http://handoyoblog.com My Journey, Life, and Jogjakarta Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:59:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The area of the city of Yogyakarta is 32.5 km². While the city sprawls in all directions from the kraton, the core of the modern city is to the north, centering around the site of a few buildings with distinctive Dutch colonial-era architecture and the contemporary commercial district. Jalan Malioboro, ... http://handoyoblog.com/2010/03/the-yogyakarta-corner/ Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple of ancient Java, and the construction of this royal temple was probably started by Rakai Pikatan as the Hindu Sanjayas answer to the Buddhist Sailendra's Borobudur and Sewu temples nearby. The construction of Prambanan probably was meant to marked the return of Sanjaya dynasty ... http://handoyoblog.com/2010/03/prambanan/ Longest dragon-shaped lantern appeared in the closing The fifth of Yogyakarta Chinese Festival 2010 or Pekan Budaya Tionghoa Yogyakarta (PBTY) that was held across the Jalan Malioboro to Ahmad Yani, Saturday night Feb 27, 2010; 06.35 pm. The dragon lantern is made of cloth with a total weight of 2.6 tons, ... http://handoyoblog.com/2010/02/yogyakarta-chinese-festival/ A special briefing from the Yogyakarta Kraton Guard. This briefing prepare kraton guards for upcoming celebration of Grebeg Maulud. A special briefing from the Yogyakarta Kraton Guard. This briefing prepare kraton guards for upcoming celebration of Grebeg Maulud on Feb 26, 2010. (Feb. 22, 2010; 17.15) http://handoyoblog.com/2010/02/kraton-guards/ The word sekaten itself is derived from syahadatain or shahada, the first requirement for converting into Islamic faith. Traditionally it is played once per year, on the occasion of Mawlid, Muhammad's birthday, for the week from the 6-12 of the month of Mulud (the third month of the Javanese calendar, ... http://handoyoblog.com/2010/02/sekaten/ The Ceremony of Miyos Gongso is carry out of the Gamelan Kyai Nogo wilogo and Kyai Guntur Madu to be placed in Mosque Gede. This ceremony is held once every eight years, which known as Grebeg Tahun Dal in Sekaten Celebration of Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat. Date: Feb 19, 2010 Time: ... http://handoyoblog.com/2010/02/miyos-gongso/ The opening ceremony of Yogyakarta's Sekaten Fair (PMPS), which is an annual event the party of the people of Yogyakarta, officially opened by Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X on Saturday, January 15 2010 took place in 0 Km on January 15, 2010. http://handoyoblog.com/2010/01/the-opening-ceremony-of-yogyakartas-sekaten-fair/ Biennale Anak is the cultural space for children, lasted 15 to 22 January 2010 in Taman Budaya Jogjakarta. Biennale was held with the concept of market, Dol-Dolanan - a market in a city where there are banks, markets, shops, cinemas. In this market, children can watch a movie, buy toys ... http://handoyoblog.com/2010/01/biennale-anak/ Sambisari is a 9th century Hindu temple located at Sambisari hamlet, Purwomartani village, Kalasan, Sleman regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.   The temple was buried about five metres underground. Parts of the original temple have been excavated . The temple is located about 8 km east of Yogyakarta near Adisucipto International Airport. The ... http://handoyoblog.com/2009/12/sambisari-temple/ Boko Temple or Ratu Boko Temple is situated on a hill just 3 km south of Prambanan Temple and 18 km east of Yogyakarta. Ratu Boko site consist of places with folk names connected with palaces such as paseban (reception pavilion), pendopo (audience hall), kaputren (women's quarter) and bathing place. http://handoyoblog.com/2009/12/boko-temple/