Panataran Temple

Panataran Temple, located in the north of Cadiz is the only monument complex that exposure in the area of East Java. Based on reports from the Office of primordial 1914-1915 number 2045 and notes Verbeek number 563, which is building kekunaan cluster consists of several so-called complex enshrinement. Location of building the temple is located in west-slope power Mount Kelud in the height of 450 meters above sea level (above sea level), in the village which is also called Panataran, Nglegok Subdistrict, Blitar. Only around 12 kilometers from the city of Cadiz, or less than a half hour journey by motor vehicle. With the relatively smooth roads and wide enough to the front of the temple complex.

Panataran temple found in 1815, but until 1850, have not known. Penemunya is Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), Lieutenant Governor-General of the British colonial government in power in the State. Raffles, together with a Dr.Horsfield Natural Sciences experts to visit the temple Panataran, and the results kunjunganya is entered in the book entitled "History of Java" published in two volumes. Raffles is Tracks in the day and then followed by other researchers, namely: J. Crawfurd a resident assistant in Yogyakarta, the next Van Meeteren Brouwer (1828), Junghun (1884), Jonathan Rigg (1848) and NWHoepermans that in the year 1886 hold in inventory Panataran monument complex.

Entering the temple acreage, in the main door we are greeted the two statues guard the door or called with Dwaraphala within the community known as Bida "Mba Bodo." The interest of the statues guard arcanya this is not because of the large, but due to face the frightening (Daemonis). Carvings number listed on the pedestal statue written in the Java Ancient letters: Saka year 1242 or if they become Christian (78 plus years) to year 1320 CE. Based on the number of carvings are on the second statue pedestal, that the building of holy palah (another name for the temple Panataran) inaugurated a temple of state (the state-temple) in the new era of the Majapahit King Jayanegara who ruled in 1309-1328 CE.

In the east there is a statue remnants of the gate, made of red bricks. Other important buildings around the gate there is a square building long called the Bale Agung. Then the building where former curate the only order umpak-umpak only. A building in the square size smaller than Bale Agung is Pendopo Terrace shelf or in the form of small temples called berangka year figures in the temple, where buildings are made of stone materials andesit.

In the south of the temple buildings still stood a stone inscription or inscribed stone. This letter inscription using Java Ancient many Saka 1119 or 1197 CE issued by the King of the Kingdom of Srengga Kediri. The contents include mention a ceremony perdikan of interest to Sira Paduka Batara Palah (Temple Panataran). So the development process in the temple complex Panataran take at least 250 years, which was built starting in the year 1197 Kediri Kingdom era until the year 1454 in the era of Majapahit Kingdom.

The temple is the next Dragon Temple made entirely of stone with the size of the width of 4.83 meters, 6.57 meters long and 4.70 meters high. The temple called Naga because the body around the temple dililit dragon and the features or figures such as the king of nine fruit. Among the buildings that most temples are the main temple, which is located at the rear, namely the most part, which is considered holy. Building the temple consists of three multilevel terrace with all 7.19 meters high. On each side of the second ladder up to the first terrace, there are statues Dwaraphala, on the base year figures, there are statues Saka 1269 or 1347 CE.

At the back of the temple there is a sacred pond, the pond is perhaps the story that is used as a place of worship rituals. Remnants of the luxury of the past is still visible from the building of this mini-pond. Swimming is about the size of 2 x 5 meters this clean and great fit. Takes approximately less than 1 hour to browse the entire area of the temple Panataran. Because the location is not too far from the city of Cadiz while still a point where the pilgrimage tour Makam Bung Karno, so if you visit incidental to the Brits harmless menyempatkan time for a visit to the Temple Panataran as one manifestation of the award's history.