I want to visit Indonesia

Indonesia is the biggest archipelago in this world. That simply means Indonesia has more than 17,000 islands. If people in France claim that their country is the most romantic place in the world and people in India claim that their country is the most exotic place in the world then people in Indonesia should claim that their country is the most beautiful country in the world. It’s just simply beautiful.

Bali, the number one tourism destination in Indonesia, was awarded the best island in 2007 by Travel and Leisure Magazine. Bali is famous for its great beaches and fantastic cultural attractions. Every international tourist who visits Bali will be amazed by the beauty of Jimbaran beach and Sanur beach. Every tourist will also be entertained so much by the wonderful Kecak dance: The famous Balinese spiritual dance. Bali is indeed very popular and sometimes international tourists even think that Bali is a country instead of part of Indonesia.

But Indonesia is not just Bali. I have been to the mountain of Bromo twice. The mountain is located in East Java and to see the mountain when the sun is rising is an experience that can’t and shouldn’t be described by words. In my opinion the word “beautiful” is not beautiful enough to depict the scenery.

Indonesia is the place if you want to visit Bunaken: A location that some people believe to be the best diving location in the world. It has the clearest seawater in the world with wonderful and breathtaking hard corals, critters, and different fish species.

Indonesia is a beautiful place and there’s no doubt about it. Indonesia is a country blessed with countless great natural resources. You can find beautiful locations from Sabang to Merauke, easily.

Indonesia is simply the place you wish you’d die in.

Sadly, with all the beautiful natural resources Indonesia has not yet shown any improvement in the tourism industry. In 2007, about 5.5 million international tourists arrived in Indonesia. If you think that result is good enough, think again. In the same year 10.3 million tourists visited the small country Singapore and 14.4 million tourists went to Thailand. The champion, Malaysia enjoyed 20.97 million tourists in 2007.

This condition is a painful fact that should be reviewed carefully by the Indonesian Government. The government should think hard and find the secret why a country as small as Singapore could attract more tourists.

There’s an interesting fact that the Indonesian Government should be concerned about, including all of us. Based on the statistics released by Singapore Tourism Board and Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board, Indonesia is their major tourist source. Indonesia was the first tourist-generating market for Singapore’s tourism in 2007. And Indonesia was the second tourist-generating market for Malaysia’s tourism in 2007.

It seems to me that rich Indonesians prefer to visit Singapore and Malaysia rather than go to local tourism attractions. Well, I don’t think we can blame them since those two countries offer better experience of modern tourism. If only the government could ban people from going to Singapore and Malaysia and force them to visit Papua instead.

The new tourism campaign, Visit Indonesia Year 2008, might be the answer for this problem. This new campaign was designed to attract 7 million tourists in 2008. I really hope the campaign is able to attract more tourists to visit Indonesia. But to see how the Ministry of Culture and Tourism had shown its pessimism to be able to achieve its own target even before the campaign was fully implemented, I don’t think Indonesia can improve its tourism industry significantly.

My pessimism grew bigger after I had the chance to compare the new Indonesia’s official tourism website with neighbor countries’ websites. It may not be fair to compare the website with the ones owned by Singapore and Malaysia. But if the Vietnam’s official tourism website is better, I think we have a serious problem.

Wayang Golek : Burisrawa

Raden Burisrawa.

He was an unpolite and arrogant giant. Salya has a giant boy as God’s punishment because he hated his own father-in-law, who was a giant. Everywhere Burisrawa always talked and laughed noisily. As a bad guy, he made a good friend of Korawa. He was madly in love with Subadra or Sembadra, the wife of Arjuna. Once, he abducted Sembadra from Madukara, Arjuna’s palace. Luckily Antareja and Gatotkaca, the sons of Bima knew and saved her. In Baratayuda, he was killed during his fight with his long time enemy Setyaki.

The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This rare wayang golek puppet is on a base and stands a little over 31". He can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. This is a truly beautiful collectors piece. The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Prada Batik. Each puppet is individually made by hand making each unique. These are performance puppets, used in the actual shows. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide.

