Showing posts with label PANDAVA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PANDAVA. Show all posts

Monday, August 7, 2017

Patung Dewa Ruci at Nusa Dua , Denpasar , Indonesia

The story of "Dewa Ruci" describes a Disciple's obedience to the Teacher, and hard struggle to achieve something. This Story from Epic "Mahabharta" महाभारत is immortalized and well depicted in the form of Statues. A Marvelous piece of Sculpture.

Patung Dewa Ruci at Nusa Dua , Denpasar , Indonesia 


The Statue of "Dewa Ruci" recounts the journey of Bimasena भीम when "Rishi Drona" ऋषि द्रोण  asked him to fetch "Tirtha Amertha" अमृत  from the Ocean. Bima भीम dived in to the bottom of the ocean, where he met Nemburwana Dragon ( Naga) नाग  . There was a fierce battle between the two. During the fight the Naga wrapped around Bima's body and Bima choked the Naga's neck and drove his Nails (Gada गदा ) to the Naga neck. Naga was killed with nail  piercing by 'Pancanaka' Bima. Due to  exhaustion the Naga was almost dead and from the body of Naga , Dewa Ruci appeared in the form of "Sang Hyang Acintya" giving Life Philosophy discourse to Bima. Honest and Tough and Ksatriya Bima accepted Amertha's Tirta from Dewa Ruci.

Hyang in Kawi, Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese is an unseen Spiritual Entity that has Supernatural Power in Ancient Indonesian Mythology. 
Acintya also Atintya (Sanskrit: "the unthinkable", "the Inconceivable", "He who cannot be imagined"), also Tunggal (Balinese: "Unity") is the Supreme God of Indonesian Hinduism , especially on the island of Bali )

This story of the Sculpture inspired from Epic Mahabharta महाभारत , the parts of the Statue includes -

1. The top God  Ruci is " Sang Hyang Acintya" (Dewa Ruci figure)
2. The human statue is Bima 
3. The Naga Baruna in angry form
4. At the bottom the wave of Water (Ocean) surrounded by water pool Fountains that symbolize the sound of the Ocean during the battle between Naga and Bima.


1. The Top God Ruci is " Sang Hyang Acintya" (Dewa Ruci figure)

2. The human statue is Bima भीम 

3. The Naga Baruna in angry form , Pierced by Bheema with his Nail गदा 







4. At the bottom the wave of Water (Ocean) surrounded by water pool 
Fountains that symbolize the sound of the Ocean during the battle between Naga and Bima.

The statue of Dewa Ruci is made by the great Balinese Sculptor named I Wayan Winten , who inherited this expertise from his father . I Wayan Winten began to pursue the world of sculpture since the age of 7 years. He produced many famous concrete base material Statues.

The statue of Dewa Ruci was built in 1996. The name of Dewa Ruci is very famous in Indonesia and Indonesian Navy Ship TNI is named after Dewa Ruci. 

This statue tells the journey of Bima (Werkudara) when he went to fetch the Amertha Tirta. The statue is also referred as the statue of Bima. As per Indonesian version , Bima is an honest, innocent, brave, loyal and innocent person and his innocence and loyal friendship is misused by Kurawa कौरव through Rishi Drona (Teacher of Bima) to look for the Tirthas Amertha (Tirta life) situated on the seabed and impossible to find. After his struggle into the Southern Ocean which was occupied by the Neburwana Naga (Naga Baruna) , the Naga was defeated.

The Statue of Dewa Ruci is located at the crossing of Nusa Dua - 1.  Airport to Denpasar, 2. Nusa Dua, 3.  Airport to Tanah Lot and 4. Sanur to Kuta .



Monday, February 13, 2017

Patung Pandawa Lima - Statues of Five Pandavas at Klaten Regency , Central Java , Indonesia


Patung Pandawa Lima -  Statues of Five Pandavas at Klaten Regency , Central Java , Indonesia 

Above Five Pandavas Statues are at the intersection of Five Bramen Klaten, , Jalan Mayor Kusmanto, Central Klaten (Regency) , Central Java , Indonesia . The concept of the construction of the Monument Bramen is Javanese Culture.


The monument has an area of ​​about around 8.5 square meters with a height of eight meters .

5 Pandawas statues are constructed at a round about . These huge sculptures are stunningly painted GOLD . Among the Statues of Five Pandavas (पांडव), the Stature of Bima (भीम) / Werkudara is located at the top and four other statues of Yudistira (युधिष्ठिर)/ Puntadewa , Arjuna (अर्जुन)/ Janaka , Nakula and Sadewa (नकुल व सहदेव) , surrounding  Bima (भीम) statue slightly at a lower Platform below. A fountain at the monument is enhancing the beauty of the Five Sculptures.

Stature of Bima (भीम) / Werkudara is located at the Top

Yudistira (युधिष्ठिर)Puntadewa

Arjuna (अर्जुन)Janaka

Nakula and Sadewa (नकुल व सहदेव)

Nakula and Sadewa (नकुल व सहदेव)

Lotus Flower - A symbol of Peace and Prosperity in Javanese Culture 

Lotus Flower - A symbol of Peace and Prosperity in Javanese Culture 

Klaten is a Regency in Central Java Province in Indonesia. 

Klaten borders on Boyolali Regency in the North, Sukoharjo Regency and Wonogiri Regency in the East, and Special Region of Yogyakarta to the South and West. Candi Prambanan, one of the biggest Hindu structures in Indonesia, is in the Regency.
As Klaten is located near the active Mount Merapi volcano in Central Java , the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake and 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi had a great damaged impact on Klaten and its surrounding areas .



Thursday, April 23, 2015

Streets in Semarang (Central Java) Indonesia after Epic Mahabharataमहाभारत Characters

Culture of Indonesia is not only influenced by Epic Mahabharata महाभारत and Ramayana रामायण but weaved within these Epics. I happened to pass by  Jalan Indraprasta near Simplang Lima Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia and amazed to see the name Indraprasta. I started walking down the street to quench my curiosity to dig more information and I was surprised to see that Jalan Indraprasta is connecting FIVE Major Residential Streets which have names after Epic Mahabharata. I wandered and captured  few pictures to share.

1.  JALAN INDRAPRASTA इन्द्रप्रस्थ
2.  JALAN YUDISTIRO युधिष्ठिर
3.  JALAN ARJUNA अर्जुन
4.  JALAN BIMA भीम
5.  JALAN SADEWA सहदेव
6.  JALAN NAKULA नकुल
7.  JALAN ABIMANYU अभिमन्यु

A map below from Google Map will well describe the location -

Jalan Indraprasta इन्द्रप्रस्थ  
(Jalan is used in Indonesia for Street or Road  )

Jalan Yudistira युधिष्ठर  
Postal Pincode No. 50141

Jalan Arjuna अर्जुन 
Postal Pincode No. 50131

Jalan Bima भीम 
Indonesians are very friendly and smiley. The person who is sitting in KHAKI Uniform in this picture gave me details and directions about all Streets named after Pandavasपाण्डव.  When I told him that I write a blog on Indonesian Culture with Threads of Hinduism , he was very happy and wanted to be photographed. Other three guys of Two Wheeler repairing shop too were happy on being shot. This shop is located at Jalan Bima भीम 

Jalan Sadewa सहदेव

Jalan Nakula नकुल
Some interesting Hoardings on Jalan Nakula नकुल 

Jalan Abimanyu अभिमन्यु 
Jalan Abimanyu अभिमन्यु 
Above board I clicked at some Islamic School. Name of the Teacher is Dewiदेवी Sartika
Another board depicting name Griya Gayatri गायत्री at Jalan Abimanyu अभिमन्यु