Sabtu, 06 Oktober 2012

Prambanan Temple



Or Prambanan temple also known as Rara Jonggrang is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, which was built in the 9th century AD. What is in the village temple Prambanan, Java island, about 20 km east of Yogyakarta, 40 miles west of Surakarta and 120 km south Semarang.Nama Prambanan, derived from the name of the village where the temple stands, believed to be the change of name of the Java language dialect 'the Brahman', which probably refers to the heyday of the temple which formerly filled by the Brahmins.

The temple is dedicated to Trimurti, the three main Hindu gods are Brahma the creator god, Vishnu the maintainer god, and Shiva the god of destruction. Based on the inscription Siwagrha original name of this temple is Siwagrha (Sanskrit word which means: 'House of Shiva'), and indeed in garbagriha (main room) temple statue of Shiva Mahadeva dwells as high as three meters which showed that Lord Shiva in this temple are preferred.

Prambanan included included in the UNESCO World Heritage site. The architectural form of the building height and slender according to the Hindu architecture in general, Prambanan temple has a 47 meter tall tower in the center of the complex cluster of temples smaller. As one of the grandest temples in Southeast Asia, Prambanan temple is the main attraction of tourists visit from all dunia.Menurut Siwagrha inscription in the temple was built around 850 AD by Rakai Pikatan, and continue to be developed and expanded by Balitung Maha Sambu, in the kingdom Medang Mataram.Kompleks building periodically continue to be refined by the kings of Mataram Medang next, like a king Daksha and Tulodong, and expanded by constructing additional hundreds of temples around the main temple. Because the splendor of this temple, Prambanan temple serves as a majestic kingdom of Mataram, the convening important royal ceremonies.

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