how temple prambanan yogyakarta

temple prambanan temple that built at century ke-10 in government time two kings, rakai captivation and rakai balitung. tallly 47 meters (5 higher meters from temple borobudur), this temple shows hindu triumph at java soil. this temple is situated 17 kilometer from downtown yogyakarta.

there a legend always told java society about this temple. it was told, man nameds bandung bondowoso love roro jonggrang. because not love, jonggrang ask bondowoso make temple with 1000 statues in last night. that request is almost is fulfilled before jonggrang ask village member threshes rice and make big fire so that formed atmosphere likes morning. bondowoso bew can make 999 statues then curse jonggrang be statue ke-1000 because felt to deceived.

temple prambanan has 3 principal temples at principal yard, that is temple wisnu, brahma,  and siwa. third temple symbol trimurti in hindu belief. third that temple looks easterly. every principal temple has one colleague temple that looks to west, that is nandini to siwa, goose to brahma,  and eagle to wisnu. besides, still found 2 temples flanks, 4 temples kelir,  and 4 corner temples. temporary, second yard has 224 temples.

enter temple siwa located in middle and highest the building, found 4 rooms. one statue full principal room siwa, temporary 3 other rooms each full statue durga (wife siwa), agastya (teacher siwa),  and ganesha (son siwa). statue durga that's mentioned over and over as statue roro jonggrang in legend that told above.

at temple wisnu located in borthside temple siwa, there's only one statue containing room wisnu. and so do temple brahma located in half south temple siwa, also there's only one statue full room brahma.

colleague temple enough decoy eagle temple located in near temple wisnu. this temple keeps story about human figure half bird that named eagle. eagle is mystical bird in hindu mythology bertubuh gold, berwajah white, red winged, beaked and winged resemble eagle. estimated, that figure hindu adaptation on figure bennu (means to 'rise' or 'shine', usually mengasosiasikan with god re) in ancient egypt mythology or phoenix in ancient greek mythology. eagle can resque the mother from a curse aruna (eagle elder brother that borned defect) with steal tirta amerta (holy water god)s.

prambanan has also temple relief that hold story ramayana. follow experts, that relief resembles with story ramayana that demoted via tongue tradition. relief other that interesting tree kalpataru in hinduism is assumed as life tree, preservation and environment suitability. at prambanan, tree relief kalpataru described middle pinch lion. this tree existence makes experts considers that century society ke-9 has wisdom in managed the environment.

also found various bird relief at temple pramabanan. bird reliefs at temple prambanan so natural so that biolog even can identify it until genus level. one of them yellow tuft cockatoo relief that invites question. because it, that bird is actually only found at island masakambing, a island in the middle of java sea.

temple prambanan also one of [the] building that come along to broken when quake date 27 mays 2006 then,  but now being repaired.

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