISNU AS A PROTECTOR IN THE WORLD....THIS IS LIKE A BELL,IN BOROBUDUR TEMPLE THE NAME IS STUPA,BUT HERE PRAMBANAN TEMPLE IS HINDUS ,SO WE CALLED YONI IS FEMALE,AND LINGGA AS A MALE IN UPPER PART,TOGETHER AS SYMBOL OF FERTILITY....

WHILE,IN THE OTHER SIDE..WE CAN SEE BEATIFUL FIGURES ABOUT LOKAPALAS,,,AS THE GUARDIANS OF THE  DIRECTION OF RHE WINDS........

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN IF YOU SEE A NAIL IN THE STONE,THAT IS A NEW STONE....

BUT ALL STATUES OR FIGURES MUST BE ORIGINAL,,,AUTHENTIC...

EXAMPLE : SOME IMPORTANT PARTS OF RAMAYANA STORY : WHEN RAMA JOINING COMPETITION OF ARCHERY,HE WON,AND GET MARRIED SITA...A MOST BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS.....

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SECOND ROOM ; AGASTYA.

AGASTYA IS A GREATEST ( HIGHEST ) HINDU PRIEST,HE IS A MANIFESTASION OF SIWA AS A HOLY PRIEST.HE HAS ONLY TWO ARMS,,HE BRINGS ROSARY AND WATER POT,IN THE UPPER LEFT SHOULDER THERE IS FAN,WHILE,IN THE UPPER RIGHT SHOULDER IS A TRIDENT.

LIKE SIWA,HE STANDS ALSO ON THE LOTUS FLOWER AS A HOLY FLOWER......

( REMIND : WOULD YOU LIKE TAKE PICTURE PLEASE? ).

ALWAYS MIND YOUR STEPS AND YOUR HEAD PLEASE....

...HERE,,ARE CONTINUATION OF RAMAYANA STORY....(EXAMPLE) WHEN RAMA,WIFE SITA,AND A BROTHER LAKSMANA,WERE EXILE TO THE JUNGLE BY STEP MOTHER..)....

ALSO THERE IS THE MOST DETAIL FIGURE..ONE OF LOKAPALA.........

FROM HERE YOU CAN SEE RAMAYANA THEATRE.....IN DOOR THEATRE DIRING RAINY SEASON NOVEMBER TO APRIL,AND OUTDOOR /OPEN AIR STAGE PERFORM DURING MAY TO OCTOBER....

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THIRD ROOM : GANESHA.

GANESHA IS A SON OF SIWA,A MAN WITH ELEPHANT HEADED.

GANESHA AS A GOD OF KNOWLEDGE AND BRINGS GOOD LUCK.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS GOD IN HINDU.

SITTING ON THE LOTUS FLOWER,WITH FOUR ARMS,

ONE HAND BRINGS BOWL (...),ANOTHER ONE BRINGS TUSK.

UPPER HANDS BRING ROSARY AND AN AX....

ALL THE STATUES MADE OF ONE SINGLE VOLCANIC ROCK.

(..TAKE PHOTO....).....

ALLRIGHT,PLEASE GO TO THE NEXT ROOM.....

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN,THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE RAMAYANA STORY....

WHEN SITA,WIFE OF RAMA WAS KIDNAPPED BY THE KING OF EVIL (BAD KING)RAHWANA.

EXAMPLE.......

RAHWANA,WITH THE TEN FACES,TWELVE ARMS,AND WINGED CARRIAGE....HE KIDNAPPED HER,BECAUSE......HE WANTS TO MARRY HER....FLY FROM THE JUNGLE TO THE SKY...IN THE SKY SITA

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MET A BIRD (JATAYU) AND SH GIVE A RING TO THE BIRD,AND THEN,THE BIRD GIVE ARING BACK TO RAMA..TOLD TO RAMA  THAT SITA WAS KIDNAPPED...SO..NOW RAMA AND BROTHER..TRY TO RESCUE SITA.......

ON THE WAY OF SEARCHING..RAMA AND BROTHER MET HANOMAN,A WHITE MONKEY IN THE JUNGLE....HE IS A GOOD MONKEY.....