Wayang Golek : Arimba

Arimba
The king/Prabu Arimba of Pringgadani disliked the Pendawa. He wanted to take revenge of his father Prabu Kala Tremboko’s death, who had been killed in a battle by Pandu, the Pendawa’s father. A fight between Pendawa and the giants was unavoidable. The big and strong giant, Arimba was involved in a direct fight against the powerful Bratasena. Arimba, the most powerful giant of Pringgadani, could not match Bratasena ability, he was killed in the duel. After his death, upon Arimbi’s instruction, the battle stopped, and all the giants helped Pendawa to accomplish the job by cleaning the site and helping to construct the palace.

The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This rare Wayang Golek puppet is on a base and stands a little over 32". He can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved and painted by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets.

Wayang Golek : Petruk

In Wayang, the ksatria of Pandawa, especially Arjuna was always accompanied by their loyal servants clown, by the name of Ponokawan. Semar and his sons Gareng, Petruk and Bagong are the servants of kings and ksatrias with good behavior fighting for the truth. Togog and Bilung, on the contrary are serving bad rulers and knights.Although they are only servants with ugly faces and disproportional bodies, but they are very wise and good advisers.

Semar, a very fat man with big belly and enormous buttock has an uncontrollable disposition for farting.
Petruk, a tall man with a very long nose.
Gareng, with his misshapen arms and cross-eyes.
Bagong, With a squat body and has very big eyes.

They are joking most of the time and ridicule each other but they reflect wisdom and truth. Ponokawan (pono means clear vision, clever and Kawan means companion, who are clever with clear vision, can give a wise advice.

One of the clowns in the Wayang Golek tradition. This special piece can not be found in stores. Through our connections with the artists we have obtained this unique piece. He is used exclusively for the shows and in loved by the crowd especially the children. His head and tongue move and his tongue sticks out as the wires are manipulated. The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This puppet is on a base and stands a little over 27". It can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is decorated in Sarung. Each puppet is individually made by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest and can be enjoyed by children and adults alike.

Wayang Golek : Cepot

In Wayang, the ksatria of Pandawa, especially Arjuna was always accompanied by their loyal servants clown, by the name of Ponokawan. Semar and his sons Gareng, Petruk and Bagong are the servants of kings and ksatrias with good behavior fighting for the truth. Togog and Bilung, on the contrary are serving bad rulers and knights.Although they are only servants with ugly faces and disproportional bodies, but they are very wise and good advisers.
Semar, a very fat man with big belly and enormous buttock has an uncontrollable disposition for farting.

Petruk, a tall man with a very long nose.
Gareng, with his misshapen arms and cross-eyes.
Cepot (Bagong), With a squat body and has very big eyes.

They are joking most of the time and ridicule each other but they reflect wisdom and truth. Ponokawan (pono means clear vision, clever and Kawan means companion, who are clever with clear vision, can give a wise advice.

One of the most popular clowns in the Wayang Golek tradition. This special piece can not be found in stores. Through our connections with the artists we have obtained this unique Wayang Golek. This Wayang Golek is used exclusively for the shows and in loved by the crowd especially the children. His head moves and his jaw sticks out as the wires are manipulated. The Wayang Golek has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This Wayang Golek puppet is on a base and stands a little over 24". It can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is decorated in Sarung. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved by hand making each unique. These Wayang Golek are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets and can be enjoyed by children and adults alike.

Wayang Golek : Semar

Semar or Sang Hyang Ismoyo is the elder brother of the supreme god - Guru. He is assigned to live in the earth to escort ksatrias. Figures of Semar and Ponokawan are purely Javanese Wayang. The words of Semar are from sengsem (to lure) and Marsudi (to search, to do) meaning one is lured to search or do good things. The other names of Semar are : 1. Badranaya : Badra means dark cloud; Naya means face. As a clever man, one has to have a bright face (happy, do not appear with dark face). 2. Bojagati : boja (food) symbolizing knowledge, gati (real, true) meaning a true and correct knowledge. So, it is meant a wise man always teaches a true and correct lesson.

White tufted hair (Kuncung Putih)

Kuncung : tufted of hair above forehead
Putih : white

Semar with kuncung putih indicates that he is a wise man, a perfect meditator.
White face of Semar Symbolizing a teacher with a kind and honest face, his pupils shall follow all his instruction gladly. On the contrary, a teacher with a black face, the pupils shall abide the instruction because they are afraid of him.
One tooth of Semar means A teacher should speak only of the truth.
Black body of Semar Means "Don't do anything wrong to achieve your goals".

