Prambanan Temple is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia even in Southeast Asia. This temple is also known as the Roro Jongrang Temple which was established around 850 AD by the Sanjaya dynasty. By UNESCO since 1991, this temple was designated as a world cultural heritage that must be protected by its existence. This Prambanan temple has a height of 47 meters or 5 meters higher than the Borobudur temple.
Prambanan Temple is also called Roro Jongrang Temple because it is related to a legend that is believed to be believed by some Javanese people. The legend tells of a prince named Bandung Bondowoso who fell in love with a daughter named Roro Jongrang. Because the princess has no power to refuse her love, the princess proposes conditions that must be fulfilled by Bandung Bondowoso, which is to make temples with 1,000 statues overnight. Roro Jongrang's request was fulfilled and almost fulfilled one night until finally Roro Jongrang asked the help of the villagers to pound the rice so that he could roost the rooster so that it crowed, indicating that it was morning. But Bandung Bondowoso knew that being cheated which at that time had completed 999 statues, which later condemned Roro Jongrang to become the 1,000th statue.
The Prambanan temple structure describes the belief in Hinduism that is Trimurti. The Prambanan temple complex has 3 temples in the main courtyard, namely Siwa temple, Brahma temple and Wisnu temple. Each main temple has one companion temple. For candi Siwa accompanied by Nandini temple, for Brahma temple accompanied by Angsa temple and for Wisni temple accompanied by Garuda temple.
The reliefs carved on the walls of the Prambanan temple tell the story of Ramayana. There are also reliefs of the Kalpataru tree, where Hindus consider the tree symbolizing sustainability, life and harmony. The existence of the tree illustrates that the Javanese people at that time had an awareness of preserving their environment.
For visitors who want to find more information about Prambanan Temple, a museum is located in the Prambanan temple complex. The museum provides audio visual information about history in the discovery of the Prambanan temple until the restoration process is presented in full.
