Bima - Puppet Story Characters


Bima has a very stubborn character, and is the strongest protagonists in a puppet show, he has the nickname wolf belly, firm stance, do not like small talk, honest, straightforward, not indiscriminately, loyal, brave, strong, rough, often making fear of the enemy. The strongest force on the bima is in his nails. Bima is one of the leaders in the five Pandavas, he was the second son of the goddess Kunthi.
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The Various Types of Batik

Batik is a make that has towering creative esteem and has come to be part of society, Indonesia (especially Java) subsequent to extended. Javanese ladies in the experience days of yore, batik-making abilities professionally, so in the past batik work for all intents and purpose work solely for ladies until the novelty of "Batik Top" which permits the section of men into the field.

However there are likewise special cases, specifically the beachfront batik manly lines as might be perceived on the theme of "Mega Risk", mean that the batik work in some seaside domains is moreover normal for men.

At first batik custom is a convention from cycle to cycle, so here and there unmistakable theme batik began from a specific household. Theme would moreover demonstrate the status of an individual. Yet today, some universal batik themes are just utilized by the household royal residence of Yogyakarta and Surakarta.

Variety Batik Motif:
Variety diakulturasi Batik motifs and colors of the various foreign influences. At first, Batik has a variety of motifs and colors are limited, there are certain motifs that may only be used by certain circles.
However, due to various external influences such as foreign traders and colonists, came in bright colors like red which Batik Coastal popularized by the Chinese phoenix, and also popularized the style.

European colonizers was also interested to Batik, so that the resulting flower pattern that was not previously known as tulips, as well as objects brought by invaders such as buildings or train a horse motif, and appears also to their favorite colors such as blue.
Even so, retaining the traditional batik s type, and until now it is still used in many traditional ceremonies, as each style usually means a representation of each.

Batik Parang Rusak


Batik Sidoluhur


Batik Truntum


Batik Udan Iris
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Krishna - Puppet Story Characters

Krishna is known as the human incarnation of the god, the character has a lot of stories and features. Krishna in the story includes puppet figures of concern to society lover. So great was the public's attention to the figures, then comes a lot of stories featuring characters play with Krishna. Birth, marriage and play a few stories of Krishna lifting figures as the main character. Story involving Pandhawa mostly involving Krishna as well.


Krishna helpful brothers are in trouble and needed help. As long as the king Dwarawati domiciled, Krishna was a king who has to understand and practice the meaning contained in asthabrata. This means that it has properties that reflect the eight gods of excess and grandeur of the world leaders or protectors. Krishna was an honest soul, defending truth and justice. Krishna's attitude reflects the properties of ambek paramarta, ambek pinandhita and ambek binathara.

Krishna serves as king, and Dwarawati Mandura family members, and community members. Krishna given human nature as a resident leaders and dignitaries. Then everything becomes a reflection of character perwatakannya lover community leaders.
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Arjuna - favorite character in a puppet show

Now I will discuss about the characters - the characters in the puppet show as much interest from visitors about the information about the shadow puppets.
This time I will discuss the character Arjuna, arjuna is the protagonist character in the story of the Mahabharata, he is one of the members of the five Pandavas. He is known for gentle, very kind, magic, defense of truth, spirit warrior, handsome, strong faith, impervious to worldly temptations, brave, and always managed to grab the glory, Arjuna is the most favorite character in the puppet show, always followed him wherever he goes by the Punokawan.
Of all the characters they have impacted the women volunteered to accompany the wife of arjuna, in the course of love is told arjuna has 16 wives.


though small, handsome-faced, soft-hearted, he is a fighter without equal on the battlefield and steel-willed, capable of performing the ritual of the most serious meditation, a warrior with a deep loyalty to family, but then was able to force himself to kill his half-brother.
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Gereja Blendug (Greja Blenduk) - Church With a Round Roof of Heritage



Church blendug (Blenduk) are on the road named Heerenstraat (now a Lieutenant General Suprapto Road), this church was built around 1700 AD near the monument Koepelkerk (Dutch heritage), local people call it Blenduk, because the shape of a round dome roof.

Orgel Blendug


The Protestant Church is still in active use, every Sunday is always used for mass meetings. Inside this church, there is an old musical instrument called the organ. Orgel is a wind instrument commonly found in churches in Europe. However, this classic musical is now unusable. Koepelkerk This is the oldest church in Central Java and one of the oldest on the island of Java.

The designer initially unknown, but this Koepelkerk drastically updated by architect W. Westmaas and H.P.A. de Wilde in the year 1894-1895. They added two towers left and right sides.

The result, an architect who works with the composition perfectly balanced. Entry doors of classic style and a large dome is made ​​of copper was heavenly awesome.

The interior is also beautiful, decorated with crystal chandeliers, Dutch-style benches and chairs are all still original. Then there is the beautiful Baroque organ, which unfortunately can not be used (broken). Not even experts who can fix it.
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