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| INDONESIA |
| Yogyakarta |
| Brambanan
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You find Bramabanan
temple area about 17km outside Yogya. The temples were
constructed around year 856 and each of the 3 main temples are in
honor of the Gods Vishnu, Brahma and Siva. The tempel for Siva is
47 meter high. Other temples are for the Gods transportation:
Nandi who was Sivas bull, Hamsa who was Brahma's and the sunbird
Garuda who belonged to Vishnu. The story tells that the whole
temple was buildt in one day by a man who wanted to marry the
princess Loro Jonggrang because she would only marry him if he
mananged the task. Along the walls of the temples you will find
stories of the lifes of the Gods in form of relieffes that are
very well preserved. The preservation was done from 1937 until
1953
Remember -
you get a larger picture when you click on the thumbnails
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all the temples you can find stories told |
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the temples you find a statue of each God |
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stories told along the walls of the temples |
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| Colourful flower |
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