.WITH THE ARMY OF MONKEYS ,THEY LOOKING FOR SITA...........

(EXAMPLE)..ONE OF LOKAPALA IS “ KUVERA “ A GOD OF PROSPERITY...(MONEY) ,BIG BELLIED WITH A FRUIT OF MANGGO IN THE HAND.....

FOURTH ROOM.:DURGA MAHESASURA MARDINI. ( RARA JONGGRANG ).

DURGA IS A WIFE OF SIWA,OR MOTHER OF GANESHA.

A GODDESS WITH EIGHT ARMS,STANDS ON A BUFFALO (MAHESA),

AND CATCH THE HAIR OF EVIL (ASURA).

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SHE BRINGS MANY WEAPONS : CAKRA,SWORD,ARROW,BOW,SHIELD,AND A CONCH SHELL,..

WHILE, ONE HAND ,SHE HOLDS A TAIL OF BUFFALO.......

THE LOCAL VERSION,OR LOCAL LEGEND...THE PEOPLE HERE ALSO CALLED HER IS

” RARA JONGGRANG.”..IT’S MEANS “ BEAUTIFUL VIRGIN.”.

(EXAMPLE : TELLING STORY ABOUT RARA JONGGRANG...LONG STORY OUTSIDE THIS ROOM)

NB: IN THE TECHNIC OF GUIDING,,,MUST BE CAREFUL TO ANOTHER TOURIST/ANOTHER TOUR GUIDE PLEASE.....( DONT TOO LOUD OUT  YOUR VOICE IF THE AMOUNT OF TOURIST ONLY ONE OR TWO PERSONS/ FEW...)

WELL,AFTER VISITING ROOM OF DURGA,WE CAN GO STRAIGHT DOWN THE STAIRS,,,,OR WE CAN CONTINUE TO TELL RAMAYANA STORY IF YOUR GUESTS (TOURISTS ) ARE INTERESTED...OR TAKE MORE PHOTOS FROM THIS SIDE...

NANDI TEMPLE.

NANDI IS A NAME AN OX.A VEHICLE OR RIDING ANIMAL OF SIWA.

IT’S A HOLY / SACRED ANIMAL FOR HINDU PEOPLE,SPECIALLY A BULL WITH A HUMP,,SOMETIMES THEY  DONT EAT BEEF.

THIS STATUE MADE OF ONE SINGLE STONE,,,BUT ONE HORN IS MISSING...

BEHIND THE STATUE OF NANDI STANDS A STATUE OF : “ DEWA SURYA” A GOD OF THE SUN.

HE STAND ON A LOTUS FLOWER,WITH CARRIAGE THAT PULLED BY SEVEN HORSES.

AND,ANOTHER ONE IS “DEWA CHANDRA” GOD OF THE MOON,WITH TEN HORSES.......

WELL,,,,,,LADIES AND GENTLEMAN,SIR,MOM,.....

WOULD YOU LIKE TO ENJOY BY YOURSELF,,OR JUST RELAX,,,OR WANT TO SEE ANOTHER TEMPLE .??

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BRAHMA TEMPLE.

BRAHMA IS THE CREATOR,,,,

HE HAS FOUR FACES,,ALSO FOUR ARMS,,,

STANDS ON LOTUS FLOWER,,,ON THE YONI....

SOME PEOPLE SAID THAT,FOUR FACES,SYMBOLIZE FOUR ELEMENTS OF NATURE...

EARTH,WATER,FIRE,AND THE AIR...BECAUSE HE CREATES THE UNIVERSE WITH 4 ELEMNENTS OF NATURE,WHILE,,ANOTHER PEOPLE BELIEVE,THAT IS SYMBOL OF FOUR VEDAS, HOLY BOOKS OF HINDU.......

OKAY,IF WE GO AROUND THE BALUSTRADE OF THIS TEMPLE,WE CAN SEE CONTINUATION OF RAMAYANA STORY...........

(EXAMPLE...FIGHTING BETWEEN THE ARMY OF RAMA ( GOOD ONE ) AGAINST ARMY OF RAHWANA (BAD ONE)...ALSO A MEETING RAMA AND SITA....SITA EXILE  TO THE JUNGLE AGAIN....(BY RAMA).

