Candi Borobudur

Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument consists of six square platforms topped by three circular platforms and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.[1] A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues...

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Kuda Renggong

Kuda Renggong is one of the folk performing arts that come from Sumedang. The word "Renggong" is a metathesis of the word ronggeng for kamonesan (Sundanese for "skill") way of running of a horse that has been trained to dance to the music, especially drums, which is usually used as a medium ride in the procession of children circumcision. According to the narrative a few artists, Kuda Renggong...

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Korowai and Kombai of Papua

Korowai And Kombai are the tribal people who live in the house that stand above the trees in Irian Jaya (Papua). They had very rare interaction with foreigners and they do not know the language they use only the tribal language only. Kombai and Korowai tribe lived in Indonesia and certainly they are also residents of Indonesia. However it is very rare to find literature on them in the Indonesian...

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SARON

The saron is a musical instrument of Indonesia, which is used in the gamelan. It typically consists of seven bronze bars placed on top of a resonating frame (rancak). It is usually about 20 cm (8 in) high, and is played on the floor by a seated performer. In a pelog scale, the bars often read 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 across (in kepatihan numbering); for slendro, the bars are 6-1-2-3-5-6-1; this can vary from...

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Malin Kundang

At one time, live a fisherman family in coastal region of Sumatra. The Family consist of father, mother and a boy called Malin Kundang. Because the financial condition of the family concern, the father decide to find sustenance at another land across wide ocean. So now just two of them remain stay in their little shack. One week, two week, one month, two months even 1 year have passed, father has not return. So the mother have to replace father position so they can still eat. Malin is smart child...

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