Sambisari is a Hindu temple located about 4 km from the Prambanan temple. For you a trip planner Indonesia who love cultural tourism. The temple was built during the reign of Rakai Garung at the time of the Ancient Mataram kingdom. Sambisari located 6.5 meters below ground level so the temple is often called the underground temple. Originally this temple was discovered in 1966 by a farmer named Karyowinangun. Starting from its activities dig paddy fields. A hoe when swung into the ground, hitting a rock big enough. Having considered these stones have carvings on its surface. Furthermore, farmers and local residents surprised at the discovery of the stone.
Furthermore, the Department of Antiquities, who know about it soon came and the next set of farmers' rice acreage is a sanctuary of ancient. Stone found that farmers are part of the temple is buried in the ground. Further excavation finally done and found hundreds of other boulders along with his statues. Excavations have continued for 21 years and then finally the shape of this temple can be enjoyed. The temple building has stood up eventually named Sambisari.
Sambisari founded in 812-838 AD during the reign of Rakai Garung. The temple building consists of a main temple and three accompanying temple. The temple is surrounded by two fences, fences that have completed the first pugar fence while the second is only revealed a little east of the temple which is still used as a barrier. There are also 8 pieces Lingga stakes that are in every corner of the compass. The building of this temple has no pedestal as well as other temples. Foot of the temple that serves as the base so that parallel to the ground. Foot of the temple looks plain as there were no motive or reliefs carved on the spot. Relief decoration, recently discovered on the body until the top of the temple resembles the outer patterned batik.
When climbing stair entrance to the main temple, you will see an ornament of makara (the magical animal in Hindu mythology) that his mouth was open and inside there are lion. Makara on Sambisari temple is an evolution of the makara form in India, which is a mix between an elephant with a crocodile tail bent or with fish.
After passing through the last door entrance stairs of the main temple, will you find 1 meter wide corridor and around it there are 3 niches that each niche there is a statue. Furthermore, in the North, there is a statue of Goddess Durga (wife of Lord Shiva) with eight hands are all holding guns. While the East side there is a statue of Ganesha (son Goddess Durga). And the last South side there Agastya with aksamala (beads) were in wear around his neck. If you entered the main chamber of the temple, you will see the great yoni phallus size of about 1.5 meters. Its existence is an evidence that the temple was founded as a place of worship of Lord Shiva. Yoni phallus is said to be used to make holy water by means of water poured on the phallus, which further water flowing through a small ditch on the yoni, and then the water is collected in a container.
When you get out of this temple to the westward, you will find three ancillary temples (companion) located opposite each other. Perwara allegedly built not using the roof because when excavation is not found parts of the stone used for the roof of this ancillary temples. If you see the middle of the ancillary temples have sangakar square pedestal decorated with lotus (padmasana) spherical convex and decoration in the form of a dragon. The possibility that the place is where the statue.
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