PRAMBANAN TEMPLE YOGYAKARTA

This temple was built during the reign of 2 Kings namely Raja Rakai Pikatan and Raja Rakai Belitung around the 10th century or ± 850 AD by the Sanjaya dynasty. This temple, also called Roro Jonggrang temple, is inseparable from the legend that is the legend which at the time was told that there was a young man named Bandung Bondowoso who fell in love with Princess Roro Jonggrang, but it turned out to be one-sided love.

The location of the temple is on the edge of Jl. Raya Yogya Solo precisely ± 17 km from the center of Yogya, namely in the village of Prambanan, Sleman Regency. This temple occupies an area of ​​39.8 Ha with the highest building of 47 meters and the temple which is a Hindu Civilization in the land of Java by UNESCO since 1991 was established as a World Cultural Heritage.

History

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To refuse an offer of love, Bandung Bondowoso, the Princess, asked for a condition that was humanly difficult to fulfill, namely asking the young man to make 1,000 statues overnight. Eventually the conditions were agreed upon by the Youth and actually these conditions could be fulfilled if only the princess did not tell the people to pound rice and make a big fire so that it created an atmosphere similar to the morning. Even though the young man had finished 999 out of the 1,000 requested, because he felt cheated the young man cursed the princess into the 1000th statue.

On the walls of this temple there are many reliefs including reliefs of the Kalpataru Tree which in Hinduism is the Tree of Life, Sustainability and harmony of the environment, so it is not surprising that this tree is used as a Symbol / Goat of the Environmental Forum (WALHI) in Indonesia. As for which is the main relief of the temple wall is a relief depicting the story of Ramayana. So every month every full moon night on the temple grounds is staged one program that depicts the Ramayana story carved on the wall of the temple, the Ramayana Ballet. The story of Ramayana is made in 4 rounds, namely Shinta's Kidnapping by Rahwana, Anoman's Mission to Alengka, Kumbakarna's Death and his meeting again with Rama and Shinta.

Shiva Temple is the highest temple and there are 4 rooms, the main room contains the Shiva statue, then Durga Statue (Shiva's wife is also referred to as the statue of Putri Roro Jonggrang), Agastya (Shiva's teacher), and Ganesha (Shiva's son). Whereas in the south of the Shiva Temple there is the Brahma Temple which consists of only one room containing the Brahma statue as well as the north is the Vishnu Temple here also contains only one room containing the Wisnu statue.

The structure of this temple clearly illustrates the belief in Hinduism, namely TRIMURTI, so this temple has 3 main temples which symbolize this. The three best temples are Vishnu Temple, Brahma Temple and Siwa Temple, all of which face east. Each of the main temples has one accompanying temple, Garuda for Vishnu Temple, Swan for Brahma and Nandini Temples for Shiva temple. Each main temple also has 2 apit temples, 4 kelir temples, and 4 corner temples. While on the page there are 224 temples.

Prambanan Temple is open every day from 08.00 WIB until 17.00 WIB. The entrance is separated between International Tourists and Domestic Tourists, as well as entrance fees. For International Tourists Entrance tickets are priced at US $ 20 while Domestic Travelers are Rp. 8,000