Java: Media
island, Indonesia
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What it's like to visit an active volcano
Jess Phoenix has worked on the Kawa Aegean volcano in Indonesia, the site of the...
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Observe a man playing the saron barung, a musical instrument of Javanese gamelan music
The saron barung, one of the instruments that carry the main melody in Javanese...
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Indonesia
Indonesia in its entirety (upper map) and the islands of Java, Bali, Lombok, and...
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West Java: tea plantation
Worker separating tea leaves at a plantation in West Java, Indonesia.
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Borobudur stupa
Borobudur stupa, Buddhist monument in central Java, Indonesia, late 8th century.
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bas-relief from the Shailendra dynasty
King and queen with subjects, bas relief from the Shailendra dynasty, 8th century;...
Gunkarta
Kertanagara
Stone sculpture thought to be Kertanagara in the form of hari-hara ardhanari,...
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bonang
Side view of a bonang, one of the instruments that elaborate the main melody...
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Borobudur: Buddha sculpture and stupas
Buddha sculpture and stupas at Borobudur, central Java, Indonesia.
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celempung
Side view of a celempung, one of the instruments that elaborate the main...
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Indonesian wayang shadow puppet and decoration
Indonesian wayang shadow puppet and decoration.
Courtesy of the Puppentheatermuseum, Munich
Jakarta, pre-1949
Pre-1949 map of southern Sumatra and western Java showing Jakarta as Batavia.
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Mount Bromo
Mount Bromo (foreground) and Mount Semeru (background), two active volcanoes in eastern...
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