Ganjuran - Yogyakarta

By: Janti Fitri

Have you ever visit Yogyakarta - Java? well, I think that name is familiar in tourist destination when we travel to Indonesia. Here, one of place that will bring you in the "deepest of silent" ( I mean...you are silent because you are praying...hahhahahahahaaaa.......). Ganjuran actually is a Roman Catholic church which is adapted with local tradition.

A corner in Ganjuran Temple

 Yogyakarta known as many Hindu temple such as Prambanan, Prabu Boko temple and so on. So that's why this Roman Catholic church used the idea to build the church (maybe..not sure, just a look...hahahahahahaa...hm...not good). 

When the first time i came to this place, all what I found is silent. It was very quiet. I thought no body was there, but I was wrong! Many people prayed there. They were silent in their private prayers.

I even did not believe that this place is sited in the center of a crowded town. But it was kind of magic that when I was in the location, I almost couldn't hear the beeping of the vehicles out there. What I could hear was the sound of the pine trees which are stood stronger there in the location. 

Yogyakarta was shook by the big earthquake five years a go. By the year of 2006, a great earth quake shook Yogyakarta, and this place was in the center of the earth quake. So many building was broken and many people are died, but this place is still stood up to now. Even the main church building and workshop buildings broken, but the prayers location is still.  

Pines trees make Ganjuran Church shaded

Many people believe that the water or mineral from the well of this church is useful to cure people from many illness. Some people said that this water is high mineral. So, no wonder if the water could cure  people from the illness (remind me to Aang cartoon...xixixixixiiii.....).

So, give a try to the water? Well, you better go there and try it your self.  I was there and it was wonderful!

 How if I want to get there? Maybe that is your question. Well, it is easy. Just redirect your flight to Yogyakarta then you can rent car or motorbike or u can go by bus to Bantul.

Ganjuran is located in Bantul-Yogyakarta. It is around 30 minutes from the airport. Many transportation that will drive you in this location. Because Bantul is not only famous with this temple. Bantul has many tourist object such as handcraft. Bantul has some village where the people are doing Batik. Batik in Bantul is doing by hand. People draw the motif of the batik on a fabric with their hands. Besides, there were some village which are specialized making statues, topeng or call as mask and many more.

People used this building for praying. Sometimes in a special occasion this building used to held religious service, such as Christmas or Easter and so on  

Ganjuran Temple, people believe that the water of this temple useful for any case such as  healing the sick people and so on, as it is known that the mineral of the water is high

The prayers

So, spend your holiday here. You will add more knowledge about culture and religious where the people live in local wise (Maksudnya kearifan lokal...apa itu bahasa inggrisnya..jiaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh...hahahahahahahhahahaa)

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