Candi Prambanan was built in the 10th century during the reign
of Rakai Pikatan and Rakai Balitung. They
are both the King of Medang or better known as the Ancient Mataram Kingdom
(Hindu). Mataram Hindu Kingdom was founded in the 8th century and moved from
Central Java to East Java. Prambanan temple is 47 feet (5 meters higher than
Borobudur temple), was set up to show Hindu triumph in Java Island. The temple
is located 17 kilometers from the Yogyakarta city.
A famous legend attached to the story of creation of this temple. A tragically loves story between the young King, bandung Bondowoso and Roro Jonggrang is believed as the cause of the building of Candi Prambanan. The denial of Roro Jonggrang was the reason of the founding of 1000 temples with statues in one night.
Prambanan temple has three main temples in the primary yard, namely Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva. The three temples are a symbol of Trimurti in Hindu belief. The three temples were facing east. Each main temple has accompanying temple facing to the west, namely Nandini for Shiva, Swan to Brahma, and Garuda for Vishnu. In addition, there are two temples wedge, 4 color temples and 4 corner temples. In the second there are 224 temples.Entering the Shiva temple located in the middle and the highest building, you will find a room 4. One main room contains Shiva statue, while the other 3 rooms each containing a statue of Durga (Shiva's wife), Agastya (Shiva's teacher), and Ganesha (Shiva's son). Durga is touted as the statue of Roro Jonggrang described in the legend above.
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