Contributions of the group Mainstream Art

Equestrian statue of Genghis Khan

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:36:32 +0000

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The largest (40 metres tall) in the world, 54 km from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
The monument has a viewing platform.

An Ogoh Ogoh and the porters

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:47:01 +0000

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Some hours before the giant parade the sculpture carrier bring the statue to the starting point of the procession.

Ogoh Ogoh advice

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:47:51 +0000

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It is intended to bewilder the evil spirits so that they go away and cease harming human beings.

Bhuta-Kala

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:47:39 +0000

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The forms of this Ogoh Ogoh represent the Bhuta-Kala (Bhuta: eternal energy, Kala: eternal time), according to Hindu teachings.

Demon figure in Subagan

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:34:48 +0000

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This demon statue is prepared already for the Balinese New Year celebration, the parade with hundreds of "Ogoh Ogoh" figures. The Ogoh Ogoh normally have form of mythological beings, mostly demons.

Preparing Ogoh Ogoh figures

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:20:24 +0000

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Ogoh Ogoh is considered a symbol of modes of nature that form the malicious characters of living beings. Ogoh Ogoh are usually made by the group of artists found in villages around Bali.

Statue as the temple guard

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:20:45 +0000

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In fact, there are tens of thousands of temples in Bali, from the simple to the ornate, from the very large, to the very small. The family Bandem owns a private temple at their premise, this temple guards one of them on the right and one on the left side observe the temples entrance.

Balinese house gable and a Garuda statue

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:20:58 +0000

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A colorful Garuda watches at the gables edge. In Hindu mythology, a Garuda is a lesser Hindu divinity, usually the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu. Garuda is depicted as having a golden body, white face, red wings, and an eagle's beak, but with a man's body.

Barong

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:21:08 +0000

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The barong mask appears on Hindu temple altars during temple festivals where they are heaped high with offerings and incense and worshipped by the villagers.

Sculture in the Pura Dalem Semawa temple

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:18:46 +0000

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There are so many temples in Bali that the government doesn't even bother counting them. In Bali the word for temple is Pura. Two Balinese common words are used here, "Pura" and "Dalem".
Pura Dalem, is used to appease the demons and to ask for protection from the spirits.

Stupa of Phra Maha That, Ratchaburi พระปรางค์วัดพระศรีรัตนมหาธาตุ ราชบุรี

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:13:28 +0000

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The Stupa of Phra Maha That, Ratchaburi Province represents Mahayana Buddhism and was constructed during the Lop Buri period which dates to around the 11th-13th century A.D. The brick central tower stands on a laterite base. The structure has been renovated and restored several times. The murals in the chamber of the prang were made during the early Ayutthaya period while the stuccos and ornaments on the upper part of the prang were executed by both Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin craftsmen.
Phra Maha That, Ratchaburi situated at Muang Boran is a three-fourths scaled model of the original structure.

Demon statue in front of the Pura Dalem Semawa

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:31:56 +0000

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A remarkable sign for a farewell to me on the last day of my visit on Bali in March 2010.
Bali will be the destination for many other journeys I'll plan to do them in future, and I'll keep this amazing place in my mind for ever.

Delem statue dressed in checked clothes

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:30:52 +0000

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Delem is the servant to the demon Rawana. Like the other clown characters Delem also serves as a translator, but is prideful, has a harsh voice and is master of deception and conceit.
You often will find this statue as a welcome sign in front of the house entrance.
The black and white checked pattern means all the worlds contradictions like heaven and hell, water and fire, day and night, good and bad ect.

Pancering Jagat temple

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:29:32 +0000

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Despite the rules of the forbidden entrance for foreigners, we'd the chance for a access with the help of local people. There wasn't much more to see inside than from outside.

Pancering Jagat temple in Trunyan

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:14:16 +0000

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This village is also well-known for its Pancering Jagat Temple. but, generally visitors are not allowed to enter. We arrived the temples complex during heavy rain and had the chance to enter the temple an hour later in the attendance of many local kids.

Pura Dalem Sidan temple

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:37:46 +0000

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The temple complex is just beside the main road to the Batur area in Kintamani district. Only a few foreigners stop for a high-value visit.

Weather getting worse

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:20:46 +0000

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After visiting the famous temple complex for more than an hour we soaking returned to the parking car. We left a very beautiful temple and its area to the next destination the Buyan lake.

Ulun Danu Temple

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:19:19 +0000

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After the most famous temple complex on Bali "Tanah Lot", the Ulun Danu Temple is surely the most photographed temple on this island.
We were lucky that the weather and clouds changed every minutes and show a different scene. Most photos show the temple in sunshine and with blue sky. We'd heavy rain, thick clouds and very dense fog - and only a few tourists.

Ulun Danu Bratan Temple

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:19:08 +0000

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The name of Ulun Danu Bratan Temple is taken from the lake where the temple is built at Bratan Lake. The name of Bratan Lake is inseparable with the Bratan Mount as Deity and Goddess as fertility source, prosperity to keep the prosperity in life and society life. In papyrus chronicle of the Mengwi, this temple is referred as the name of Parhyangan ri pinggiring danu Bratan (sanctum located in lakeside of Bratan Lake ). Ulun is come from Hulu word meaning head or power and in this case is intended by Ulun Danu Bratan means power of Bratan Lake that is Danu Goddess.

Private temple premise

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:17:21 +0000

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In Perean Tengha on the way to the Lake Beratan.