Photo credits - Arie Basuki/Tempo
Rose as high as 47 feet (5 meters higher than Borobudur temple), the foundation of this temple has fulfilled the desire to show Hindu triumph in Java Island. This temple is located 17 kilometers from the city center, 40 km west of Surakarta and Semarang 120 km south, just on the border between the provinces of Central Java and Yogyakarta. At the center of the temple was built garden area.
There is a legend that Javanese people always tell about this temple. Once, a man named Roro Jonggrang Bondowoso love. Because of his love, asking Jonggrang Bondowoso make 1000 temples with statues in one night. The request was nearly fulfilled Jonggrang asked the villagers to pound rice and make a fire in order to look like morning. Bondowoso who only completed 999 statues cursed statue to be Jonggrang-1000 because he felt cheated. By many in the Prambanan temple is often referred to as the Loro Jonggrang.
In 1733, this temple was found by the CA. Lons a Dutch nationality. Then in 1855 Jan Willem IJzerman start to clean and move some rocks and soil from the chambers of the temple. Some time later Isaac Groneman perform large-scale demolition and temple stones were piled haphazardly along the Opak.
At 1902-1903, Theodoor van Erp keep parts prone to collapse. In the years 1918-1926, followed by the Bureau of Antiquities (Oudheidkundige Dienst) under PJ Perquin in a more methodical and systematic, known as the predecessor to the removal and demolition of thousands of rock without thinking of the restoration effort back.
In 1926 De Haan continued until his death in 1930. In 1931 was replaced by Ir. V.R. van Romondt up in 1942 and then submitted the leadership of the son of Indonesia's renovation and continued until 1993.
Many parts of the renovated temple, using a new stone, as many original stones were stolen or reused elsewhere. A temple will only be restored when at least 75% of the original stone is still there. Therefore, many small temples which was rebuilt and it just seemed foundation.
Entering Shiva temple located in the middle and the highest building, you will find four rooms. One main room with a statue of Shiva, while the other three rooms each containing a statue of Durga (Shiva's wife), Agastya (Shiva's teacher), and Ganesha (the son of Shiva). Durga is touted as the statue of Roro Jonggrang described in the legend above.
In the Vishnu temple is located in the north of the temple of Shiva, you will only see a single room with a statue of Vishnu. Similarly, Brahma temple is located south of the temple of Shiva, you will only find one room with a statue of Brahma.
Quite attractive accompanying temple is Garuda temple located near the temple of Vishnu. This temple keeps a story called half-bird Garuda. Garuda is a mythical bird in Hindu mythology who was gold, white face, red wings, beak and wings like eagles.
Estimated, figure is Hindu adaptation of Bennu figure (meaning 'sunrise' or 'shining', usually associated with the god Re) in ancient Egyptian mythology or Phoenix in Greek mythology. Garuda could save her from the curse of Aruna (Garuda's handicapped brother) by stealing Tirta Amrita (holy water of the gods).
Photo credits - Arie Basuki/Tempo
Prambanan also has panels of relief describing the story of Ramayana. According to experts, the relief is similar to the Ramayana story is revealed through oral tradition. Another interesting relief is Kalpataru tree that the Hindu religion is considered as a tree of life, sustainability and environmental compatibility. At Prambanan reliefs depicted Kalpataru trees flanking the lion. The existence of this tree makes experts consider that the ninth century had wisdom to manage their environment.
On May 27, 2006 earthquake with a strength of 5.9 on a scale hit Bantul and surrounding areas. The earthquake caused severe damage to many buildings and mortality in the population there. One of the badly damaged building is a complex of Prambanan, especially the Brahma temple. Until now, this improvement is still underway and some of them already completed.
To achieve Prambanan, quite easily, with a wide range of flight options you can get to and from the center of Yogyakarta city is warm, you can rent a car or taxi to Prambanan temple with a travel time of about half an hour.
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