The Origin Prambanan Temple
In the old days of Java Island, in a region called Prambanan, lies two kingdom. Kingdom of Pengging and Kraton Boko. Pengging kingdom is gifted with a fertile and get prosperous. The Kingdom is lead by a wise king name Prabu Damar Moyo and has a male son named Raden Bandung Bondowoso while Kraton Boko is a kingdom that obey under the rules of Pengging. The Boko king is very cruel, he is strong and tall, like a giant. The people of Boko always afraid of the kings anger. Although the king were not handsome, he has a very beautiful daughter called Princess Roro Jongrang.
One day, the
king of Boko wants to rebels againts the Pengging. Lead by the Boko prime
minister, the giant race, Gapolo, the Boko army is prepared to announce the war
between Boko and Pengging. They even raid its own people’s properties to
support the campaign.
Fierce war
happens in the borders of the Pengging teritorial mark. Many victims were
falling on both sides and people Pengging be suffering because of war, many
people hunger and poverty. Knowing his people suffer and have many victims
soldiers who died in the borders, then Prabu Damar Moyp sent his son Raden
Bondowoso go to war against King Boko. The young Bondowoso is able to defeat
king Boko. Seeing the king died, then Prime Minister Gupolo escape. Raden
Bondowoso pursue Patih Gupolo to Kraton Boko.
After
reaching Kraton Boko, Patih Gupolo reported on Princess Roro Jonggrang that his
father had been lost in the battlefield, by a knight named Raden Bandung
Pengging Bondowoso. Princess Loro Jonggrang wept, saddened his heart because
his father had been kiled on the battlefield. Raden at Kraton Boko Bondowoso
arrived, soom he troubled to see Puteri Raden Bondowoso Loro Jonggrang
beautiful, so he wanted to marry Princess Loro Jonggrang as his wife.
As the Boko
kingdom is lost in the rebels, and o save her fathers kingddom, the Loro
Jonggrang accept the princess, with some request. She did not marry Bondowoso
because he had killed his father. To reject the proposal Raden Bondowoso, then
Princess Loro Jonggrang have a strategy. The first request, Princess Loro
Jonggrang asked for Jatalunda wells (very deep well) while the second request,
asked for him to make 1000 temples in one night.
Raden
Bandung Bondowoso agreed. Raden Bondowoso Immediately make Jalatunda wells and
after so he called Princess Roro Jonggrang to see the well. She trick the
prince and send him down. She ask Boko’s prime minister to close the well with heavy rocks so that
the prince could not reach the top of the well. Raden Bondowoso is a tough man,
he was very angry to the princess, but soon after meet the princess, he falls
again with the beauty of the princess.
Because of
it, the roosters crowed. The genie take a look tp the sky and its brighter in
the east. The leader of the genie reported to Bondowoso that they have stopped
to make the temple because this morning has arrived. Princess Roro Jonggrang
told to count the temples and its only 999 temples, not 1000.
So,
Bondowoso won’t be able to marry the princess because he failed to complete the
request. Being deceived and tricked, Raden Bondowoso angry and curse Princess
Roro Jonggrang. “It’s missing one, and you that should fit the numbers”. The
princess is soon turned into a stone statue, it is exist in the heart of the
Prambanan temple until now.
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