Get to know more about the Dieng Temple area, Central Java
Behind the cold weather, there are thousands of statues and artifacts that have amazed European travelers for centuries like the Land of the gods, unfortunately 400 temples which make it twice as much as the Prambanan Complex, talk all out until leaving a few that we will visit now Okay our friends still in Indonesia, precisely in Banjarnegara, Central Java, and these temples were built around the same time when the smallpox epidemic hit Japan and wiped out a third of the population. Let's go there when Europe was engulfed in the Napoleonic wars which began in 1799. The Dutch, who were in the cheese cemetery, faced the onslaught of the British colonists. Its colonies, including the archipelago, were captured by the British navy. Thomas Stamford Raffles was always appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Dutch East Indies. This is one of the important moments for Javanese archeology when the temple was systematically recorded by Raffles. Thomas Horsfield, an American naturalist, mentioned the existence of a staircase. Uno in the Dieng plateau encouraged Raffles, who was very interested in Javanese culture to send troops to reach the mountains. Cornelius the soldier reported that temples had collapsed and were buried under volcanic soil. The collapsed temple in the Dieng plateau means that if Raffles' records are correct, the number of temples in the Dieng temple complex is almost double the Sewu and Prambanan temple complexes, this does not include thousands of stone statues and precious metals, artifacts and various treasures. there it was a dark foggy night when our vehicle swerved at the height of the slopes but finally the adrenaline-filled journey passed and we arrived in this cold area and then our adventure began. nung Bima when we reached the Arjuna Temple Complex, overcast skies greeted us at this complex. The northernmost one is the Arjuna temple. On the main rail door there is an overhanging booth and a staircase with Makara decorative fiber representing the underworld. At the top of the door, there is the guardian of Allah found without The jaws are typical of the Central Java area, there is a god, the body of the temple, but the price is gone. Each niche is framed by a unique kalamakara. Each niche is equipped with a sound path or water channel. Inside the temple, there is a Yoni, the roof of the Arjuna temple is shaped like a pyramid or pyramid that tapers upwards enough to add The height of this tiny temple is then there so Semar is the only one facing east, there are 9 ventilation holes in the temple body which are clean from the ornaments, the roof has been lost on the front, there are carvings of Dirty, a jawless face and Makara flanking the left and right of the door, this could be a play or Arjuna's dance accompaniment is also there I suspect that this building is a place to store religious ceremonial equipment, it is clear that Arjuna Temple and Semarang Temple are united by a fence that separates them from other temples. Next, we check that Srikandi Temple is different from the previous 2 temples and is respected quite high, it seems that it was deliberately made high to avoid flooding the roof. Srikandi temple has disappeared, but maybe it's shaped like other temples in this complex, there is a God who has 4 hands, the right hand holds a disc, yes, the left hand holds a guess. I'm trying to guess who this is. Yes, this is Lord Vishnu, the preserver of nature. now here, friends, you can see another one. Come on, guess who the head is, there are 4, facing each direction, so of course it contains Lord Shiva the destroyer, so all the main gods of Trimurti are in one body. This temple
The uniqueness of Srikandi Temple which is not found in other searches because Prambanan Temple only separates the three animals into three different temples. friends watch later on The tallest here So this is formed from a higher foundation and a slender roof that follows the shape of the body here there is also a two-story staircase that is not found in other temples its function is probably to reduce the steepness of the stairs at the end of the two standing stairs there is a lion that has been damaged, notice the ornament on the laser, which is typical of the Nusantara Temple, there are too many gods but that means it has disappeared. The Puntadewa Temple has two pewaras and is surrounded by a wall around the back, the ruins are still visible, while on the front there is only one Yoni, then we go to Sembadra Temple. This temple is located at most cells At the entrance, the entrance is decorated on the left side of the face with a plot with their backs to each other, all the niches protruding out so that the body of this temple forms 8 cardinal angles and each niche has a tower. indicating that they were not built, historians suspect that the construction of this temple spanned between the 7th and 8th centuries AD because the first reason is that the style and decoration in the Arjuna Temple Complex are similar to the ancient Mataram R fingers in the Ancient Mataram era, for example, the Ngempon Temple we have also seen. In the difference between the year and above or in the second description near Arjuna Temple, an inscription dated 809 AD was found which states that Mount Diyang or Dieng is a religious center with temple buildings being cared for by an educational community and even an area that is recognized as a sacred place by the community. Majapahit in the book of tantu panggelaran from the k century e-16 from here we get an idea that the buildings in this area are used for ritual purposes. The most prominent religious feature in Dieng is Hindu Shiva, which can be traced back to its remains in the Kailasa Museum, right across from the entrance to Arjuna Temple, which is currently the Temple Complex. Arjuna is the highlight of Dieng tourism, apart from the relatively complete temples, this is where the ritual of cutting dreadlocks is held every year. Apart from the Arjuna Temple Complex, there are also other things that we can visit in Dieng, Gatotkaca Temple, Bima Temple, Dwarawati Temple, the Key Temple which was recently discovered and promised. loyal hearts that are being restored but in total there are only 9 temples, so the big question is, where are the 400 temples described by Raffles in History Of Java, continue to follow, friends, because we will investigate the disappearance of 400 temples that Raffles witnessed in Dieng including thousands of stone statues and precious metals artifacts and other possessions.