Prambanan temple

Prambanan temple is a tourist destination in Indonesia, with objects made of stone temple heritage of centuries between 9 -10, and has been officially form the one of the world heritage by UNESCO. Prambanan shape resembles yamg building stone towers that are decorated with statues (sculpture) and the reliefs on the walls. This temple is the biggest Hindu temple that is located not too far from Borobudur Temple whibh is Buddhist temple. Prambanan temple is located between the cities of Yogyakarta and Solo, then Klaten and Sleman, will be obvious when we passed towering highway Yogyakarta and Solo.

In some package tour, Prambanan Temple is part of tour packages of Yogyakarta. Attractions Prambanan is the privilege of building (high rising), statues depicting the gods in Hinduism, and the relief on the stone wall that has a story of Ramayana. At certain events, sometimes the Ramayana story was portrayed back through the dance theater. Prambanan has building height about 47 meters, slightly higher than Borobudur temple buildings. Because the height of the building, it is predicted in the days of old used to attract the surrounding community.

Prambanan temple is also called Loro Jongrang; it is associated with a trusted local myths about Loro Jongrang. Loro Jongrang myth is as follows: In antiquity there are two kingdoms local area; namely Pengging and Prambanan, both are often hostile and war. One time there was war that was very great and is the latest warfare. Crown prince of the work that has a supernatural ability Pengging extraordinary; called bandung Bondowoso succeeded in killing the leader of Prambanan; named Prabu Boko.

When entering the palace of Prambanan, Bondowoso saw a very beautiful princess called Loro Jongrang who is the daugther of Prabu Boko. Furthermore Bondowoso want marry with Loro Jongrang; but Loro jongrang refused the request and provide a very severe condition, ie, ask for made a thousand temples in one night. This requirement is affordable by Bondowoso, making a thousand temples assisted by supernatural beings who are not human so it can be completed 999 temples at midnight. Loro Jongrang know this and by mobilizing the village girl he foiled to manufacture a thousand temples. The trick is making noises that sound has impressed early in the morning time, so the creatures that make the temple to stop work. Finally making the temple a thousand failed, and then cursed angrily Bondowoso made Loro Jongrang become a thousandth of the temple stones..

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cave jatijajar

From a number of attractions in Kebumen, Goa Jatijajar still be excellent. Attractions that are located 21 km southwest District of Gombong it every year visited by visitors.

Visitors who come are very diverse, not always come from communities around Kebumen. They are also coming from big cities in Indonesia, which aims to know the charm of nature in the bowels of the earth.

Not a few features that are offered from Cave Jatijajar attractions. Inside the cave there is an underground river that is still active. There are also two spring, namely kantil Spring and Spring Rose. In two spring that can be approached by visitors are still believed, which would wash my face with spring water can be ageless.

The flow of water from the Spring Rose through a narrow hole outside the cave until translucent. But on the basis of Spring kantil holes encountered narrow elongated, so that through the cave it must go through the dive.

There are still two more spring, the Spring Jombor and Puserbumi. Both of these sacred spring. Only with the permission of the manager, the cave passage may be impassable. Certain people who have the desire, by placing offerings in the spring, it is said will be granted his prayer.

Problem Goa Jatijajar origins are not people who know exactly. But supposedly the story, Jatijajar cave was first found by a peasant village called Djajamenawi in 1802. The man was accidentally stuck in the cave. Once the ground cover cleared by the citizens of the hall, found a hole into the cave.

From the story of the population, there are two versions of the origin of Cave Jatijajar. First, after Djajamenawi find the cave, shortly afterwards the Regent Ambal, one of the rulers Kebumen that time, review the site.

When went to the cave, he met two teak trees growing side by side and parallel to the edge of the mouth of the cave. From the story and found the term Jatijajar, from teak word aligned.

Since 1974, the Government Kebumen and Central Java (Java) begin to address the cave as a tourist attraction. A year later, along the corridor cave placed 32 sculptures depicting the legend of Raden Kamandaka. The legend is very famous in the area Banyumas.

From this version, when Kamandaka chased Silihwarni, from the cave he mentioned his true identity. He admitted as crown prince Pajajaran. From the story it appears the word sejatine (actual) and Pejajaran. The name of the famous Cave Jatijajar ago to the present. (Various sources

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