Prabu Damar Maya has a son named Raden Bandung Bandawasa

Regency, is a district in East Java province, Indonesia. Its capital is Bondowoso. This district is bordered by Situbondo in the north, east of Banyuwangi, Jember district in the south, and Probolinggo district in the west. Bondowoso district capital was crossing the path of Besuki and Situbondo to Jember.

According to legend, Roro Jonggrang is the daughter of King Boko's ruling in the area of ​​Prambanan. Beauty and elegance Roro Jonggrang make a man from the area named Pengging Bondowoso want to marry her. But really, Roro Jonggrang not love Bondowoso. As a strategy rejected the proposal, Roro Jonggrang issued on condition that made 1000 temples in one night. Bondowoso is also.

Before carrying out his job, he meditated to gain strength and help from the genie. Toward evening, the construction of a thousand temples began to be implemented, and before the sun rises, the construction was nearing completion. Seeing this, Roro Jonggrang too worried, and tried to prevent the working group. Roro Jonggrang then summon all the daughter of the village to burn straw and hit the mortar (traditional rice pestle in Java), so impressed the day before dawn. Jin-jin who see the day has dawn began to leave his job. Once calculated, it turns out work that was left was a statue.

Prabu Damar Maya has a son named Raden Bandung Bandawasa, a gallant knight and powerful. Meanwhile,led the king's royalBaka denawa ( giant ),a ruthless man -eaternamedKing Baka . In the reign of his kingdom, King Baka assisted by a Patih named Patih Gupala who also is a giant. However, despite coming from a giant nation, King Baka had a very beautiful daughter named Rara Jonggrang. King Baka desire to expand his empire and seize the kingdom Pengging, so they train together Patih Gupala army and collect taxes from people to finance the war.

After proper preparation, along with his hosts stormed King Baka Pengging kingdom. Heavy fighting erupted in the kingdom Pengging between Baka royal army and the royal army Pengging. Many casualties from both sides. As a result of this battle Pengging people suffering from hunger, loss of possessions, many of them are dead. In order to defeat the attackers, Prabu Damar Moyo sent his son, Prince Bondowoso to fight against King Baka. Fighting between the two is so great, and thanks to the miracle Bondowoso managed to beat and kill King Baka. When Patih Gupolo heard the news of his lord, he immediately fled back again to Baka kingdom.

Prince Bondowoso pursue Patih Gupolo to return to the kingdom of Baka. When Patih Gupolo arrived at the palace Baka, he immediately reported the news to the Princess's death Rara King Baka Jongrang. Hearing this sad news of the princess grieve and mourn the death of his father. After the kingdom fell into the hands of the armies of Baka Pengging, Prince Bondowoso stormed into the palace (palace) Baka. When I first saw Princess Rara Jonggrang, Bondowoso instantly captivated, spellbound beauty of the princess incredible. It was also in love Bondowoso Jonggrang Rara and apply to become his wife. But the princess refused the proposal, of course, because he did not want to marry his father's killer and colonialist country. Bondowoso continue to persuade and force for the princess was willing dipersunting. Finally Rara Jonggrang willing to marry by Bondowoso, but before he filed two conditions are impossible to be granted. The first condition was that he requested be made well known as well Jalatunda, the second requirement is the princess asked Bondowoso to build a thousand temples for him. Although the conditions were very heavy and impossible to be fulfilled, Bondowoso menyanggupinya.

Immediately with spiritual power, the prince succeeded in completing wells Jalatunda. After the wells completed, with pride the prince shows his handiwork. Princess Rara Jonggrang trying to deceive the prince to persuade him to go down into the well and examine it. Setelang Bondowoso into the well, the princess ordered Patih Gupolo to shut down and hoard the well with stone, Bondowoso bury him alive. However Bondowoso a powerful magic and valor made it out by breaking the stone heap. The prince had burned anger due to trickery of the princess, but thanks to the beauty and persuasion rayunya, the princess managed to extinguish the anger of the prince.

To realize the second requirement, the prince meditating and summon ghosts, spirits, demons, and dedemit of the earth. With the help of supernatural beings is the prince managed to complete the 999 shrines. When Rara Jonggrang heard that a thousand temple was almost finished, the princess tried to thwart Bondowoso task. He woke a lady's maid palace and the village women to begin pounding rice. He then ordered that the burning of straw on the east side. Figuring that morning has arrived and soon the sun will rise, the smooth running scared hiding creatures back into the earth. As a result only 999 temples built and managed Bondowoso has failed to qualify the proposed Rara Jonggrang. When knowing that all it is the result of fraud and trickery Rara Jonggrang, Bondowoso is furious and cursed Rara Jonggrang into stone. So the princess was turned into a beautiful statue to fulfill the last temple. According to this story Keraton Ratu Baka site near the Prambanan is the palace of King Baka, while the 999 shrines that are not completed now known as Temple Sewu and statues of Durga in the north of the main temple at Prambanan is the embodiment of the princess who was cursed into stone and still remembered as Lara Jonggrang which means "a slim girl."

Bondowoso knows Roro Jonggrang fraud. With feelings of anger and disappointment, he went to Roro Jonggrang. But Roro Jonggrang insists to be 1000 temples have been fulfilled. This gives rise to anger Bondowoso. "Not one, added your own." After Bondowoso out the words, Roro Jonggrang was immediately turned into a statue, to complete an unfinished statue. And can we see this statue in the room north of the main temple.