Prambanan Temple Invite The World - It lies right on the edge of Yogyakarta-Solo highway make the Prambanan complex is easy to reach from any direction, either from the direction of Yogyakarta and Solo. Prambanan temple looks elegant and sturdy. which shows the triumph of Hindu civilization in Java. Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, even in Southeast Asia. The temple, which since 1991 by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage (World Wonder Heritage) occupies an area of 39.8 hectares.
It lies right on the edge of Yogyakarta-Solo highway make the Prambanan complex is easy to reach from any direction, either from the direction of Yogyakarta and Solo. In the vicinity of the temple complex of available accommodation and complete facilities, such as hotel/inn, restaurant/restaurant that provides culinary cuisine typical of this region, souvenir shops are pleasing to the eye and is a wonderful memory in the form of objects in memory during a visit that is not forgotten, kiosk, and internet cafes.
In addition, the presence of the force that is easy to find a tour guide around the temple will complete the visit of tourists. Therefore, they will guide tourists trace-jekak Javanese-Hindu civilization fame with Prambanan Temple as the main monument.
Prambanan temple looks elegant and sturdy. which shows the triumph of Hindu civilization in Java. Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, even in Southeast Asia. The temple, which is also known as Rara Jonggrang temple was built around 850 AD by the Sanjaya dynasty.
The temple, which since 1991 by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage (World Wonder Heritage) occupies an area of 39.8 hectares. 47 meters tall or five meters higher than Borobudur temple, Prambanan temple Prambanan is located in the village which is administratively divided into two parts, between the district of Sleman, Yogyakarta province and Klaten district, Central Java Province.
One very interesting tour event is the staging of Ramayana. Ramayana is a performance art that brings together a variety of Javanese arts such as dance, drama, and music on one stage and one momentum to present the Ramayana story, a legendary epic of Valmiki works written in Sanskrit.
The story of Ramayana is sung in the show is a translation of the sculpted reliefs at Prambanan. Ramayana carved on the temple is similar to the story that developed in the oral tradition in India. The storyline of a long and stressful summarized in four plays or round, namely: kidnapping Shinta, Anoman mission to Alengka, death Kumbakarna or Ravana, and Rama-Sita reunion.
This staging has been running since 1960 and held every month on the full moon night.
Candi Prambanan also called Rara Jonggrang associated with a legend of a prince named Bandung Bondowoso falls in love with a princess and handsome in appearance, he benama Rara Jonggrang.Because no power to refuse the love of the prince, Jonggrang filed Bondowoso to be made a precondition to the temple with 1,000 statues overnight.
The request was nearly fulfilled, before finally Jonggrang managed to call for help villagers to pound rice and make a big fire in order to impress the atmosphere already morning. Feeling cheated, Bondowoso who only make a statue to 999 cursed Jonggrang into the statue-1000.
Prambanan temple or temple Roro Jongrang, is a relic of Hindu civilization in Java. It can be seen from the temple structure that describes the core belief in Hinduism, the Trimurti. Prambanan complex has three main temples in the main yard, namely Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva. The third temple is the epitome of Trimurti in Hindu belief. Each main temple has accompanying temple, 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. Meanwhile, the second page had 224 temples. Entering the Shiva temple located in the middle and the highest building, you will find a room 4.. One main room contains a statue of Shiva, while the other 3 rooms each containing a statue of Durga (Shiva's wife), Agastya (Shiva's teacher), and Ganesha (son of Shiva). Durga is touted as the statue Jonggrang in the legend above.
Vishnu Temple, located in the north of the temple of Shiva, you will only see one room containing a statue of Vishnu. Brahma temple, which is located south of Shiva temple, you will only find one room with a statue of Brahma.
Privileged other Prambanan is the beauty of the bas-reliefs on the walls of the temple. Ramayana story became a major relief, another is Kalpataru tree that the Hindu religion is considered as the tree of life, sustainability and environmental compatibility. In Prambanan, relief Kalpataru trees flanking a lion depicted. The existence of this tree illustrates how the Java community 9th century have wisdom in managing the environment.
A museum is also located in the temple complex. In this museum, you can enjoy audio-visual history of the discovery of Prambanan until the renovations are complete. there is also a playground for children and a mini train that can entertain and facilitate visitors around the tourist area. Prambanan invite the world to explore the beauty of the past and a mysterious power inside.