One of the clowns in the Wayang Golek tradition. This special piece can not be found in stores. Through our connections with the artists we have obtained this unique piece. He is used exclusively for the shows and in loved by the crowd especially the children. His head and tongue move and his tongue sticks out as the wires are manipulated. The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This puppet is on a base and stands a little over 27". It can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is decorated in Sarung. Each puppet is individually made by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest and can be enjoyed by children and adults alike.

Wayang Golek : Gareng

In Wayang, the ksatria of Pandawa, especially Arjuna was always accompanied by their loyal servants clown, by the name of Ponokawan. Semar and his sons Gareng, Petruk and Bagong are the servants of kings and ksatrias with good behavior fighting for the truth. Togog and Bilung, on the contrary are serving bad rulers and knights.

Although they are only servants with ugly faces and disproportional bodies, but they are very wise and good advisers.

Semar, a very fat man with big belly and enormous buttock has an uncontrollable disposition for farting.
Petruk, a tall man with a very long nose.
Gareng, with his misshapen arms and cross-eyes.
Bagong, With a squat body and has very big eyes.

They are joking most of the time and ridicule each other but they reflect wisdom and truth. Ponokawan (pono means clear vision, clever and Kawan means companion, who are clever with clear vision, can give a wise advice.

One of the clowns in the Wayang Golek tradition. This special piece can not be found in stores. Through our connections with the artists we have obtained this unique piece. He is used exclusively for the shows and in loved by the crowd especially the children. His head and tongue move and his tongue sticks out as the wires are manipulated. The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This puppet is on a base and stands a little over 22". It can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is decorated in Sarung. Each puppet is individually made by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest and can be enjoyed by children and adults alike.

Wayang Golek: Srikandi

Srikandi :One of Arjuna's wives. Srikandi was a tomboy and a great archer in her own right. She enjoyed going to war. She was often called the lady warrior. She bravely challenges any wrongdoing openly. She defends her nation patriotically. In the Baratayudha, she was chosen to be war commander to fight Bisma, Kurawa's commander. In that war, she killed Bisma with her arrows. After meeting Arjuna Srikandi could not resist the temptation to become his wife. Although Arjuna at that time was marrying a beautiful lady. Srikandi then tried to find a way to be closer to Arjuna. Her strategy worked, Arjuna was appointed as her teacher in archery, in the Wayang stories this episode is called "Srikandi learns to shoot an arrow", in fact she was shooting his heart. In Java, the classical court dance, performing the battle (Petilan) between Srikandi against Larasati is popular. After completing her course in archery, Srikandi told Arjuna that he could be her husband, if he could find a woman who can defeat her in an archery contest. Larasati was appointed by Arjuna. In the contest, Srikandi who was really in deep love with Arjuna, let herself be beaten.

The Wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This Wayang Golek puppet is on a base and stands a little over 27" for large and over 23" for medium. She can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved and painted by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide.

Wayang Golek: Anjani

Anjani : Mother of Hanuman, sister of Sugriwa and Subali

Her tranquile life of the hermit in Mt. Sukendra was disturbed by Betara/god Surya, who had a reputation to play around with beautiful women. He made a love affairs with the attractive Windradi. He gave a wonderful toy, called Cupumanik Astagina. Through it, all wonders of the world and what was happening in the world, could be seen clearly. Windradi gave the toy to her daughter, Anjani. But her brothers wanted also to have it. They were quarreling noisely for the toy. Resi Gotama saw the toy and he knew what had been happened. He could not control his anger, he cursed his wife to be a stone statue. His two sons (Subali and Sugriwa) became monkeys and also Anjani’s face, hands and feet. Her sexy body remained intact. (see Ramayana).Resi Gotama did not want to live anymore in this dirty world. With Guru’s consent, he was transformed to be a god and permitted to live in the abode of gods. Windradi, as a punishment had to remain stone statue for several years. Dewi Anjani’s sexy body had tempted Betara Guru himself and a son in the form of a white monkey (Ketek Putih), Anoman (Hunaman) was born. In Javanese mystics, Ketek Putih was a name of a powerful Aji-Aji/mantra. It was said that Ketek Putih could be the fastest messenger in the world, doing any task, instructed by the owner. Anjani, after the birth of Anoman, as the wife of Guru, lived in the abode of gods. Resi Subali, was killed by Rama’s arrow, Guwa Wijaya.

The Wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This Wayang Golek puppet is on a base and stands a little over 28". She can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head and body, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each puppet is individually carved and painted by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets.

Wayang Golek : Anila

Anila

Another famous figure was Anila, a warrior and Prime Minister of Gua Kiskenda. He killed Patih Prahasta of Alengka, by hitting Prahasta’s head with the stone statue of Windradi. The statue was broken into pieces, it ended the punishment of Windradi. She returned to live with other gods.

Anila was the son of Betara Narada. Narada was mocking Guru, who due to his uncontrolable desire to Anjani, had a white monkey son. Guru was angry, with his spiritual strenght, he created a blue monkey on the back of Narada. Narada recognized Anila as his son.

The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This Wayang Golek puppet is on a base and stands a little over 28". He can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head and body, with vivid color and detailed paintings.The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved, painted and dressed by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets.

Wayang Golek : Subali

Guwarsi (Subali)

The tranquile life of the hermit in Mt. Sukendra was disturbed by Betara/god Surya, who had a reputation to play around with beautiful women. He made a love affairs with the attractive Windradi. He gave a wonderful toy, called Cupumanik Astagina. Through it, all wonders of the world and what was happening in the world, could be seen clearly. Windradi gave the toy to her daughter, Anjani. But her brothers wanted also to have it. They were quarreling noisely for the toy. Resi Gotama saw the toy and he knew what had been happened. He could not control his anger, he cursed his wife to be a stone statue. His two sons (Subali and Sugriwa) became monkeys and also Anjani’s face, hands and feet. Her sexy body remained intact. (see Ramayana).Resi Gotama did not want to live anymore in this dirty world. With Guru’s consent, he was transformed to be a god and permitted to live in the abode of gods. Windradi, as a punishment had to remain stone statue for several years. Dewi Anjani’s sexy body had tempted Betara Guru himself and a son in the form of a white monkey (Ketek Putih), Anoman (Hunaman) was born. In Javanese mystics, Ketek Putih was a name of a powerful Aji-Aji/mantra. It was said that Ketek Putih could be the fastest messenger in the world, doing any task, instructed by the owner. Anjani, after the birth of Anoman, as the wife of Guru, lived in the abode of gods. Resi Subali, was killed by Rama’s arrow, Guwa Wijaya.

The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This Wayang Golek puppet is on a base and stands a little over 28". He can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head and body, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each puppet is individually carved and painted by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets.

Wayang Golek : Sugriwa

Guwarsa (Sugriwa).

The tranquile life of the hermit in Mt. Sukendra was disturbed by Betara/god Surya, who had a reputation to play around with beautiful women. He made a love affairs with the attractive Windradi. He gave a wonderful toy, called Cupumanik Astagina. Through it, all wonders of the world and what was happening in the world, could be seen clearly.Windradi gave the toy to her daughter, Anjani. But her brothers wanted also to have it. They were quarreling noisely for the toy. Resi Gotama saw the toy and he knew what had been happened. He could not control his anger, he cursed his wife to be a stone statue. His two sons became monkeys and also Anjani’s face, hands and feet. Her sexy body remained intact. (see Ramayana). Resi Gotama did not want to live anymore in this dirty world. With Guru’s consent, he was transformed to be a god and permitted to live in the abode of gods. Windradi, as a punishment had to remain stone statue for several years. Dewi Anjani’s sexy body had tempted Betara Guru himself and a son in the form of a white monkey (Ketek Putih), Anoman was born. In Javanese mystics, Ketek Putih was a name of a powerful Aji-Aji/mantra. It was said that Ketek Putih could be the fastest messenger in the world, doing any task, instructed by the owner. Anjani, after the birth of Anoman, as the wife of Guru, lived in the abode of gods. Resi Subali, was killed by Rama’s arrow, Guwa Wijaya. Prabu Sugriwa, became the king of Gua Kiskenda, the kingdom of the monkeys. He and the whole army of monkeys served faithfully to Rama to free Sinta from Alengka. He married to Dewi Tara and had a son Anggada, who became the chief-warrior of the kingdom.

The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This puppet is on a base and stands a little over 30". He can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head and body, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved and painted by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets.

Wayang Golek : Anggada.

