THE PRAMBANAN TEMPLE
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The temple Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple in
Indonesia and even in Southeast Asia. This temple is also known as Roro
Jongrang temple was founded around the year 850 AD by the Sanjaya dynasty. By
UNESCO since 1991 ago, the temple was designated as world cultural heritage
that must be protected existence. Prambanan temple has a height of 47 feet or 5
meters higher than Borobudur temple.
Prambanan temple is also called Rorojongrang as related by a
legend that supposedly believes in part Javanese society. The legend tells of a
prince named Bondowoso who falls in love with a daughter named Rara Jongrang.
Because the princess was not authorized to reject the love of the princess
propose requirements that must be fulfilled, namely Bondowoso make 1000 temples
with statues in the number of overnight. The Jongrang Roro request affordable
and almost met on a night until the end of Roro Jongrang ask for help villagers
to pound rice so memacing rooster crowed indicating that it was morning. But
Bondowoso know if rigged that at that time already completed the 999 statues,
which subsequently cursed Roro Jongrang into the statue in 1000.
Prambanan temple structure illustrates that belief in Hindu
Trimurti. Prambanan temple complex has 3 main courtyard of the temple in the
temple of Shiva, the temple of Brahma and Vishnu temples. Seteiap main temple
has accompanying temple. For the temple of Shiva temple accompanied Nandini,
accompanied Brahma temple to temple to temple Wisni Geese and accompanied by
Garuda temple.
Reliefs carved on the walls of the temples of Prambanan
tells the story of Ramayana. There are also reliefs Kalpataru tree, where
Hindus regard the tree symbolizes sustainability, life and harmony. The
existence of the tree describe the Java community at that time to have
awareness in preserving the environment.
For the visitors want to find more information about
Prambanan, has provided a museum located in the Prambanan temple complex. The museum
provides audio-visual information about the history temukannya Prambanan temple
until restoration process is presented in full.
There is an interesting event held every month on the full
moon is staging Ramayana. Ramayana story told in this show is a translation of
the reliefs carved on the walls of the temples of Prambanan.
