The story of Lorojonggrang : Prambanan Temple

Near the Yogyakarta city was gotten the Hindu temple that was most beautiful in Indonesia. This temple was built in the ninth Masehi age. Because of being located in the Prambanan village, then this temple was acknowledged as the Prambanan temple but also was known as the temple of Lara Jonggrang, a name that was taken from the legend of Lara Jonggrang and Bandung Bondowoso.

Long ago, It seems this a king who was named Prabu Baka. He reigned in Prambanan. This king of a frightening and big giant his authority. Nevertheless, if already fate, finally he lost also to King Pengging. Prabu Baka died in the battlefield. The victory King Pengging was caused because of help of the strong person who was named Bondowoso that also be known as Bandung Bondowoso because he had the supernatural power weapon that was named Bandung.

With the agreement of King Pengging, Bandung Bondowoso occupied the Prambanan Palace. Here he was enchanted by beauty of Lara Jonggrang, the former daughter despite this -- yes, in fact the daughter of the king who was killed by him. Anyway, he would marry her.

Lara Jonggrang frightened refused pinangan that. Nevertheless, he will not receive him just like that. He wanted to be married with Bandung Bondowoso provided that his conditions were filled. His condition was to he was made one thousand temples and two wells that in. All of them must be finished in time overnight. Bandung Bondowoso promised him, despite rather objected. He asked for help of his father personally, the person of supernatural power that had spirits's soft troops.

On the day that was determined, Bandung Bondowoso togethered with his follower and soft spirits began to be constructive the big temple of the amount. Really surprised the method and their speed worked. After the hour four days only remained at five temples that must be prepared. Besides this his well then almost has been finished.

All the occupant of the Prambanan Palace became confusion because they were sure that all the conditions for Lara Jonggrang will be fulfilled. What must be made? Immediately girls were built and told to pound rice in mortar as well as spread the fragrant flower was smelly him. Heard the mortar sound and smelled the smell flower-bungaan that was fragrant, soft spirits stopped their work because was thought by them it's already afternoon. The production of the temple not all that one, but what would dikata, the soft spirit stopped doing his task and without their help was not possible Bandung Bondowoso completed him.

The next day time Bandung Bondowoso learned that his efforts failed, not played angry him. He condemned the girls around Prambanan -- will not have the person that wanted memperistri they until them became the old girl. Whereas Lara Jonggrang was personally condemned to the statue. This statue was gotten in big temple space that now was named the temple of Lara Jonggrang. Available temples were nearby acknowledged as the Sewu Temple that meaning that one thousand