Tipsstreets.com - There are many temples in Indonesia,
especially in Java Island. They were built in various sizes and shapes. Unfortunately,
some of them are damaged due to natural factors and human error, for example,
when Mount Merapi exploded in 2010. The earthquake and the volcanic ash destroyed
some stupa of Borobudur, the largest Buddhist
temple in the world that located in Magelang, central Java, Indonesia. Thus,
the government, UNESCO and many relevant agencies cleaned up the ash and
restored some parts of the temple.
Nowadays, Borobudur becomes a high
recommended tourist destination. The number of visitor is increasing every
year. It is because Borobudur has priceless history and secret. Thus, here I
recommend you to visit it then. But before you visit Borobudur, there are some
tips and guidelines.
Hiring the services of a tour guide
There are many things you need to
know about Borobudur, about the history, the structure, etc. So, when you visit
Borobudur, it is better for you to hire a tour guide. Your tour guide will
explain you about the temple in detail and he will lead you to get the impressing
spots of Borobudur for taking pictures. Besides, you can ask your tour guide
about more information you want to know.
Wear appropriate clothes
The weather in Borobudur is quite
hot at the afternoon. You should wear appropriate clothes to keep you feel
comfortable. You can wear clothes made from cotton or something that can reduce
the heat. You can also bring your own hat and umbrella to keep you from the sun
light or you can rent them. But if you visit in the morning, it will be a good
idea to wear jacket because the weather around the temple is cold.
Do not wear high heels!
Since you need to climb the stairs
of Borobudur to reach the top, it is not appropriate to wear high heels. You’d
better to wear flat shoes or flat sandals.
Follow
the instruction
You are required to wear batik
sarong before entering the temple area. It is as the identity that you are
legal visitor. This is also a way to introduce batik to the visitors that batik
is one of Indonesia's heritages that has been registered and recognized by
UNESCO. After finishing your trip around the temple, you have to return the
sarong.
There are many instructions when you
walk around Borobudur. You may not sit on top of a stupa because stupa has philosophical
respective for certain people. Besides, climb up a stupa and relief or
sculpture is very dangerous. Other instructions are do not littering, Smoking,
carrying food, carrying animals and do not doodling on the temple
The Best Time to visit Borobudur
Borobudur’s business opening hours is at 06: 00
am until 05: 00 pm. You’d better to come on May, June, July and August. For these
months the weather is sunny and the air tends not too hot and not too cold. If
you visit On May, you can enjoy Vesak festival. Vesak is moonlight (full
sidhi), a culture to mark three important events for Buddha. They are the birth
of Prince Siddhartha in Lumbini in 623 BC, Prince Siddharta Supreme
Enlightenment and became the Buddha in the Buddha-Gaya (Bodhgaya) at age 35 in
588 BC, Gautama Buddha parinibbana in Kusinárá at the age of 80 in 543 BC. This
festival is held every year on May. There you can find puppets festival, release
lampion and many other performances that very interesting to watch.
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