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DRAFT 3 

The Original History of Prambanan Temple

  One of the famous temples in our beloved homeland is Prambanan Temple. 

The temple which is a temple for Hindus has a different 

architectural style from Borobudur Temple. 

But of course, Prambanan Temple Tourism is no less beautiful than 

Borobudur Temple and Angkor Wat temple.

Prambanan Temple is located in the village of Bokoharjo, Prambanan District,

 Sleman Regency, Jogjakarta. Unlike the original history of Prambanan Temple,

 the name of this temple has been legendary through an infinite love story between 

Bandung Bandawasa and Rara Jongrang.

It is said that according to legend, Rara Jonggrang asked for a thousand temples 

in one night as a condition of Bandung Bandawasa application.

 Through the help of Jinns, Bandung Bandawasa was able to complete

 a thousand temples which were eventually thwarted by Rara Jonggrang.

Knowing the fraud committed by Rara Jonggrang, 

Bandung Bandawasa was angry and condemned Rara Jonggrang as the last

 statue of a thousand temples that he had built in one night.

 Then came the figure of a female statue in one of the Prambanan Temple statues.

The story is a legend that is close to Prambanan Temple Tourism, 

but for the original history of Prambanan Temple it is very different. 

Prambanan Temple was built by Rakai Pikatan, 

who at that time was the King of the Ancient Mataram from Wangsa Sanjaya. 

The construction itself began in 850, 

which is close to the construction time of Borobudur.

According to several sources summarized in the original history of Prambanan Temple,

 the construction of Prambanan Temple was to match the construction of 

Borobodur at that time. Added according to the Shivarga Inscription, 

this development was carried out in honor of Lord Shiva 

who was the supreme deity of Hindus.

However, the triumph of Prambanan Temple was vanished when 

in the end Mpu Sindok, the last king of ancient Mataram from

 Wangsa Sanjaya moved the center of his kingdom to East Java.

 As a result, the building pioneered by the hero was deserted.

From the original history of Prambanan Temple, 

a similar incident also finally struck Borobudur Temple which 

was also forgotten because it was buried in the ashes of Mount 

Merapi and covered by bushes until Governor Rafles of the 

Netherlands recovered it. But unlike Borobudur, Prambanan Temple is not buried.

Judging from the original history of Prambanan Temple, 

the statue that is said to be called the Rara Jonggrang statue is 

actually a statue of the Goddess Durga Mahisasuramardhani which 

according to the myth is also believed to be the incarnation of Rara Jonggrang.

 Because of that, one of the Shiva temples in 

Prambanan is called the Rara Jonggraing Temple.

Just like the Borobudur Temple, from the original history of Prambanan 

emple it is also known that Prambanan Temple takes a lot of Hindu Cosmology,

 especially the gods symbolized in each temple,

 including the Rara Jonggrang Temple itself.

There are three main parts of this Prambanan Temple, 

Plataran Njobo, Plataran Tengahan and Plataran Njero.
 

There are three main parts of this Prambanan Temple, Plataran Njobo, 
Plataran Tengahan and Plataran Njero. The three main temples that 
symbolize the three main deities in Hinduism are in Plataran Njero which 
symbolizes the place of life where the gods lived or known as Svargaloka.
 Now that is a glimpse of the original history of Prambanan T
emple which has two sides in it, 
which is a fascinating side of history and an interesting 
side of the myth story to tell. However, regardless of this, 
Prambanan Temple is indeed one of the tourist attractions
 in Jogjakarta that should not be missed when visiting.
 
Sometimes, in the courtyard of Prambanan Temple, 
Ramayana dance performances are often held,
 whose stories are also contained in the description of 
Prambanan Temple. Indeed, the original history of 
Prambanan Temple cannot be forgotten by our nation.