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Pencak Silat is an umbrella term for the martial arts created in Indonesia. The leading organization of pencak silat in Indonesia is IPSI [Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia meaning Organization for Indonesian Pencak Silat]. The liaison body for international pencak silat is the International Pencak Silat Association or PERSILAT. Pencak silat was chosen in 1948...

Dancers Jaipong Jaipong Dance is a popular traditional dance of Sundanese people, West Java, Indonesia. The dance was created by Gugum Gumbira, based on traditional Sundanese Ketuk Tilu music and Pencak Silat movements. History In 1961, Indonesian president Sukarno prohibited rock and roll and other western genres of music, and challenged Indonesian musicians...

Sendratari Ramayana, also known as Ramayana Ballet, is an art exhibition that combines drama and dance to perform Ramayana story. Ramayana story is a legend beautifully carved on the wall of Siwa Temple, one of the temples in Prambanan complex. If you walk around the temple in a pradaksina [clockwise] direction, you will see the plot of Ramayana story on the...

Once upon a time, the King of Bantar Angin Kingdom named Kelana Swadana was going to propose for marriage to a beautiful girl, the daughter of Kediri King. Unfortunately, Kelana Swadana's journey to Kediri was stopped because of the cruel blockade done by a group of wild animals namely Singobarong which guarded the area of Lodaya forest, in which Kelana Swadana...

Batik from Giriloyo After UNESCO officially announced batik as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity on October 2 2009 in Abu Dhabi, its image rise significantly as one of Indonesian heritages. All elements of Indonesian society are really proud of it and thus their appreciation upon batik rises. They show their pride and appreciation by wearing batik...

Komodo is an Indonesian island home to approximately 2,000 people who are mostly descendants of former convicts once exiled here. The island is part of Komodo National Park and is especially known for its native Komodo Dragon the world's largest living lizard !!! In 1908, a unit of Netherlands army reported that they saw a dragon looking like a monster in...

Borobudur Temple Borobudur Temple is one of the most prestigious historical properties that can be found in Indonesia. It is noted as one of the World Wonder Heritage by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO]. The existence of Borobudur was discovered by General Governor Sir Thomas Raffles around 800 A.D., after being buried...