Interesting Facts About Prambanan Temples

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  • The biggest Shiva temple
Siwa Temple, the highest temple in the Prambanan Temple complex is the largest Shiva worship building in Indonesia. Its peak rises up to 47 meters. Presumed historians, when Prambanan was built in the 9th century, the religion of the Mataram Medang Kingdom changed from the Mahayana Buddha to the worship of Lord Shiva
  • Mount Mahameru Replica
Named after Siwagrha, Prambanan was designed to resemble Shiva's residence. It means to follow the form originating from the sacred mountain of Mahameru, an area of ​​deity residing
Each part of the temple complex is counted as a model of the universe that is adopted by Hindu cosmology. Divided into several layers of loca, felt that they came from not being holy enough to being the most holy

  • Legend
The story of Roro Jongrang in Prambanan Temple is just a legend from the people who do not really understand the origin of the temple. The statue allegedly incarnated by Roro Jongrang turned out to be the statue of Dewi Durga, the Hindu God
  • 3 Temples
The 3 main temples in this temple are dedicated to Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. The tallest and largest temple in the Prambanan temple complex is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Its height is 47 meters with a width of 34 meters. The main room in the middle of the inner part of this Shiva Temple is a Shiva statue. Vishnu Temple has a height of 20 ether with a width of 33 meters. Brahma Temple has a height of 20 meters with a width of 33 meters. The reliefs around this temple tell the story of the Ramayana

  • Myths and mysteries
Prambanan Temple has a myth that a pair of lovers who enter the Prambanan Temple will break up a few days later
In addition, this temple is similar to Angkor Wat. The biggest Hindu temple in the world. Which is located in Cambodia. However, when viewed from the year of manufacture, Prambanan Temple was built earlier than Angkor Wat which was built in the 12th century