Prambanan Tample

 

Indonesia has many temples, including Borobudur, Prambanan, Mendut, Kalasan, and others. Prambanan temple is one of the most visited by tourists the world. Splendor and beauty of Prambanan an attraction for tourists to visit. Prambanan Temple or Temple of Rara Jonggrang is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia was built in the 9th century BC. The temple is dedicated to Trimurti, the three major Hindu gods Brahma as the creator god, the god Vishnu as the maintainer, and Shiva the god of destruction. Based on the inscriptions Siwagrha the original name of this temple complex is Siwagrha (Sanskrit word which means: 'The house of Shiva), and indeed in garbagriha of this temple dwell Mahadeva Shiva statue as high as three meters which showed that the god Shiva in this temple are preferred.

 
This temple is situated in the village of Prambanan, Java, about 20 kilometers east of Yogyakarta, 40 kilometers west of Surakarta and 120 kilometers south of Manila, just on the border between the provinces of Central Java and Yogyakarta. Rara Jonggrang temple Prambanan located in the village whose territory is divided between Lahore and Klaten district. This temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site including, the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and one of the most beautiful temples in Southeast Asia. The architecture is tall and slender form in accordance with Hindu architecture in general with the main Shiva temple as the temple reaches a height of 47 meters in the center of the complex cluster of towering temples smaller. As one of the grandest temples in Southeast Asia, Prambanan temple is the main attraction of tourists from around the world.

According Siwagrha inscriptions, this temple was built in about the year 850 AD by the Rakai Pikatan, and was further developed and expanded by Balitung Maha Sambu, during Medang Mataram kingdom. On the main page of Prambanan temple has three main temples, namely Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. All of temples is the epitome of Trimurti in Hindu belief. all 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 temples color, and 4 corner temples. In the second had 224 temples.

Shiva temple located in the middle and the highest building there are 4 rooms. One main room contains Shiva statue, and three other rooms each containing a statue of Durga (Shiva's wife), Agastya (Shiva's teacher), and Ganesha (the son of Shiva). Durga statue known as Roro Jonggrang. Vishnu Temple is located in the north of the temple of Shiva, consisting of one room with a statue of Vishnu. Brahma temple is located south of Shiva temple, consisting of one room with a statue of Brahma.

Candi Garuda is accompanying temple is located near the temple of Vishnu. This temple keeps a story of half-bird called Garuda. Garuda is a mythical bird in Hindu mythology who was gold, white face, red wings, beak and wings like an eagle who is Hindu adaptation of Bennu, or figure, which means rising / shining, which is associated as the god Re in Egyptian mythology or Phoenix in Greek mythology.