Candi Bajang Ratu, Mojokerto, East Java
Candi Bajang Ratu is located in Dukuh Kraton, Temon Village, District Trowulan, Mojokerto, about 3.5 km from Wringinlawang Temple and 600 meters from the Rat Temple. This temple holds many things that are known with certainty, not whether the year of manufacture, the king who ordered its construction, operation and other aspects.
Bajang ratu name was in Oudheidkunding verslag (OV) in 1915. The name archaeologists suspect Sri Soeyatmi Satari Candi Bajang Ratu has something to do with Jayanegara king of Majapahit mentioned, because the word "Bajang" means dwarf. In Para Raton and Folklore agreement Jayanegara crowned Bajang or if the age is still small, so the title of queen or Candi Bajang Ratu attached.
What the function of the temple, it is estimated that the temple was built in honor Jayanegara Candi Bajang Ratu. Based on these estimates is a relief in Sri Tanjung sheet that describes the cleaning history. Relief that the cleaning of a story that is also, among others, in Surawana. Surawana allegedly built connection with the death Bhre Wengker (late 7th century).
In the book Para Raton he explained that Jayanegara died in 1328 ( "Sira your dhinar Kapopongan click bhiseka ring csrenggapura Pratista Antarawulan '). He also said that the king Jayanegara that in 1328 to Vishnu Nature (d) returned a made sacred place Kedaton, the statue made in the form of Vishnu in Shila Petak and Bubat and made statue in Amoghasiddhi way Sukalila. After Krom, same Csrenggapura Para Raton with Antarasasi (Antarawulan) in Negarakertagama, then it can be concluded that the "Dharma "(sanctuary), is located in King Jayanegara Kapopongan Csrenggapura nickname nickname nickname Antarawulan Crirangga temple, now called Trowulan. Ark realization of the king in the form of Vishnu is also Bubat (Trowulan). Only the location Shila Petak (Selapethak) is unknown.
In addition to the above view, there are other ideas on the role of Bajang ratu temple. Because the way the door or paduraksa covered bow up and down stairs, Candi Bajang Ratu is think this is one of the gates of the Majapahit palace. This forecast is supported by its location near the site of the former palace of Majapahit.
Estimates of Candi Bajang Ratu between the 13th and 14th centuries, taking into account: 1) the prediction function and the cleansing of the temple Jayanegara king who died in 1328 AD; 2) The formula is similar to the gate of the temple Panataran year in Blitar; 3) relief decorate the door frame, which is similar to the Ramayana Relief Penataran; 4) The relief of a dragon that shows the influence of the Yuan Dynasty. J.L.A. Brandes believes Candi Bajan Ratu constructed Build Candi Jago in tumpang, Malang, judging by the reliefs of lions flanking the head to the left and right Kala, also in the Candi Jago. Jago Temple itself was probably built in the 13th century.
Bajangratu temple is located in a relatively large area. The temple is made of red brick, except for the staircase and ceiling. Compared to an arch surmounted, Candi Bajan Ratu front in two directions, that is, from east to west. Temple height above the roof is 16.1 m and a length of 6.74 m. Gapura Candi Bajan Ratu have wings on the right and left side. On each side are stairs, the lion and animals decorated flank with long ears. At the foot of the temple wall, flanking stairs, it's a relief, Sri Tanjung, while flanking the left and right of the front wall, the door, a relief Ramayana is. The temple door is decorated with relief when the head is slightly above the threshold. Near the door, they are still visible holes where mortar stuck. Perhaps the first page of a door.
Temple form a corridor, which runs from west to east. Stairs and hallway floors are made of stone. Inside the temple's roof, which is made of arranged longitudinal north-south blocks of stone to form a narrow space at the top.
The roof of the stage in the form of pyramid Meru (the mountain), square tip. Each layer is a pattern inverted pyramid etched patterns and plants. In the middle of the three layers of the Sun is a relief, she said the Majapahit Empire to its icon. Although the temple from East to West oriented, but the shape and decoration in the north and the south is similar to the other two sides. made in niches in the north and south sides resembles the shape of the door. In the upper body of the temple, they shaped head eagle and a sun flanked by a dragon.
Candi Bajan Ratu temple underwent restoration in the Dutch time, but not to obtain data on exactly when the restoration was carried out. Improvements have been made, corner comprise shaped building that feed cracks mass harden in thin and replace the wooden beams with cement plaster. Some stones were absent from the arrangement rung step also replaced.
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