Kedulan temple

Kedulan temple is a Hindu-style temple located in the hamlet Kedulan, approximately 3 kilometers from Kalasan. This temple was accidentally discovered by miners sand on 24 November 1993. Distinct pleasure would be obtained if visiting this temple, because you can enjoy the process of reconstruction of the temple is very complicated. 7 meter deep excavation will immediately encountered upon arriving at this temple complex. Excavation site contains the temple stones were scattered in all directions and the distance of the main temple that looks still together. In this excavation Kedulan temple complex consisting of one main temple and three ancillary temples (companion) originally stood. Now, the foot of the main temple is being tested in order to be boarded kekokohannya other stones at a later stage. Surrounding the area around the excavation site, will be found a stone temple that was reconstructed by matching a single stone with another stone. Stones that have successfully matched given certain symbols are written using chalk. Looks guardrail construction while building the temple hall, roof, temple room and some other parts of the body temple. Also evident is the phallus and yoni are thought to be components of the filling chamber of the temple. Some of the ornaments that decorate the temple was able to enjoy its beauty while the temple itself is still under reconstruction. For example, relief under the yoni dragon expected to fill the main chamber of the main temple, in contrast to the dragon figure trimmer yoni temple in Central Java more visible because jawed. There are also reliefs of gods in some parts of the temple walls, ornate tendrils, rosette, and relief motif. Finished touring, YogYES talking with one of his staff named Haryono. He told me how hard it is to reconstruct the building had collapsed. There are hundreds of stone that must be matched so that the temple could stand up again, but to match no clues at all. Because of the difficulty, sometimes a worker can only match a single stone with another stone within a week. Yes, like putting together a giant puzzle. When entering the information next to the excavation site, you can know the approximate design Kedulan temple. From the estimated results, the temple has a height of 8 meters, divided into the legs, body and roof. The temple consists of 10 layers of stone with a height of 2.4 meters, has several niches with a statue of Ganesha (son of Shiva), Agastya, Durga (Shiva's wife), and Nandiswara Nandaka (vehicle Goddess Durga), as well as having a narrow corridor allegedly only to the certain people. The roof of the temple consists of 13 layers of andesite. From the above description one can assume that the overall architecture similar to Sambisari. In an information space that, you can see the ruins of the ruins of ornate bowls and pottery items allegedly used in ritual worship in this temple. In addition, there is also the wood comes from trees that grew during this temple stands. Haryono YogYES told that one of the pieces of wood that had brought someone to be carved, but returned because the person who took it experienced a disaster. Some photos of other objects found during the excavation can also be seen in the information space. There is a photo made from bronze statues of gods and photos and Sumudul Pananggaran inscriptions were found in 2003. On the walls of the room, there is a picture of the soil layer where the temple stones are found, as well as photographs depicting the excavation that lasted for years. On June 12, 2003, found two pieces of inscriptions at the excavation site. Inscriptions written in Pallava and Sanskrit letters has been successfully read by two epigraphs from the Department of Archaeology of Gadjah Mada University, Dr. Riboet Darmoseotopo and Tjahjono Prasodjo MA. Framed in 791 Saka (869 AD, or about 10 years after the Prambanan temple stands), the contents of the estate tax exemption and Parhyangan Pananggaran Village, dams for irrigation, establishment of a sacred building named Tiwaharyyan and the threat of damnation for those who do not obey the rules. Some archaeologists suspect that the inscription relates to the establishment Kedulan temple. The building is thought to be sacred Tiwaharyyan Kedulan temple itself. Pananggaran village told the inscription believed to be in the area around the temple, as well as the dam in question. But until now have not found traces of an ancient dam in question. Maybe the dam was built on the River Opak within ± 4 km from the temple site, or perhaps also in the river that now no longer exists due to the eruption of Mount Merapi lava covered a thousand years ago. The number puzzle waiting to be solved and its charm component makes traveled temple to temple Kedulan interesting to do. Conditions temple under reconstruction just added our pleasure.