Prambanan - Historic Attractions in Yogyakarta
Candi Prambanan or Jonggrang a Hindu temple people are now historical sites in Indonesia. Prambanan temple itself was built in the 9th century, to develop the year 850 AD by Rakai Pikatan and continuously and expanded by King Lokapala and King Bali Tung Maha Sambu. And the temple is dedicated to Trimurti, the three main Hindu gods Brahma as the creator god, the god Vishnu as preserver and Shiva, god of destruction. Until now, the temple is still a wide variety of Hindu religious ceremonies, especially during the holidays, namely wear Nyepi religious uses. This temple also has another name, namely Candi Rara Jonggrang famous by the legend of the Temple 1,000.
The temple complex is located in the district of Prambanan, Sleman and Unter Prambanan, Klaten. about 17 kilometers northeast of Yogyakarta 50 kilometers southwest of Surakarta and 120 kilometers south of Semarang, on the border between the provinces of Central Java and Yogyakarta. It is very unique, Prambanan Temple is located in the administrative area Bokoharjo village, Prambanan, Sleman, while the entrance of the complex Prambanan temple is located in the administrative region TLOGO village, Prambanan, Klaten.
Name of Prambanan, comes from the name of the village where the temple is believed a change in name dialect is to be Javanese language of the term Hindu theology Parabrahman, which means "Brahman Supreme" is Brahman, the eternal reality of the highest and largest, the can not be described, which is often equated with the term God in Hinduism. refer Another opinion of Brahman conception to the heyday of the temple was formerly filled by the Brahmins. Another opinion was of the opinion that the name "Prambanan" comes from the root word "mBan" in the Java language that makes sense to wear, or have a task, refer to the Hindu gods that the task of organizing and the harmony of the universe runs.
In 1733 the temple was by the certification body found Lons a Dutch nationality. This temple attracted worldwide attention when. During the British occupation of Java If Colin Mackenzie, in the area was a subordinate surveyor Sir Stamford Raffles, this temple. Although Sir Thomas then arranged a further investigation, the ruins of the temple remained abandoned until decades. No serious excavations throughout the 1880s performed, unfortunately actually enrich the practice of looting carvings and stone temples. Then begin Jan Willem IJzerman to clean up in 1855 and to move some of the rocks and soil of the temple. Moments later, Isaac Groneman do a major overhaul and the temple stones were piled haphazardly along the Peel River. Statues and reliefs were, while the indigenous people of the temple stones for building materials and house made of Dutch nationals and as a garden ornament basis.
If you enter the temple complex of Prambanan Yogyakarta, then you will be presented with three Trimurti temple. Here visitors can see a wide range of reliefs, sculptures and statues or sculptures of Hindu gods. In the complex itself, there are a total of 240 temples that you can enjoy its beauty. Visitors can hire a guide and you will be invited to learn more about the stories of Hindu religious beliefs such as the Ramayana, Krishna, to know, and so on. Nearby Prambanan also a large garden clean and is often used as a resting place for visitors. Travellers who visited the liberty to capture the attraction with the camera.
If you come to visit during the full moon night, you can have a chance to see the Ramayana Ballet on the open stage near the Prambanan temple complex. At night this temple will be highlighted by the lights and make the extraordinary scenery that graced the stage Ramayana, and this is one of the tourist attraction. Facilities on offer to visitors that the museum near this attraction provided. In the museum you can find out about the history of Prambanan learn are displayed in the form of audio-visual equipment. In addition, there Prambanan complex disekitaran home for rest and souvenir shops to eat, sell a variety of junk serve as a souvenir. Prambanan attraction is open from 8 am.
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