SITA MET WALKIKI..A PRIEST/AUTHOR/WRITER OF RAMAYANA  BOOK...

ALSO LAWA AND KUSA ...AS SONS OF RAMA AND SITA....

REUNION,RAMA,AND THE SONS...

IN THE OTHER SIDE,REPRESENT SOME PRIEST/MONK IN ANOTHER WALL...

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WISNU TEMPLE.

INSIDE WISNU TEMPLE,THERE IS A STATUE OF WISNU AS THE PROTECTOR.

LOOKSLIKE SIWA OR BRAHMA,WISNU ALSO HAS FOUR ARMS,,

IN TE UPPER RIGHT HAND,HE BRINGS CAKRA,,AS SYMBOL A CIRCLE OF LIFE.

IN THE LEFT HAND,BRINGS CONCH SHELL/SEA SHELL,AS A TROMPET.

ONE HAND HOLDS A HAMMER,AND ANOTHER HANDS HOLDS SOMETHING LOOKSLIKE A TRIANGLE..

ALSO,HE ALWAYS STANDS ON THE LOTUS FLOWER,..

WELL,

IF IN THE SIWA TEMPLE AND BRAHMA TEMPLE WE FIND A STORY ABOUT RAMAYANA,

HERE,IN WISNU TEMPLE WE CAN SEE ANOTHER STORY,DIFFERENT STORY,,,CALLED KRISHNAYANA.

A STORY ABOUT KRISHNA,A BOY AS A REINCARNATION OF WISNU AS THE PROTECTOR..

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(EXAMPLE)....DEWAKI : A PREGNANT WOMAN...(MOTHER OF KRISHNA)...

KRISHNA AND BROTHER (BALARAMA) BITE STRONGLY TILL DEATH...TO THE EVIL WOMEN,WHO WANTS TO KILL KRISHNA WITH POISONED MILK....

KRISHNA AND BROTHER FIGHT WITH GIANT SNAKE THAT WANT TO KILL THEM....ETC....

APIT TEMPLES...

APIT MEANS FLANKING...LIKE BALANCE....THESE TEMPLES ARE THE FIRST TEMPLE REBUILT BY DUTCH ARCHEOLOGIST IN 1932,AND 1933...

KELIR TEMPLES AND PATOK TEMPLES,

KELIR MEANS SCREEN,PATOK MEANS CORNER

,THE FUNCTION OF THESE TEMPLES ARE TO PROTECT THE TEMPLE FROM THE BAD SPIRITS./BAD EVILS.

THERE ARE FOUR KELIR TEMPLES,STAND ON EVERY GATE,NORTH,SOUTH,EAST ,AND WEST.

WHILE,FOUR PATOK TEMPLES,STAND ON EVERY CORNER.

PERWARA TEMPLES.

THERE ARE ABOUT 224 PERWARA TEMPLES.(ORIGINALLY)

NOW, IN 2017.THERE ARE THREE TEMPLES HAD ALREADY REBUILT, ONE MORE TEMPLE,IN THE NORTH WEST SIDE,UNDER RECONSTRUCTION,BY INDONESIAN ARCHEOLOGIST.

LUMBUNG TEMPLE,BUBRAH TEMPLE,AND SEWU TEMPLE.

THESE TEMPLES ARE BUDDHIST TEMPLE,

THE LOCATION JUST HUNDRED METERS IN THE NORTH SIDE OF PRAMBANAN TEMPLE,STILL INSIDE THE AREA OF PRAMBANAN PARK.

ALL THOSE TEMPLES WERE BUILT AROUND EIGHTH TO NINTH (8-9) CENTURY.

Lumbung Temple : there are 17 temples.

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Bubrah temple      : only one temple,just complete in restoration in the end of 2017.

SEWU TEMPLE.

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Sewu Temple : there are 249 Temples.

Sewu temple,means,thousand temples,

There are also 8 big statues,each couple stand every gate of sewu temple.

The name is Dwarapala,as the Guardians of the temple........

GOOD LUCK...!!! HAVE A NICE TRAINING....!! J

PRAMBANAN,07 SEPTEMBER 2017.

ILUSTRASI.