TOURIST ATTRACTION TEMPLE 'PRAMBANAN'

Rara Temple Prambanan or Jonggrang is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia, which was built in the 9th century AD. This temple is dedicated to Trimurti, the three main Hindu gods are Brahma the creator god, the god Vishnu as the preserver, and Shiva the god of destruction. Based on the inscription Siwagrha original name of this temple complex is Siwagrha (Sanskrit which means 'house of Shiva'), and indeed in garbagriha (main hall) of the temple is the statue of Shiva Mahadeva dwells as high as three meters which showed that Lord Shiva in this temple are preferred.

This temple is including the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and one of the most beautiful temples in Southeast Asia. The architecture of the building is tall and slender shaped according to the Hindu architecture in general the main Shiva temple as the temple has reached a height of 47 meters in the center of the complex cluster of towering temples smaller. As one of the grandest temples in Southeast Asia, Prambanan temple is the main attraction of tourists visit from all over the world.

Prambanan Temple Tourism Park is located in the neighborhood of Prambanan, approximately 17 km to the east of Yogyakarta, precisely in the village of Prambanan Subdistrict Bokoharjo. The location is only about 100 m from Yogya-Solo highway, so it is not difficult to find. Most of the tourist area located at an altitude of 154 m above sea level is included in Sleman. While some are included in the Klaten region.

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia. To date could not be ascertained when the temple was built and who ordered, but the strong suspicion that the temple was built around the middle of the 9th century by the king of the Sanjaya dynasty, a king Balitung Maha Sambu. The assumption is based on the content found Syiwagrha inscription around Prambanan and is now kept in the National Museum in Jakarta. Inscription dated 778 Saka (856 M) was written during the reign of Rakai Pikatan.