Prambanan, Refused of Love Temple

Prambanan Temple is a very beautiful building built in the tenth century during the reign of two kings of the Rakai Pikatan and cancer Bali Tung. The increase to 47 meters (5 meters higher than Borobudura Temple), the foundation of this temple has fulfilled the desire to show the founder of Hindu victory on the island of Java. This temple is located 17 km from the city center, in an area that currently serves as a beautiful park.

There is a legend that Javanese people always say this temple. It tells the story, there was a man named Bandung Bondowoso, who loved RoRo Jonggrang. Giving up her love, Jonggrang Bondowoso asked to make a temple with 1000 statues of only one night. This request was almost completed when Jonggrang asked residents of a pound of rice and set fire to look like the morning was broken. The sense of disappointment, Bondowoso, who have just completed the 999 statues cursed Jonggrang be thousandth statue.

Barge Banana Temple has three major temples in the main yard, namely: Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva temples. These three temples are symbols of Trimurti of the Hindu faith. All of them face east. Each main temple has accompanying temple facing west, namely Nandini of Shiva, Angsa to Brahma, Vishnu and Garuda. In addition, there are 2 flank temples, churches and 4 kelir 4 corner temples. The second area is 224 temples.

Into the temple of Lord Shiva, the highest temple and is in the middle, you will find four rooms. One of the main room contains a statue of Lord Shiva, while the other three rooms contain a statue of Durga (Shiva's wife), Agastya (Shiva teacher) and Ganesha (son of Shiva). Durga statue is a statue of RoRo Jonggrang in the above legend.

In the temple of Vishnu, north of the temple of Lord Shiva, you will find only a room with a statue of Vishnu. The Brahma Temple, south of the temple of Lord Shiva, you find only in a room with a statue of Brahma in it.

Very attractive accompanying temple Garuda temple, which is located beside the temple of Vishnu. This temple keeps the story of birds to humans on behalf of Garuda. Garuda is a mysterious bird in Hindu mythology. This figure is the golden body, white face, red wings, with beaks and wings of an eagle's similar. It is expected that this figure is a Hindu adaptation Bennu (see "growth" or "light") that relate to the god of the sun or upgrading of old Egyptian mythology or Phoenix in drevneegipetskoy mythology. Garuda managed to save his mother from the curse of Arunas (Garuda in the disabled brother) to the theft of Tirta Amerta (holy water from the gods).

Her ability to keep her mother made many people admire him so far and it is used for different purposes. Indonesia is using birds as a symbol of the country. Other countries using the same symbol in Thailand, with the same reason, but various forms of adaptation and appearance. In Thailand, Garuda is known as Krut or Pha Krut.

Banana Barge and groups of relief, describing the story of Ramayana. Experts say that the aid is a story of Ramayana, said that a verbal from generation to generation. Another interesting terrain Kalpataru tree - in Hindu - the tree is considered a tree of life, eternity and harmony with the environment. The barge Banana, the agency Kalpataru tree is described as the wing of a lion. The presence of this tree experts do believe that Javanese society in the ninth century had the wisdom to manage their environment.

Like Garuda, Kalpataru tree is also used for various purposes. In Indonesia, Kalpataru used as a symbol of the Indonesian Institute for Environment. Some intellectuals even in Bali to develop a "Tri Hita quarantine" to preserve the environment as Kalpataru assistance in this house. The tree of life, as seen in gunungan (used doll as the opening of the traditional puppet show or wayang kulit). This turns out to cover the barge Banana is widely known throughout the world.

If you see the relief in detail, you'll see a lot of birds on them, they are real birds, as we see on Earth today. Covering these birds are so natural that biologists can determine their race. One is the shape of a cross-yellow parrot (Cacatua sulphurea), which leads unanswered questions. The reason is that the bird exists only in Masakambing Islands, in the middle of the Java Sea. Then the bird found in Aarhus? No body managed to expose secrets.

You can find a lot of other things in Pram Banana. You can see the terrain Wiracarita Ramayana based on oral tradition. If you are tired of receiving relief, you can relax in a beautiful garden in the compound. Since 18 September 2006, you can enter the zone 1 area barge Banana temple. Damage caused by the earthquake of 27 May 2006 is now reconstructed. Come and enjoy the barge Banana temple.