Photos of Old Traders in Indonesia

Photos of Old Traders in Indonesia. This is a portrait of traders in Indonesia first, we so know what they sell and how it looks when selling.

Until now there are, but very rarely, in the village also, people selling nira /  coconut juice / palm wine  (lahang, cikalahang). Taken from Come to Java 1922-1923

The painting of the nira / coconut juice and the Dutch soldiers, 1854

Seller of kitchen utensils from woven bamboo, 1880-1920

Food and beverage market under the shade of trees, 1910-1940 (Hehehe, do not take too long to pay attention to small children, you know!).

Vegetable seller,1890

Fruit seller, 1860-1880

Satay, tiny grilled beef seller, 1870-1920

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur, or Barabudur (Indonesian: Candi Borobudur, is a 9th-century  Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, and the world's largest Buddhist temple. The temple consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circulars, topped by a central dome. It is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. The central dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa.

Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty, the temple design follows Javanese Buddhist architecture,  which blends the Indonesian indigenous cult of ancestor worship and the Buddhist concept of attaining Nirvana. The temple demonstrates the influences of Gupta art that reflects India's influence on the region, yet there are enough indigenous scenes and elements incorporated to make Borobudur uniquely Indonesian. The monument is a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The pilgrim journey begins at the base of the monument and follows a path around the monument, ascending to the top through three levels symbolic of Buddhist cosmology: Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). The monument guides pilgrims through an extensive system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the walls and the balustrades. Borobudur has the largest and most complete ensemble of Buddhist reliefs in the world.

Evidence suggests Borobudur was constructed in the 9th century and abandoned following the 14th-century decline of Hindu kingdoms in Java and the Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians. Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, followed by the monument's listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Borobudur remains popular for pilgrimage. Once a year, Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument, and Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction.

Bandung City Once Upon A Time

Bandung is the largest metropolitan city in West Java province, as well as being the capital of this province. The city is located 140 km southeast of Jakarta and is the largest city in the southern part of Java Island. While the area of Bandung Raya (Metropolitan Region Bandung) is the second largest metropolitan city in Indonesia after Jabodetabek.

In this city recorded a variety of important history, among them as a war location in the independence period. , and was once the site of the Asian-African Conference of 1955, a meeting that voiced anti-colonialism, and even Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his speech said that Bandung was the capital of Asia-Africa.

Jalan Braga is one of Bandung's iconic roads. There are a variety of unique hangout places, perfect for those of you who want a night out.

The ancient Asian-African Way, now this street becomes one of the business centers in Bandung city

This building is a prison building built in 1877, now named Sukamiskin Prison dedicated to corruption prisons in Indonesia.

Gedung Sate is the center of West Java provincial government and is the most famous icon in this province, and the city of Bandung. The building was built in 1920. From the photo above you can see the condition of the city of Bandung at that time, where the center of the crowd like Cilaki, Dago, Gasibu, Dipati Ukur, Riau road, rice fields are still stretched wide. around Gedung Sate.

Villa Isola is a villa building located on the northern outskirts of Bandung City. Located on the plateau, on the left side of the road to Lembang (Jalan Setiabudhi), this building is used by IKIP (Institute of Teacher Education and Training) Bandung, now Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia-UPI). Villa Isola is one of the most stylish Art Deco architecture buildings in Bandung.

Villa Isola was built in 1933, owned by a Dutch journalist named Dominique Willem Berretty. Then the luxury building made for this residence is sold and becomes part of the Savoy Homann Hotel. And in the next period changed its function to Building IKIP.

Balinese Woman

Series of Balinese Woman. This is why long time ago they called Bali as Island of Paradise.

Someone said The Island of Paradise. 

Another said The Island of The God.
And the others said The Island of a Thousand Temple.

The Old Balinese Dancers

Balinese dance is a dance originating from Bali.

Balinese dance does not always depend on the storyline. The main purpose of Balinese dancers is to dance each stage of movement and series with full expression. The beauty of Balinese dance looks at abstract and beautiful movements. Balinese dances are best known among others kecak, pendet, gabor, garis, sanghyang and legong.

Balinese dance is largely religious. Since the 1950s, with the rapid development of tourism, several dances have been shown in activities outside of religion with some modifications.

Photos of the old Balinese dancers

Janger dancer in 1933

Ngaben Ceremony in Bali Year 1910 - 1950

Ngaben is a cremation ceremony or burning corpse in Bali, Indonesia. Ngaben traditional ceremony is a ritual performed to send the corpse to the next life. In this ceremony, the corpse is placed in a position like a sleeping person.

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Photos During the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence

This is the photo of the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Indonesia on 17 August 1945. The text of this proclamation was signed by Sukarno and Hatta, who in the future the two men were appointed president and vice president of the first Republic of Indonesia

The reading of the text of the proclamation of independence of the Indonesian Republic by Soekarno

The original text of the proclamation of independence of the Indonesian Republic

Raising the red and white flag for the first time