Sunday May 22, 2011, I and my friends visit one museum located in this city, namely the National Museum or commonly known as Museum Gajah because there is an elephant statue in front of this museum. I headed to the museum alone by using one of public transport in Jakarta, namely Transjakarta bus. Initially I wanted to drive a private vehicle, but on Sundays the streets are usually closed to "Car Free Day", therefore I chose to ride bu. I took a bus from the stop Transjakarta Great Mosque, the closest bus stop from my house. After the bus runs approximately 20 minutes, I became a stop off at the National Monument that happened it was right in front of the National Monument. After crossing and then I met some friends to pay entrance and into the museum. Initially we asked a guide at the museum, but museum officials did not ignore us and instead cater to tourists from abroad. One thing I pity the waiter museum. Finally, we explore the museum together without a guide. This is my first time to the National Museum.
Inside the museum, we were all looking at historical objects in the museum. When I look at museum objects, all of a sudden I found a collection of museum-shaped bed. The bed was Pasrean. The shape of this bed is very large, exceeding King size beds and pillows were too big. With sepray pink and has a "roof". Javanese traditional societies, especially pengamal Kejawen teachings, has a special place in the middle of their house to Dewi Sri, who called Pasrean (where Dewi Sri) in order to gain prosperity. Special place is decorated with carvings and statues Loro Blonyo snakes, sometimes complete with farm equipment such as ani-ani or a small sickle and a pinch of rice. Are often given small offerings to offerings for the Goddess Sri.
Then, who is Dewi Sri? I'll explain a little about the Dewi Sri. Dewi Sri is the goddess of agriculture, goddess of rice and paddy fields, as well as the goddess of fertility on the island of Java and Bali. Of glorification and worship to it going on since the pre-Hindu and pre-Islam in Java. Most of the story of Dewi Sri associated with the creation myth of the origin of the rice plant, the main food in this area. Dewi Sri is always portrayed as beautiful young girl, slender-bodied but plump and contained, with the typical face of natural beauty native girl Archipelago. Realising women in their peak of beauty, femininity, and fertility.Adiluhung Javanese culture with high aesthetic tastes like portrayals depict the goddess Dewi Sri and daughters of nobles in the puppet. Thin white face with eyes looking down with an expression of elegant and quiet. Similar to the depiction of the goddess of beauty Sinta from the Ramayana story. Her partner, Sedhana also depicted with great form as Rama. Statue Loro Blonyo (meaning: "two pedestal or base") which describes a pair of male and female, also described as the couple and Sedhana Dewi Sri.
Dewi Sri respected and venerated by the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese.Even so many similar versions of the myth about the goddess of fertility is also known by other tribes in Indonesia. Although Indonesia is now the majority are Muslim or Hindu religion, its nature remains nuanced animism and dynamism.
Pasrean, a Bed for Sri
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