The Prambanan Temple
The Prambanan Temple was the largest Hinduism cultural heritage in Indonesia. This temple does have a charm of its own beauty. Because besides the shape of the building and its layout is amazing, Prambanan also keeps a history and legends that attract tourists. No wonder if the temple was located on the edge of the highway 17 km from Yogyakarta to Solo was a mainstay attractions of both cities.
The temple was built in the 9th century AD has three main buildings which has beautiful architecture as high as 47 feet. These three buildings represent the Trinity, the doctrine of the three main gods of Shiva Temple (God of fuser) in the middle, Brahma Temple (Lord Keeper) in the south, and Vishnu (God the Creator) in the north. Then in front of the main building there are three smaller temples as a symbol of the Trinity vehicle. The third temple was the Temple of Nandi (bull) which was the vehicle of Shiva, Goose Temple was vehicle of Brahma and Garuda Temple was Vishnu's vehicle.
Nandi Temple
The tourists also can look and followed the story of Ramayana reliefs carved on the wall in a clockwise direction balustrade of temple of Shiva and continued at the Brahma temple. While on the balustrade of Vishnu temple reliefs carved Krisnayana story.
Entering Main Temple (Shiva Temple) from the north, tourists can also see a statue of a beautiful princess named Roro Jonggrang. According to legend, Roro Jonggrang is the daughter of King Boko who wish to marry by Bondowoso, a mighty man son of King Pengging. Roro Jonggrang who did not love Bandung, trying to reject proposal by stipulating that made a thousand temples in one night.
With supernatural powers, Bandung agreed terms and almost managed to finish the job. Roro Jonggrang who panic, trying to derail this success by deploying the village women to burn the hay and pound rice so that the atmosphere changed as the morning.
Thinking that the deadline was over, all the supernatural powers that help Bandung running. No doubt, the work was almost finished finally abandoned. This failure certainly makes Bandung wrath. And because they could not restrain his anger, cursed Roro Jonggrang Bandung became a statue.
The story is a complete legend can tourists see at the museum building who located within the premises The Prambanan Temple. Because besides having room Audio Visual who plays the movie for 15 minutes about the history of the discovery of The Prambanan Temple until the renovations are complete and full pugarnya, museum is also exhibiting a collection of archaeological objects and relics of the king's jewels found in ancient Mataram Wonoboyo, Klaten.
Roro Jongrang Statue
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