Situs Gunung Padang

mountain meadow megalithic sites, the largest in southeast asia

 megalithic sites is reputedly the largest mountain meadow in southeast asia. is not far from jakarta, precisely in Cianjur south, but is more easily reached through sukabumi. location is quite remote from the main road, go through the tea plantation area air cool, cool ... hmmm ... quiet and peaceful.

archaeological sites are now starting crowded in closely by the archaeologists, these archaeologists have masing2 his opinion, and they put forward the arguments and examine each other, to show who's the right argument.

Here are thousands of stones that were strewn over the back of Mount Padang a silent witness to the civilization that once inhabited the region thousands of years ago Cianjur. The experts tried to reconstruct the scene ini.Tapi megalithic stone here is not the same with rock rock eruption of the volcano. gain here was mostly rectangular shape, in my opinion like a tree trunk is cut

 

Gunung Padang site consists of five levels of pages, called terrace is lined on one side of the hill. Tiered terraces overlooking Gunung Gede elongated located 25 kilometers north-west of the site.

According to the Indonesian Architects Association Member Purajatnika Pon, arrangement overlooking Gunung Gede give spiritual guidance paradigm society at that time. Gunung Gede regarded as a symbol of human belief to gunung.Gunung Padang once the sacred ritual, but there are also saying that this arrangement aimed to look at the sky at night, it is more appropriate to read the ratio of the star, can not imagine ancient human progress when they first 've read the constellations

According to the resource location is used as a sun clock to determine the daily movement of the sun. Bagitu sit well with the stone is positioned facing north. From that point, traditional elders can monitor the movement of the stars at the north pole. Elders can also see certain constellations to indicate the change of seasons.

In the evening, the scenery becomes more impressive. As the name implies, Gunung Padang means the place ablaze. This is reasonable because of the location of the community can see a sprinkling of stars in the sky. Once a month, an area of ​​900 square meters is going to be very bright light washed down from the moon.

"The tradition of anticipating the change of seasons by looking at the stars was reduced to traditional farmers today," her great wah.

Timing of farming bertepatannya strengthened by the presence of agricultural location was directly across the river that flows north of the first terrace. Make agriculture a prosperous civilization can survive Gunung Padang in the nature of malignancy.

Other findings related instruments of stone, or commonly referred to as litofon. There are four stones that emit a tone at a specific frequency when struck. At various civilizations, such instruments are widely used to accompany ritual, to build a magical atmosphere at the sacred ceremony. In addition, the sounds can also be used as a means of remote communication to the agricultural community at that time to start planting and harvesting.

There are other possibilities. According Hokky, litofon can also serve as a warning sign. This warning applies when going to war or disaster ahead.

with the natural forces of our ancestors to build natural, rather than destroy it, as did the man right now, we no longer go hand in hand with nature, and a fragile moment when the arrangement began, would be very dangerous

Well this bit of info that I can write,
his busy behind the archaeologists who say there is ` pyramid buried in Mount Sadahurip, Garut, showed that the civilization that inhabited Indonesia in the past have been very advanced. This is not surprising. The reason, Indonesia has long recognized the pyramid of the world.

and also denied
Some geologists and archaeologists deny the existence of pyramid building in the mountain. Sutikno Bronto, geologists who study ancient volcano, said the two mountains was "just" an ancient volcano. Not contain the pyramid mound.

The characteristics of the location of an ancient volcano, continued Sutikno, is a constituent of rocks is the result of local volcanic activity. Age of an ancient volcano Padang more than 2 million years, while Sadahurip thousands of years.

Geologists of BP Migas, Awang Harun Satyana, say, Indonesia recognize the shape of the pyramid, namely punden terraces. To prove the existence of pyramids in Sadahurip and Padang, thorough research is needed.


mountain meadow sites is one vacation destination that is very beautiful and interesting, in addition to tour there we can see the relics of a very interesting and also we can learn cultural community, this site might be there to remind us to always keep the balance of nature.

so what are you waiting, just waiting for your desert mountain sites

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Upacara Kasodo

This is a cultural or social customs tengger.Suku Tengger tribe is a tribe who live around Mount Bromo, East Java, which occupies some parts of the region such as: district Pasuruan, Lumajang, Probolinggo, and Malang. According to the story, the origin of these tribes of the kingdom of Majapahit perched on retreat.

A resource we Tengger tribe, father Suyatno said that, generally Tengger people live as farmers fields. Principle they are unwilling to sell land (fields) in others. The farm is, potatoes, cabbage, cement (cabbage flower), carrot, tobacco and corn. Maize is the staple food of the tribe, and most of them were Hindus. This is because the origin of the Indonesian population is Hindu religion.

In addition to farming, the people here work as porters (porters) at Mount Semeru and as tourist guides at Mount Bromo to offer their horses for rent to tourists who want to fig rise above the top of Bromo to see sunrise and sunset

Perch tribe who settled in Bromo is very easy to spot because they always menggenakan gloves, in the terms they are called kawengan. This glove is used as a shirt or jacket heating of the cold mountain wind attack that pierced the bone, but this is because it's cheap gloves, gloves readily available than other warm clothing.

embraced Hinduism is different from the perch tribe Hindu religion in Bali, the Hindu Dharma. Hindu society is developing in the Hindu Tengger Mahayana. Besides Hinduism, other religions that embraced the religion of Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism.

