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    The document discusses the culture of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, which is influenced by Indian, Chinese, and Western cultures. It describes several important cultural sites in Yogyakarta including the Sultan's Palace, the Taman Sari garden, and the Borobudur and Prambanan temples. It also mentions the traditional Ramayana ballet performed at Prambanan temple and shopping and food at the Malioboro market.

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    The document discusses the culture of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, which is influenced by Indian, Chinese, and Western cultures. It describes several important cultural sites in Yogyakarta including the Sultan's Palace, the Taman Sari garden, and the Borobudur and Prambanan temples. It also mentions the traditional Ramayana ballet performed at Prambanan temple and shopping and food at the Malioboro market.

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    As we all know, Indonesian culture is basically and highly influenced by the Indian, Chinese, and a little of Western Culture.

    The main dominant culture in this beautiful part of Central Java province, Yogyakarta, is Indian. Yogyakarta is a small town located in the Yogyakarta Special Region and it is so rich of cultural activities. The center of the town is Kraton, or Sultans Palace. This is the Cultural Center of Java and offers unrivaled difficult exoticism. Currently Kraton Yogyakarta was occupied by the family Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono who became king and governor of Yogyakarta Special Region. The garden of the palace Taman Sari which was built in 1758. Some sources say that it was the gigantic bathroom of the Sultans wives and the princesses. This site is now a developing tourist attraction. Yogyakarta is famous for its silver works. So silver lovers, find your heaven here in Kota Gede. And if you love batik, here is the place where you can get many contemporary dyed fabric batik. Another tourist site that you must visit are Borobudur and Prambanan Temples. Borobudur has 72 Buddha statues, and it is located 40 kilometers of Yogyakarta, an elevated area between two twin volcanoes, Sundoro-Sumbing and Merbabu-Merapi, and two rivers, the Progo and the Elo. Prambanan, another Hindu temple, is located 18 kilometers east of Yogyakarta. It is claimed by UNESCO as the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. The open-air and indoor stages on the west side of the temple right across the Opak river, were built to stage the Ramayana ballet. This traditional Javanese dance is the centuries old dance of the Javanese court, performed every full moon night in the Prambanan temple since the 1960s. At night, you might like to visit Malioboro market that is full of souvenir shops and typical lesehan (floor-level) eateries. In Sanskrit, the word Malioboro means garland. Most of the tourists love to stay around this area where they can find accommodations ranging from jasmine to class five-star hotel is on foot or ride wet or buggy. Plus there is a group of street musicians with the old songs are ready to accompany your meal times become more special. Malioboro increasingly more beautiful night. If you are lucky, you might be there when the traditional ceremony Grebeg Maulud is thrown. Thousands of visitors who come from various areas as domestic and foreign tourists pack the town square courtyard Kauman North and Yogyakarta. The course of traditional ceremonial procession Grebeg Maulud a convoy of Mount Lanang, Wadon, Gepak, Pawuhan and Dharat issued from the palace through Siti Hinggil Ngayogyakarta, Exhibition, North Square until the end on page Kauman Masjid Gede Yogyakarta.

    Mountains are made from food ingredients such as vegetables, beans, red pepper, sweet and some complementary made of sticky rice and shaped like a mountain, which symbolizes prosperity and wealth Mataram palace ground. The "Kraton" for a year holds a traditional ceremony Grebeg Large three times the Grebeg Syawal was held to coincide with Eid al-Fitr, the Great Grebeg coincide with Eid al-Adha and Grebeg Maulud or coincided with the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. So check out with your travel agent and book your ticket now to Yogyakarta. Do not miss this gem of Indonesia during your visit to this beautiful and unbelievably exotic country.

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