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  2. Rangda - Wikipedia

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    Rangda (Balinese: ᬭᬗ᭄ᬤ) is the demon queen of the Leyaks in Bali, according to traditional Balinese mythology. Terrifying to behold, the child-eating Rangda leads an army of evil witches against the leader of the forces of good — Barong. The battle between Barong and Rangda is featured in a Barong dance which represents the eternal ...

  3. Tumpeng - Wikipedia

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    Tumpeng is a symbol of gratitude. [1] According to folklore in Java and Bali, the cone-shaped tumpeng is a symbol of life and of the glory of God as the creator of nature, and the side dishes and vegetables represent the life and harmony of nature. Usually tumpeng is served with spinach, which is a traditional symbol of prosperity in Javanese ...

  4. File:National emblem of Indonesia Garuda Pancasila.svg

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    English: State emblem of Indonesia is called Garuda Pancasila. The main part of the coat of arms is the golden mythical bird Garuda with a shield on its chest and a scroll gripped by its leg bears the national motto: "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika", roughly means "Unity in Diversity". The shield's five emblems represent Pancasila, the five principles of ...

  5. Indonesian language - Wikipedia

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    Rencong alphabet, native writing systems found in central and South Sumatra.The text reads (Voorhoeve's spelling): "haku manangis ma / njaru ka'u ka'u di / saru tijada da / tang [hitu hadik sa]", which is translated by Voorhoeve as: "I am weeping, calling you; though called, you do not come" (in modern Malay "Aku menangis, menyerukan engkau, kaudiseru, tiada datang [itu adik satu]").

  6. Wallpaper (computing) - Wikipedia

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    A computer screen showing a background wallpaper photo of the Palace of Versailles A wallpaper from fractal. A wallpaper or background (also known as a desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital image (photo, drawing etc.) used as a decorative background of a graphical user interface on the screen of a computer, smartphone or other electronic device.

  7. Image editing - Wikipedia

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    Basics of image editing. Raster images are stored in a computer in the form of a grid of picture elements, or pixels. These pixels contain the image's color and brightness information. Image editors can change the pixels to enhance the image in many ways. The pixels can be changed as a group, or individually, by the sophisticated algorithms ...

  8. The Last Supper (Leonardo) - Wikipedia

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    The Last Supper (Italian: Il Cenacolo [il tʃeˈnaːkolo] or L'Ultima Cena [ˈlultima ˈtʃeːna]) is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498, housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy.

  9. Bokeh - Wikipedia

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    Note the 'swirly' bokeh. How the bokeh varies with the aperture. In photography, bokeh (/ ˈboʊkə / BOH-kə or / ˈboʊkeɪ / BOH-kay; [ 1 ]Japanese: [boke]) is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image, whether foreground or background or both. It is created by using a wide aperture lens.