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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