m-destinations.blogspot.com - The Prambanan temple complex is one of the famous temples in Indonesia and UNESCO-designated world heritage site in 1991 in addition to the Borobudur Temple. Unlike the Borobudur Buddhist temple, Prambanan Temple is a Hindu temple complex.
Nevertheless, the second Location is in Central Java also proves that the first Buddhists and Hindus live side by side with the pillars. The two big temples is also a proof of the progress of human civilization at that time because it was able to build the temples with a remarkable architectural art without the aid of advanced technology.
Prambanan temple complex also called has a thousand temples due to Roro Jonggrang folklore, but actually, there are only around 240 temples in the complex these sights. These sights facing East, but there are four entrances in each eye of the wind. The main gate of the temple is located on the East side.
This temple is Shiva's offerings for which in Hinduism is known as the God of destruction. According to the Siwaghra inscription is kept in the National Museum of Indonesia, the original name of this temple complex is Siwaghra the derived from Sanskrit, which means House of Shiva.
Because of its status as offerings to Lord Shiva temple, then the main temple in the complex is the Temple of Lord Shiva who has 47 meters high. The main temple is located midway between the two temples of the God Vishnu Temple and Temple of Lord Brahma who each 33 meters tall. The third Temple is the deity of this Temple is called Trine. Inside the Temple, there are statues of Gods each deity. In front of the third Temple of the deity of the temple, there are three rides each vehicle representing the deity. Rides Nandi for Shiva, Angsa for Gods Vishnu and Garuda for Lord Brahma.
In addition to temples, there are still an awful lot of other temples in the complex, namely Kelir, Candi Apit, Candi Patok, and ancillary temples. All of it surrounds the temple Candi Trine. For ancillary temples, the laying of the temple is divided into four layers or zones are referred to as the description of the four castes of the Hindu teachings in human. The outermost layer is reserved for prayer caste sudra, the deeper layers to the next layer of the vaishya and two each for ksatrya and Brahmana.
In addition to the various types of such temples, on this tour, there is also relief that tells the story of two phenomenal stories in the Hindu Ramayana Krishnayana. This relief is on the wall of the inside of the fence surrounding the Temple of Trimurti. Relief of Ramayana tell of the struggles of Rama is helped by Hanuman to seize Shinta, his wife who was kidnapped by Ravana. For Krishnayana, the relief of the journey of life tells the story of Krishna as an avatar or reincarnation of the God Wishnu.
In Prambanan temple complex there is a museum shaped joglo House. The Museum contains a collection of objects that are found in the Temple of the ancients such as statues and ancient rocks.