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A view from the top of the 9th century temple of Borobudur - the world's largest Buddhist monument

Sent by Lidya from Jakarta

 

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Borobudur, Java, Indonesia.

Borobudur, or Barabudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency in Central Java, Indonesia. It is the world's largest Buddhist temple The temple consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, 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. 

 UNESCO World Heritage Site

Monkey Forest, Playful denizzens of Bali's famous "monkey temple"

Sent by jua on 4 feb, 2023 from Jakarta, Indonesia

 

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Rice Farners in Indonesia plant the young rice shoots. 

In Indonesia the planting and harvesting of rice is traditionally a women´s work since ot is belived that they have the delicate touch which will not frighten the spirit of rice plant. And according to ancient fertility rites women are the source of life, and this power will be transferred to the rice plant

Sent by Lynn on 20 Sep, 2020 

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Badak sumatra ( Dicedorhinus sumatrensis ) Indonesia 

Sent by Mia on 31 May, 2016 from Jakarta

Traditional clothing

The national dress of Munsala, Finland

Illustrated by Salli Parikka

Sent by Sonja in Saarijärvi, Finland

on 27 Oct, 2019

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 166 km

Dymkovo toy. 

Illustrated by Mila Losenko, Russia

Dymkovo toys, also known as the Vyatka toys or Kirov toys are moulded painted clay figures of people and animals (sometimes in the form of a pennywhistle). It is one of the old Russian folk art handicrafts, which still exists in a village of Dymkovo near Kirov. Traditionally, the Dymkovo toys are made by women.

Sent by Oleg in Bryansk, Russia

on 28 Sep, 2019

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 1,273 km

Japan Harukoma Spring Horse Dancer

Harukoma is the title of a popular song that was sung at the beginning of spring is also the name of a children's toy which was used in the early spring season.

Sent by Sachie in Kunisaki, Japan

 on 27 Jul, 2019

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 7,648 km

Ba a kababyo? ( How are you? in Padang dialect)

 Illustration of the traditional clothing in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Sent by Judika in Tangerang, Indonesi

 on 6 May, 2019

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 10,345 km

Indonesia attractions

 Green Canyon, Pangandaran, Java, Indonesia

Sent by Agung in Jakarta

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 10,337 km

Tanah Lot, Bali 

Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali. It is home to the pilgrimage temple Pura Tanah Lot (literally "Tanah Lot temple"), a popular tourist and cultural icon for photography

Sent by  Mulyadi, Jakarta, Indonesia

sent on 11 Jul, 2017

travel time 43 days

distance travelled 10,360 km

Working

Farmers weighing apples, Indonesia

Sent by Aar in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
sent on 17 Aug, 2019
travel time 37 days
distance travelled 10,686 km

Workers harvesting crocus in a saffron field at autumn, Portugal or Spain

Sent by Sigs in Donauwörth, Germany
sent on 28 Sep, 2019
travel time 11 days
distance travelled 1,698 km

Shirakawa-go rice-planting Festival, Gifu, Japan.

Sent by Sakura in Gifu prefecture, Japan
sent on 11 Mar, 2019
travel time 9 days
distance travelled 7,698 km

Sceneries

travel time 29 days

distance travelled 10,901 km

sent by Agung, Indonesia

Lake Toba (Indonesian: Danau Toba) is a large natural lake in Indonesia occupying the caldera of a supervolcano. Located in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.  It is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world.

Ishigaki-jima - a coral island, 

Okinawa, Japan

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 7,734 km

sent by Ishigo, Japan 

Ishigaki Island, also known as Ishigakijima, is a Japanese island west of Okinawa. Much of the island and surrounding waters including Mount Omoto and Kabira Bay are protected as part of Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park.

Mount Tanigawa, Japan 

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 7,668 km

sent by Kana, Japan

Mount Tanigawa is a 1,977m mountain on the border of Gunma Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture in Japan. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. Mount Tanigawa is not the highest peak in Japan—but it is the most deadly, it has claimed four times as many lives as Mt. Everest. 

The Bastei Bridge and Bastei rock formation  

 Saxon Switzerland, Germany

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 1,348 km

sent by Sabina, Germany

The Bastei is a rock formation towering 194 metres above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany. Reaching a height of 305 metres above sea level, the jagged rocks of the Bastei were formed by water erosion over one million years ago

The Bastei has been a tourist attraction for over 200 years. In 1824, a wooden bridge was constructed to link several rocks for the visitors. This bridge was replaced in 1851 by the present Bastei Bridge made of sandstone. The rock formations and vistas have inspired several well-known artists, among them Caspar David Friedrich ("Felsenschlucht")

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Gatotkaca from epic of Mahabharata, India

From Kevin, Indonesia

sent on 21 Sep, 2017

travel time 32 days

distance travelled 10,345 km

The postcad is showing the flying super-man, Gatotkaca holding a giant postcard and parts of other landmarks, including the tip of one of the pyramids of Egypt, the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the outstretched arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and many others.

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana. The Mahabharata is an important source of information on development of Hinduism between 400 BCE  and 200 CE.  Gatotkaca is character in the epic Mahabharata. 

The stamp was issued July 14 as part of a set honoring Postcrossing.

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Belitung Island, Big Rocks with White Sandy Beach

Yuni sends greetings from Java island and Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.

Lake Toba is a large natural lake occupying the caldera of a supervolcano. The lake is about 100 kilometres long, 30 kilometres wide, and up to 505 metres deep. Located in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and also the largest volcanic lake in the world-

From Virli in Meedan, North-Sumatra, Indonesia

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The Baduy tribe in Indonesia

From Wahyu in Jember,Indonesia

Distance: 10,901 km

Travel time: 19 days

Baduy is an inland tribe at the corner of Banten Province of Indonesia. The Baduy people are known for their indigenous traditions and beliefs of living in simplicity.

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Borobudur - the world's largest Buddhist Stupa 

From Hsin-Yu Shih, Taiwan

A stupa ( literally meaning "heap") is a mound-like or semi-hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the ashes of Buddhist monks, used by Buddhists as a place of meditation.

Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument consists of six square platforms topped by three circular platforms and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside a perforated stupa. It is the world’s largest Buddhist temple, as well as one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world and  widely considered to be one of the world’s seven wonders.

Borobudur was designated as a World Heritage site since 1991 and is Indonesia’s single most visited tourist attraction excluding the island of Bali in the count. 

Mount Merapi, Indonesia

Received on: 17 Jul, 2013

Distance: 10,441 km (6,488 miles)

Travel time: 24 days

I received this card from Anggara who lives in Bandung, Indonesia. 

The card is showing a dangerous volcano in Central-Java. 

Literally "Mountain of Fire", Mount Merapi is the most active volcano in all Indonesia and it has erupted at least 68 times since 1548. Thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano, with villages as high as 1,700 meters (5,600 ft) above sea level. Smoke can be seen emerging from the mountaintop at least 300 days a year, and several eruptions have caused fatalities. Its last major eruption in 2010 killed 347 people. 

The volcano is part of the Pacific 'Ring of Fire,' an area of the Pacific known for the deadly underground forces responsible for natural disasters such as volcanoes and tsunamis.