MY JOURNEY

In Hamlet Kraton Temon Village District Trowulan I tried to explore the kingdom of Majapahit, who supposedly said gate or queen Bajang temple built of bricks glued to each other degan rub system, except in the doorway and stairs made of andesite stone.

Rectangular building measuring 11.5 m long and 10.5 m wide. Building height and 16.5 m wide entrance hall 1.4 m. The temple is also referred to as Mercury Mix gate or gate that has a roof, which has three parts such as legs, the body, and the roof and walls and fences that have the wings on both sides. And this photo I took of the side wing or side of the temple.

The frosting on the roof in the form of:

1.Head flanked lion.

2.Relief Sun.

3.Naga legged.

4.Garuda head.

5.Relief one-eyed.

At the foot of describing the story of Sri Tanjung has a function as a protective or repellent distress and the right wing decorated with Ramayana story. There are carvings on either side of the door in the form of long-eared animals. According to the beliefs and myths that developed societies allegedly gate are closely related with the King Jayanegara. Of the public trust and the myths that have been circulating Bajangratu alleged temple entrance to a shrine to commemorate the death of King Jayanegara the Saka year 1250 or the year 1328 AD.

However, based on relief contained in the estimated building the temple was built in the 13th century - 14.

Bajangratu themselves in the ancient Javanese language "Mix" means small, ascended the throne as king as a boy, and supposedly it happened to King Jayanegara. Establishment Bajangratu temple itself is still not known with certainty.

Mystical side of this temple, is also still very strong. According to the story it is said there is a prohibition or taboos for government officials to cross or enter the temple gates Bajangratu this. According to the belief that there is, someone who has a job in government and violating these restrictions, it is believed will have bad luck.

One of the residents who live around the location of the establishment of the temple Bajang Queen, said. When Queen Bajang temple not much different from the temple - the other temples. However it has its own mystical side radiated of building the temple.

Bajang queen is not much different from the temple - the other temples. But if we look carefully, the temple was kept a separate mystical power. In fact, of the belief there are special restrictions for government officials while in the temple Bajang Queen. Prohibition is forbidden to enter or pass through the gates of the temple. If restrictions were violated, the person believed to be affected by bad luck. According to him, if the temple Bajang beauty queen exceeds temple - other temples in the area Trowulan.

This is because the park is in the court of the temple arranged neatly and beautifully. The beauty queen Bajang more prominent temple of the temple - the temple to another. In addition, if we are in the temple area. Then the peace of the soul we can feel, from here we can also feel strongly that radiated mystical side of the temple, "he said.

Which I guess in that place is beautiful and clean and take care of every detail in the building and its surroundings, so there is a ladder in the middle of the temple door accidentally closed to the public and are not allowed through the door of the temple. But this photo I took from the side of the stairs so the picture is not visible because it lies in front of the stairs there. Photos uploaded to the stairs I had before.©Data temple of source wikipedia

Sunday, January 2013 I took this photo while on longest bridge Suramadu the meaning of the combination of two of Surabaya city and Madura Island, Sura means sharks and Baya mean crocodiles and the location of the position longest bridge over sea border Madura Strait.

From a distance I stopped the car to take photos of the city of Surabaya with the storey buildings and surrounding houses stood Surabaya's population is very dense at all.

Indeed, the city of Surabaya is very much up to 3 million not including immigrants from outside the city and outside the island. Surabaya is the capital and largest city of East Java in Indonesia after Jakarta as the capital of Indonesia. Surabaya is the gate once the Majapahit Empire, which is at the mouth of Kali Mas. Even anniversary of Surabaya set as the date May 31, 1293.

Mongol troops coming from the sea was described as SURA fish (sharks / bold) and Raden Wijaya forces coming from the land described as BAYA (crocodile / danger), so it literally means the courage to face the coming danger threatens. So the day of victory is celebrated as the anniversary of Surabaya.

Sunday, January 27, 2013. I deliberately spend time to find the subject to be photographed scenery and my mind to explore the city Mojokerto because there are a lot of historical relics.

On the way to town Mojokerto in East Java location Trowulan weather was overcast but the air is very hot, I do not know why I was driving so fast because it was hostile.

There are remnants of sunlight is shone into the earth, and it stung the skin. Back when I was a kid during the 1980s, usually when out of town to go to a village where the air is very cool and cold.

Unlike the year 2000 upwards from hostile air and lots of trees felled and the population and number of vehicles are increasing in production and increase air pollution, to make the earth feel crowded by human activities that are not responsible.

As the photo I had taken it, first place was a thick forest and many large trees grow, but now a lot of trees cut down for the expansion of settlements and the expansion of agricultural fields. Though the forest is the lungs of the earth to absorb CO2 (carbon dioxide) and emit O2 (oxygen) air to be inhaled by living things.

Problems like this are very complex one hand we need the air is still pure but on the other hand people need a livelihood such as housing, food and jobs. While the government does not much interfere in this very important.

The lack of sensitivity in dealing with government environmental primarily local nature reserves make people flocked to destroy their own natural resources. I was sad to see the sights that were once very shady and cool now lives expanse of agricultural fields.

I purposely look for heritage sites kingdoms in East Java, especially in urban areas Mojokerto. Lots of Majapahit Trowulan kingdom relic as the photos I've taken this A-shaped gate and called Wringin Lawang in the sense of the Java language.

I arrived at the venue overcast but the air was very hot there is a sense of fatigue of having to walk while searching for a good angle. And while there are plenty of visitors who flock that makes me more tired to wait lonely visitor.

Sometimes the Indonesia annoying if someone else took their pictures as if no matter accidentally passing in front of the camera so that it covers the intended subject. Sense of respect for others has vanished in Indonesia since the times of globalization and technology are sometimes misleading. Television footage in Indonesia is not much to educate even more out of control in terms of social and environmental worsening behavior of young people in Indonesia.

Wringin Lawang gate is a gate relics of the Majapahit kingdom the 14th century located in Jatipasar, District Trowulan, Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia. The building is located a short distance to the south of the main road in Jatipasar.

In the Java language, Wringin Lawang means 'Door banyan'.

This great arch made of red brick with a basic 13 x 11 meters and 15.5 meters high. Probably built in the 14th century. Gate-style temple is commonly called moment or split gate type. The architectural style is thought to arise as Majapahit era and is now commonly found in Balinese architecture. Most historians agree that this gate is the entrance to the complex important buildings in the capital city of Majapahit. Allegations about the original function of the building is inviting a lot of speculation, one of the most popular is the gate is thought to be the entrance to the residence of Gajah Mada Mahapatih.