Based on the teachings of Hindu religion professed, every year they perform the ceremony Kasodo. Kasodo Besides, there are some other ceremony is a ceremony Karo, Kapat, Kapitu, Kawulo, Kasanga. Offerings and spells very strong influence in the tribal descendants Joko Seger and Roro Anteng this.For the Tengger tribe, mountain Brahma (Bromo) believed to be a sacred mountain. Tengger community once a year or Kasodo Kasada ceremony. This ceremony is held at a temple located at the foot of Mount Bromo and proceed north to the top of the mountain.

The procession was held at midnight to early morning every full moon around 14 or 15 in Kasodo (tenth month) according to the Javanese calendar

Beginning with the inaugural ceremony Kasodo Tengger elders (elders) and the staging of the ballet-Rara Anteng Jaka Seger Ngadisari village in an open stage. Then at midnight held the inauguration of shamans (religious elders) and the blessing of the people of Mount Bromo in the sea of ​​sand.

Shamans for the Tengger is a leader in the field of religious people and lead the ritual ceremonies. Before inaugurated the shaman must pass the exam by rote and recited mantras. They believe that the spells they use a spell white instead of black spells that are harmful or lead to ugliness.

After the ceremony finished, ongkek - ongkek (container) containing the offerings brought from the foot to the side of the crater of Mount Bromo. The offerings were thrown into the cauldron as a symbol of the sacrifices made by their ancestors.



On the inside of the crater there are many beggars and people who live in remote Tengger, they come all the way to Mount Bromo in the hope they get thrown offerings.

Residents threw offering a wide range of crops and livestock, they regard it as a vow or thanks to God for agriculture and cattle are abundant.

"Ritual activity that is dikawah Bromo mountain we can see from night until noon on the day Kasodo Bromo,"
so if you want to see this perch tribal ceremonies do not forget to make sure his first date, and you just go to bromo




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Tari Legong Bali

This is one tradiksional dances from Bali. Legong dance in Bali's cultural treasures belonging to the type of classical dance since the beginning of its development stems from the royal palace in Bali. The dance was once only enjoyed by the nobles or the king's family in their neighborhood that is in the palace as a dance entertainment. The dancers who have been appointed to or elected to this dance in the presence of a king would have felt it an honor and great pleasure, because not just anyone can get into the palace, so really the choice.

As a classical dance, Legong is promoting high artistic elements, the movement is very dynamic, symmetrical and orderly. Dancers also are people who come from outside the palace which is the dancer of choice by raja.Walaupun they never mentioned the name of creating a dance to the public, provided that they do not question it was asked to create based on a true heart and full of flavor offerings to the king. It can be seen from almost all classical dances and other dance traditions that developed outside the palace as Legong, Line, and Topeng.Kini Jauk no longer in the era of feudalism adopts, keseian Legong has been progressing very rapidly in terms of quantity and quality.

Mentioned that the Legong Kraton (as developed in the palace) out of the palace at the beginning of the 19th century. The female dancers who formerly practiced and Legong dance at the palace is now returning to their villages to teach this type of dance to the community. As known, the Balinese are those people who are full of creativity so that the style of dance each dancer was slightly different according to the abilities brought him. This eventually led to, arising Palegongan style-style spread in areas where the origin of royal dancers dancers, like in the village of Saba, Peliatan, Bedulu, Binoh, Kelandis and several other places. Of all the regional development of the Legong dance, Saba and Peliatan only village that still maintains his trademark strong and able to create other types of dance Palegongan with different names.


Legong dances in Bali is at first accompanied by a tool called gamelan music. commonly called Gamelan Pelegongan. Gamelan device consists of two pairs of gender-vines, gangsa squat, a gong, kemong, kempluk, klenang, krumpungan pair of drums, flutes, fiddle, jublag, jegog, gentorang. In addition, there is an interpreter tandak to reinforce its usual character and narrator as well as stories through song. However, as the popularity of gamelan gong kebyar in Bali, finally palegongan these dances have evolved, so this could dance accompanied by gamelan gong kebyar, because the level of flexibility.

Legong dance also has a story:

Regarding the beginning of the creation of Legong dance in Bali is a very long process in accordance with the reference that I read. According to the Chronicle Dalem Sukawati, Legong is created based on a dream I Dewa Agung Made Karna, the king who reigned in 1775-1825 Sukawati M. When he was doing penance in the village of Pura Agung Jogan Ketewel (Sukawati region), he dreamed of seeing fairies are dancing in heaven. They dance with a headdress made ​​of gold.

after that he was aware of their meditation, he immediately decreed or ordered Bendesa Ketewel to make some face masks which appear in his dreams when doing meditation in Jogan Pura Agung and also ordered to make a dance that is similar to the dream. Finally Bendesa Ketewel was able to complete nine sacred masks as requested by I Dewa Agung Made Karna. Sang Hyang Legong dance performances can be staged at Pura Agung Jogan by two female dancers.

 

Shortly after the Sang Hyang Legong dance is created, a group dance performance led Blahbatuh Nandir of I Gusti Ngurah Jelantik perform a play which witnessed King I Dewa Agung Mangosteen, King of Gianyar at the time. He is very interested in dance who has a style similar to Sang Hyang Legong dance is, as he commissioned two artists from Sukawati to restructure by means of two female dancers as dancers. Since that created the classic Legong we are witnessing today.

When viewed from the root, Legong derived from the word "leg" which means flexible or elastic, and the word "gong" which means the gamelan. Both the root of the word when combined will mean a movement so tied up (especially the accentuation) by gamelan accompaniment.
approximately sebeginilah as I know, if you want to know more you can visit kebali hehehehe
 

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