Candi Jawi

Pasuruan is a district in East Java province, Indonesia. In this area there are a relic of history (the past) in the form of temples, namely Candi Jawi. The temple is exactly located at Candi Wates village, District Prigen, Pasuruan, East Java. To be able to reach the place (from Surabaya) can use public transport in the form of Surabaya-Malang majoring bus, then get off at kilometer 45 (the city district Pandaan) and continued with another vehicle (Tretes majors) with a distance of approximately 1 mile past the park Candra Wilwatikta. Unlike other temples are generally changed by place name, state, or taste that gives a name (eg: Prambanan, Burbrah, Bima and others), Candi Jawi is one of the few temples whose name is virtually unchanged, although there also change greeting. In this temple Negarakertagama called Java-Java or Jajawi. Historical Jawi Temple was built around the 13th century it was a place where the ashes of King Kertanegara part (last king Singosari) who died in 1292 AD Most other ash deposited on Singosari. In the days of Majapahit, Candi Jawi been visited by King Hayam Wuruk (Rajasanagara) during a trip to East Java and Central Java in the third year of his reign (1275 C/1353 F). King Hayam Wuruk journey is accompanied by the entire royal family (Lord Prabhu Sapta), ministers, religious leaders and representatives of community groups. Nagarakertagama mention that the king Hayam Wuruk with his entourage aims primarily to circumstances that lead people live, is like a kind of "inspection" (spot checks) is usually done by the officials present. Aside from being a surprise inspection and pilgrimage, some are saying that the trip was Hayam Wuruk dharma is one that must be lived, which means magical, ie for unification and unity (unity) his kingdom. Traveling troupe king Hayam Wuruk stopping in several places in his territory, as Lasem (in 1354 AD), Lodaya (1357 M), Palah (1361 M), Lwang, Balitar, Jime and Scallop. During the trip, Hayam Wuruk also had mobilized the people to fix some of the crossings in the Solo and Brantas River, Kali Konto dam repair, fix and once nyekar Sumberjati temple or pilgrimage to the grave of his grandfather (Raden Wijaya), restoring Jabung temple (1353 AD), beautify the temple worship in Panggih Tribhuwanattunggadewi, adding ancillary temples in Palah (Panataran-Blitar, 1369 AD) as well as a gazebo for the benefit persajian (1375 M), completing two temple in Kediri (Temple Surawana and Tigawangi), and finally in 1371 founded the Rice temple near Porong in East Java, which resembles enshrinement in Champa. According Nagarakrtagama, the temple will be full of cultural values ​​at candrasengkala or the Fire Archery Day (1253 C/1331 M) never damaged by lightning. Addition to the temple, there is a statue that were damaged the statue of Maha Aksobaya. This makes King Hayam Wuruk very sad, so one year later (1332 AD) he mobilized the people to fix it again. However, just like other temples in Java, Candi Jawi note new start again at the beginning of the 20th century, after being ravaged buildings and so many missing elements. Restoration Candi Jawi newly restored back in 1938 because the condition is broken. The restoration of a supposedly qualified techno-archaeological Oudheidkundige Dienst was done by the foot of the temple rebuilding again, peel the temple yard and preparing some of the temples in the form of the experiment. However, the restoration was stopped in 1941 because most of the stone has been lost. Restoration effort started again at Pelita II (1975/1976) conducted by the Directorate. Linbinjarah, Directorate of Culture, Department of Education with Drs. Tjokrosudjono (Head of Heritage and Archaeology Asylum East Java) as the head of the field. In this third restoration, thanks to the foresight of a worker named Mbah Karto Plewek of Prambanan, the stones were lost can be found again sebingga restoration can proceed to completion in 1980. Two years later (1982), Jawi Temple was inaugurated by the government and used as well as heritage buildings and historical sights. Building Data Jawi Temple was built on a high shelf or base and surrounded by a courtyard and pool. Outside the pool, there are still remnants of the pages linked to the gate. But the form page, gates and other buildings including the fence is not clear anymore because collapsed, lost or overwritten other buildings on it. Jawi temple stands on a rectangular field that the material is made of black stone and a white stone, measuring 14.24 x9 wide, 55 meters by 24.50 meters high. Like the other temples, this temple consists of three parts: legs, body and roof. At the foot of the temple are carved reliefs hitherto unknown meaning for sure, the reliefs depicting female figures, and the accompanist (punakawan), building houses and temples, and a wide panorama of trees. In front of the temple there is a ladder up the rest of the building color rectangular cross that is located at the front door facing eastward somewhat oblique to the north, back to Mount Guarantee. The position of the door by some experts as a reason to emphasize that the Jawi Temple is not a place of worship or circumambulation, because the temples for worship places are usually facing toward the mountain, the abode of the gods. According Negarakertagama, on the inside of the temple are the chambers where Shiva statue, Nandiswara, Durga, Ganesha, Nandi, and Brahma. Currently these statues have been kept at two museums. Durga Acra kept in museum master Tantular, Surabaya. Whereas other statues again, except the statue of Brahma stored in Trowulan Museum. Brahma statue was not saved because it is not found anymore.