Category: Javanese Sacred Places

Spiritual Tourism on Mount Lawu, Central Java

۞ Spirituality, Candi of Indonesia, Customs & Rituals, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Spiritual Retreats, Spiritual Travel, Tri Hita Karana

Spiritual Tourism in Mount Lawu – A group of 17 French travelers led by Gorka Etxarri...

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The Hindu-Javanese Osing people of Banyuwangi

Balinese Culture, Eco Travel, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Nusantara

Banyuwangi and its surrounding area is home to the Osing people,  an ethnic group living in...

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The Mysteries of the Sukuh Temple on Mount Lawu in Java that looks like a Mayan pyramid

Candi of Indonesia, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Shaivism, Southeast Asian Art, Spiritual Travel, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Candi Sukuh (Sukuh Temple) is one of three very special temples found along the slopes of Mount...

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Majapahit: the Peak of Indonesian Civilization

Balinese Culture, Candi of Indonesia, Dvipantara (Southeast Asia), Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Nusantara, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Image source: Didi Trowulanesia The Majapahit empire was the last of the major Hindu empires of...

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The Trimurti Temple of Prambanan

Candi of Indonesia, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Shaivism, Wilwatikta / Majapahit, Yogyakarta

The Prambanan temple complex in Central Java is Indonesia’s largest holy site....

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The Tengger people of Java: descendants of Majapahit

Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Nusantara, Spiritual Travel

The Tengger people are one of the biggest Hindu communities in Java. Their population lives in the...

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The Yadnya Kasada Sacrifice at Mount Bromo

Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Nusantara, Spiritual Travel, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Devotees climbing to the crater for Yadnya Kasada at Mount Bromo Each year, the Tengger people of...

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The Borobudur Temple: a Cosmic Mandala

Candi of Indonesia, Hindu Cosmology, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Southeast Asian Art, Spiritual Travel, Vastu Shastra, Yogyakarta

Image source – Joel Santos Built by the Sailendra (‘Lords of the Mountain’)...

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The 9 Sacred Mountains of Java

۞ Spirituality, Eco Travel, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Kejawen (Javanese Spirituality), Nusantara, Spiritual Travel

Originally posted on Medium – Image Source: Didi Trowulanesia The island of Java is...

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Kejawen, the Religion of Java

Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Kejawen (Javanese Spirituality), Nusantara

Kejawen (literally: ‘Javanism’, or Agama Jawa) is the original Javanese religion,...

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Alun-Alun: the Brahmasthan of Java

Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Nusantara, Vastu Shastra, Yogyakarta

Alun-alun (main square) in Yogyakarta An alun-alun is a large, central, open square central to all...

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Agama Tirtha: Types of Holy Water in Indonesian Hindu Rituals

۞ Spirituality, Balinese Culture, Candi of Indonesia, Customs & Rituals, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Sacred Places

Originally posted on Medium “Holy water is an agent of the power of a god, a power of...

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The sacred spring in Jolotundo temple (and the mysteries of Mount Penanggungan)

۞ Spirituality, Candi of Indonesia, Customs & Rituals, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Kejawen (Javanese Spirituality), Spiritual Retreats, Spiritual Travel

Originally posted on Medium The Jolotundo Temple (or Jalatunda in Sanskrit) lies on the slopes of...

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Wilwatikta: the ancient Indonesian capital of the Majapahit empire

Candi of Indonesia, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Nusantara, Spiritual Travel, Vastu Shastra, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Originally posted on Medium – Image source – Didi Trowulanesia Trowulan near...

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“Ikan Dewa”: the Sundanese “Fish of the Gods”

۞ Indosphere Culture, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Spiritual Travel

Originally posted on Medium The mysterious fish called Ikan Dewa (‘Fish of the Gods’)...

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Gāyatrī Rajapatni: the woman behind the Majapahit Empire

Books Reviews, Dvipantara (Southeast Asia), Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Nusantara, Southeast Asian Art, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Image source – Didi Trowulanesia Originally posted on Jakarta Post “The...

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