Friday 9 November 2007

Yogyakarta Temple

Borobudur, Prambanan, Kraton Yogyakarta (King's Palace).

Prambanan Temple


Prambanan is biggest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia, and
located in Java, more or less 20 east km of Yogyakarta, 40 west km of Surakarta and 120 south km of Semarang, right accross frontier among/between Central Java provinsi and Special Region of Yogyakarta. Temple of Prambanan located in countryside of Prambanan the the region of divided [among/between] sub-province of Sleman and of Klaten. This Temple is woke up [at] [about/around] year 850 Masehi by one of the from both this people, namely: Rakai Pikatan, second king of dynasty Mataram I or called Balitung Maha Sambu, during dynasty of Sanjaya. After Building this temple, it began left by people. Renovate this temple is started in the year 1918, and unfinished hitherto. Especial building just finished in the year 1953. Many temple shareses renovated, using new stone, because original stone was a lot was stolen or re-weared in other place. A temple will only renovate if minimizing 75% original stone is still there. Therefore, many small temples which do not be woke up again and only the seeing of just foundation. Now, this temple is a heritage situs a world of under the aegis of UNESCO start year 1991. For example this matter mean that this complex is covert and have special status, taking example also in war situation. Temple of Prambanan is biggest Hindu temple in South-East Asia, highest of especial building is 47m. this Temple complex consist of 8 especial temple or temple and more than 250 small temple. Three referred special temple for Trisakti and dedicated to the Trimurti hyang: Batara Siwa ; the Destroyer God, Batara Wisnu is the Preserver and Batara Brahma is the Creator.

Temple of Siwa medial, loading four room, one room in each;every wind eye direction. First to [for a] while load a Batara Siwa arca as high as three metre, three other contain arca-arca which was smaller measure, that is Durga arca, miraculous or wife of Batara Siwa, Agastya, his teacher, and Ganesa, his son. Arca Durga is also called Rara or Tomment / Jongrang loro ( slender virgin) by local resident. To wholy can see in article of Loro Jonggrang. Two other temple dedicated to Batara Wisnu, looking towards north and was the other one dedicated to Batara Brahma, facing southerly. Besides there are some other small temples which dedicated to the cow of Nandini, means of Batara Siwa, the Goose, means of Batara Brahma, and the Eagle, means of Batara Wisnu. Last of relief in around twenty temple edge depict Ramayana wiracarita. depicted Version here differ from Kakawin Ramayana Java of Kuna, but looking like with story of Ramayana degraded [pass/through] oral tradition .