Prambanan Temple

Prambanan Temple

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, it is  47 meters high, was built in the 9th century. Location is 17 km to the east of Yogyakarta on the road to Solo. The main temple of Shiva Temple (center), Temple of Brahma (south), Temple Vishnu (north). Temple is located in front of spacecraft (vehicle) as a vehicle Trimurti; Temple Space is the vehicle of Brahma (God of Guardians), Candi Nandi (Ox) is the vehicle of Shiva (Destroyer Gods) and the Temple of Garuda is the vehicle of Vishnu (the god creator).

Prambanan temple complex built by the Kings Wamca (Dinasty) Sanjaya in the 9th century. Community call this temple as the temple Larajonggrang, a title which actually wrong. Rara in the Java language to describe girls. In folklore, known as Rara Jonggrang Ratubaka Prabhu’s daughter whose name survived as a relic complex of buildings in the hills south Saragedug Prambanan.

Decorative art that is very attractive in this temple complex is the ornaments in the form of relief images of gods Lokapala (guardian 8 cardinal directions) is inscribed on the outer wall of the foot temple. In addition, there are also stories Ramayanadan Kresnayana relief. Ramayana reliefs carved on the walls in the balcony railing in the temple of Shiva Temple of Brahma. Kresnayana reliefs carved on the walls of the Vishnu temple baluster fence. In addition to the god statues Lokapala relief, relief Ramayana, and Kresnayana, decorative arts at the Prambanan temple complex is a prominent decorative motif prambanan commonly called, is an ornament on the shelf of a temple in a lion who was flanked by a seated position Kalpataru tree (= tree bio – / tree of life). Such decorations are only in the so-called Prambanan Temple Prambanan motive.

Around can be visited Prambanan also several Buddhist temples such as Lumbung Temple, Bubrah temple, Sewu temple and  Plaosan temple.