Anggada

Depending on which version of the story to be told Anggada is either the son of Vali (Subali) or Sugriwa. In the most popular Indonesian telling Prabu Sugriwa, became the king of Gua Kiskenda, the kingdom of the monkeys. He and the whole army of monkeys served faithfully to Rama to free Sinta from Alengka. He married to Dewi Tara and had a son Anggada, who became the chief-warrior of the kingdom. In more classic stories he is the son of Vali(Subali) and Tara. Sugriwa is asked to care for him when Rama slays Vali with his arrow. He later became the captain of the army which helped saved Shinta. He served under Hunaman and remained loyal to Rama.

The Wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This puppet is on a base and stands a little over 30". This Wayang Golek puppet can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. He has very finely detailed carvings on the head and body, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The Wayang Golek's body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually made by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest.

Wayang Golek : Hanoman

Anoman, known as the white monkey, was known as the Helper God and he is being loved throughout India. His role in the story was helping Rama find Shinta. He was the one who finally found Shinta and showed her the ring, proving that he was sent by Rama. He was a good character in the story and now became known as a Helper God. He sacrificed his life along with Rama to find Shinta, and rescued her. He is recognized by his talons for hands which he uses for weapons. Nephew to Sugriwa and Subali.

The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This Wayang Golek puppet is on a base and stands a little over 28". He can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head and body, with vivid color and detailed paintings.The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved, painted and dressed by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets.

Wayang Golek : Bisma

Bisma

The grandfather of the Pandawa fought against them in the great war. Was slain by Srikandi and Arujuna. He was happy to be slain and freed from the battle were he knew he was on the wrong side.

In the list of the contestants for a great contest was Bisma from Hastinapura. He was assigned by his father King Sentanu and the queen of Hastinapura Satyawati or Durgandini to join the contest. If he won, the ladies were for his two younger brothers, Citragada and Citrasena, the legitimate heirs of Hastina.

Bisma or Dewabrata (his name when he was young) had vowed that he would always remain as a celibate and would never be a King. In the several days of dreadful contest, all other ksatrias were not able to defeat the mighty Wahmuka and Arimuka.The powerful Bisma entered the ring. It was difficult for Bisma to defeat both of them. When one of them was killed, immediately revived after being over-jumped by the other. It was happened several times Bisma became fatique. Semar who has watching the fight, knew the secret of Wahmuka and Arimuka. He put some Kunir (turmeric) and Enjet (lime) on the point of keris used by Bisma. Both Kasi warriors were dead after being stabbed by Bisma’s keris.

This puppet is on a base and stands a little over 31". He can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each puppet is individually made by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Daleng (Puppet master) Asep Sunarya who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest.

Wayang Golek : Kresna

Kresna: Prabu Kresna was one of the most famous figure in the world of wayang. Since his childhood he had to live in a small village and carried a simple life after the kingdom of Mandura was occupied by a giant Kangsa. It was not too heavy for him to accomplish his tasks as he was an incarnation of Wisnu. He learned seriously the traditional spiritual knowledge from some prominent Gurus, among other, his mentor-Demang Antagopa of Widarakandang and Resi Kapi Jembawan a monkey-hermit from Padepokan (retreat) Gadamadana. Meditation (samadi) was part of his regular schedule. His diligent spiritual exercises, which he did with full confidence, step by step bore a positive result. He had clearer vision and became wiser. With his two most important heirlooms – Kembang Wijayakusuma (The flower or Shine of True Life – Urip Sejati) and Cakra (the mighty arrow – destroyer of greediness, dishonesty and unjustice which guarantee the holy rotation of true life, Cakra Manggilingan), Kresna was assigned as the Preserver of the World for the welfare of mankind by the Creator of Life.

He did the job perfectly. In times of necessity, if he was not so sure what was the wish of God, he would ask directly the Power Holder of the world. (Manages Kersaning Jawata, in traditional Javanese teaching) (maneges-to ask clearly; kersaning-the wish of; Jawata-the holy God). Kresna had several names with great meanings, as a recognition of his noble character:

Padmanaba
Danardana
Harimurti
Kesawasidi

The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. These Wayang Golek puppet are on bases and stand a little over 24" to 29". They can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved and painted by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets.

