CEMORO SEWU - TAWANGMANGU

      Cemoro Sewu - TAWANGMANGU

Cemoro Sewu, located on the border of Jawa Tengah and Jawa Timur. The highest peak of Mount Lawu (Summit Argo Dumilah) is at the level of a 3265 m above sea level. Lawu complex has an area of ​​400 KM2 with Candradimuka crater that still steaming hot water and the smell of sulfur. There are two old crater near the top of the crater lake of Mount Lawu Yellow and Crater Lake bubble Selayur.Terdapat many resorts around the mountain like Sarangan Lawu, Niagara Grojogan Sewu, Tawangmangu, Sukuh, Sangiran, Kraton Solo.

There are so many places that are sacred by the community that not only young, but many parents who climbed the mountain to pray Lawu. Javanese people believe that the mountain was formerly Lawu was the first kingdom in Java. Lawu is very meaningful for the Java community, especially those who still believe in the Unseen World. Once upon a time in the sacred places Lawu is turned upside down by people who do not like it, but they were harmed by even die horribly. To that for climbers who do not believe in sacred places in the mountains Lawu, please still appreciate the trust of local communities, in order to avoid disaster.

 

According to the story of the puppet King Balarama on the eve of war Baratayudha, Krishna ordered to be imprisoned in Grojogansewu. This is to avoid Balarama fought on the battlefield, because kesaktiaannya no enemies who could menandingiya.
There are also waterfalls Pringgodani, where his son imprisoned King Anom Gatotkaca Bima. To go there through the narrow streets and steep. Here lies the monastery there is also a grave said to be the grave Gatotkaca. These graves are sacred, and many prayers are coming. Pringgosepi above the forest there.

Mountain can be climbed via Cemoro Lawu Cages (Central Java) or Cemoro Sewu (East Java), a distance of two points is not so much. Of Tawangmangu we can drive to Cemoro Omprengan Cemoro Sewu or enclosure. Too late if we have to charter a car and not having a car we have to walk about 9.5 Km to 10 Km Cemoro cage or to Cemoro Sewu.

PARANG IJO - TAWANGMANGU

PARANG IJO - TAWANGMANGU

Parang Ijo is located in the dusun  Munggur, Girimulyo  village, kecamatan Ngargoyoso, Karanganyar , jawa tengah.

In 1942 in a village in Karanganyar district, there is a huge old trees and dominated by the color green and the tree is considered sacred to the people around the hamlet tersesebut because it can not be cut down. One day in the village hit by major floods (known as the New k-ping by the local community) is the flood that hit daaerah is able to uproot the tree is considered sacred and take it with the swift running water, but the tree will still be able to stand upright even if hit by the swift running water and the tree gets a new place, where by chance occupy among the cliffs (machetes), thus simplifying the flow of water from the top of the cliff to the valley through the trunk. Continuous flow of water to make the tree grow green with moss.
 

In 1982 there was a flood that hit the New k-ping back to this area and struck a tree diatara machete. The loss of trees that initially causes the water flow through the trunks of trees are now plunging down a waterfall without any intermediate form known as Parang Ijo meaning of green between two cliffs.

Parang Ijo tourist area located in the village Girimulyo, District Ngargoyoso. Parang Ijo tour will be the mainstay of the new tour for Karanganyar. Understandably, the beauty and charm of the plantation type of agriculture on the slopes of Mount Lawu so beautiful and attractive to tourists. Not far from there ijo machete Cetho temple complex in Ngargoyoso.

CANDI CETHO - TAWANGMANGU

  Candi CetHo -Tawangmangu

Cetho Temple, a Hindu temple-style relics of the end of the Majapahit. Under the circumstances when the ruins began to study, this temple has not aged that much with Sukuh. Location of the temple is located in the hamlet of Ceto, Gumeng village, district. Jenawi, Kab. Karanganyar, at an altitude of 1400m above sea level. (15th century). The first scientific report of him was made by Van de Vlies in 1842. A.J. Bernet Kempers also do some research about it. Excavation (digging) for the purpose of reconstruction was first performed in 1928 by the Department of Antiquities
Until now, the temple complex is used by locals as a Hindu shrine and popular as a hermitage for religious believers among native Javanese / Javanese.

 

When it was discovered the state of this temple is the stone ruins on the plains fourteen-story, extending from the west (lowest) to the east, although at present live 13 terrace, and the restoration carried out on the porch just nine. The structure having terraces make the emergence of the notion of a revival of indigenous culture ("punden staircase") at the time, which is synthesized by the Hindu religion. This suspicion is reinforced by body shape in relief like a puppet, which is similar to the depiction in Sukuh.

Restoration was undertaken by Humardani, Suharto's personal assistant, at the end of the 1970s changed many of the original structure of the temple, although the concept punden staircase will be retained. The restoration was widely criticized by archaeologists, given that the restoration of archaeological sites can not be done without a thorough study. The new building is the restoration of the magnificent gate in the front, wooden buildings of the hermitage, statues Sabdapalon, Nayagenggong, UB V, as well as the phallus, and building the cube at the top punden.

At its present state, the temple consists of nine levels Cetho terraces. Before the gate of the temple-shaped moment, visitors find two pairs of statues guard. The first level of a page after the gate entrance of the temple. Still a second level of pages here and there petilasan Ki Ageng Krincingwesi, Dusun community Cetho ancestors.

                                            

At the third level of settings, there is a flat stone on the ground that describes the giant tortoise, solar Majapahit (presumably as a symbol of Majapahit), and a symbol of phallus (penis, male genitalia) along the 2 meter equipped with a decorative piercing (piercing) of type ampallang. Turtles are the symbol of the creation of the universe while the penis is a symbol of human creation. There are depictions of other animals, such as horseshoe crabs, frogs, and crayfish. Animal symbols that exist, can be read as a framed suryasengkala Saka year 1373, or 1451 modern era.

At the next level of rock can be found on line that contains two adjacent terrain relief Sudhamala story excerpts, as found also in Sukuh. This story is still popular among the Java community as a basis Ruwatan ceremony. The next two cedar gazebo includes buildings that flank the entrance of the temple. Until now the gazebo-gazebo is used as a place pelangsungan religious ceremonies. Can be found on the seventh level of the two statues on the north and south. On the north side of the statue and in the south Sabdapalon Nayagenggong, two half-mythical figures (many consider the fact they are one people) are believed to be the servant and spiritual advisor to the King Brawijaya V.

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