Batara Kala: Wayang Golek Puppet

Batara Kala: The god of time and the protagonsit of the 'Birth of Batara Kala', The Ruwatan play in which he is exorcised by the dalang. In one beautiful afternoon, god Guru & his wife, goddess Uma riding his bull Andini encircling the world. The scenery was very beautiful, god Guru also saw that his wife was also very beautiful. At once, he wanted to make love with her. Despite her rejection that it was not a proper time & place to make love, Guru in the peak of sexual desire forced her. While he reached orgasm, goddess Uma pushed him, freed herself from his strong embrace which was full of lust. Thus, his sperms fell into the sea and became a big bad giant - Kala. So Kala was a mistaken product. Due to mistake, Kala, a son of gods, became an ogre giant who wished to eat only human flesh. Eventually Guru realized his mistake and went to earth to rescue the children. Kala agreed to no longer eat the children and disappeared into the jungle.

The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This rare Wayang Golek puppet is on a base and stands a little over 33". He can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved, painted and dressed by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets. A stunning piece of art.

Narada : Wayang Golek Puppet

Narada : Narada is Batara guru's advisor. a very wise man and a prominent character in many of the Wayang Golek stories.

The Wayang Golek has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This puppet is on a base and stands a little over 31". This is a very rare piece and the detail is extremely fine and detailed. This Wayang Golek can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. This Wayang Golek has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is beautifully decorated in beads, silk and Batik.

Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved and made by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the Wayang Golek puppets for Dalang (Puppet master) Asep Sunarya who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets.

Batara Guru Wayang Golek

Batara Guru: He is the king of all gods in the wayang classic and Siwa the Destroyer in the Hindu pantheon. Father of Hunaman. Betara Guru or Sang Hyang Manikmaya, the son of Sang Hyang Tunggal, the grand-son of Sang Hyang Wenang was the king of all gods and lived in the abode of gods, Suralaya. He was also assigned by his father as the power holder of the universe.

He was very wise and had a very refined behavior. But sometimes he behaved like ordinary human-beings, he also made mistakes. A Guru (teacher) had to act carefully, politely and wisely, otherwise he could do something which was harmful to others and to himself. For his misdeeds, he had received appropriate punishment. He had no perfect body anymore. He had weak legs, four arms, skin blemish on his neck and a tusk in his mouth as predicted by his father. When he was young Sang Hyang Tunggal had told him that he would had some physical defects if he did not behave in a good manner. He regretted very much his mistakes.Having a tusk lika a giant was a curse from his wife, Dewi Uma, because he could not control his lust. Dewi Uma as a goddess should not curse as it was against the wise teachings. Once he forced to make love with his wife in an unproper place, as the result: a scary god-giant, Kala was born. Kala always disturbed the peaceful life of human-beings

Other time, he could not stop his desire, seeing a half-naked Anjani bathing in a lake. Anoman, a white monkey was born, luckily Anoman turned to be a wise monkey. Despite his human mistakes, he had done many positive things to preserve a good and correct life in the universe.

The Wayang Golek has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This puppet is on a base and stands a little over 31". This Wayang Golek can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. Wayang Golek, Batara Guru he has four arms and is among the most handsome of all Wayang. This Wayang Golek has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved and made by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the Wayang Golek puppets for Dalang (Puppet master) Asep Sunarya who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets.

Wayang Golek : Antareja

Son of Bima and his second wife Nagagini, the daughter of Sang Hyang Antaboga, a god ascetic living in the seventh layer of the earth. From this marriage, a true powerful ksatria, Antareja was born. Educated and trained by his own grand-father, Antareja became an unbeatable warrior.

He was so strong with tremendous magic power. By simply licking the footprint of someone, the person would die. With his magical ability, he had done a lot to protect Pendawa family and Amarta. It was destined that he was not allowed to take part in the war of Baratayuda. With his unbelievable power, Korawa and their cronies should be eliminated within a short time. Kresna secretly had to execute the heaven’s order. Antareja licked his own footprint and died at once. Antareja had a son, Danurwinda, he would be the Patih of Hastinapura under Parikesit.

The wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. This rare Wayang Golek puppet is on a base and stands a little over 30". He can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. It has very finely detailed carvings on the head, with vivid color and detailed paintings. This is a true collectors piece. It is painted with detailed scales from head to toe.The body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved and painted by hand making each unique. They are made for the artists who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. These are Indonesia's finest Wayang Golek puppets.