Sambisari Temple

Mr. Karyowinangun had no idea what would happen one morning in early 1966. As he was preparing the ground for the cultivation of his hoe, he felt the shock of a large rock. When he checked, then petroglyphs on the stone. Karyowinangun and local people have questioned the existence of the stone.

Knowledge discovery, the Department of Archaeology has come to the site and personalized Karyowinangun is the domain of an archaeological site. The carved stone was to be part of a temple that may have been buried in the area. Excavation was then carried out to find hundreds of slabs of stone and ancient statues. It turned out to be true that these stones were elements of a temple.

After 21 years, we can enjoy the beauty of the temple. The construction of the temple, known as pompously in the pits Sambisari Sambisari People Purwomartani subdistrict, district Kalas, Sleman regency, 10 km from the city of Yogyakarta. You can reach this place by going east on Yogya-Solo road until you see a sign to lead to this temple. Then turn left to follow the path.

Arriving in the Temple area, YogYES got surprised. Looking at the center of the temple, there was only a heap of stones in less than 2 meters high. YogYES wondered if she Sambisari temple was that small? Approaching more closely, we find the answer. In fact Sambisari temple of 6.5 meters below the surrounding soil.

Sambisari temple is scheduled to be built between 812-838 AD, perhaps in the government of Rakai Garung. The temple complex consists of a main temple and 3 supporting temples. There are two fences surrounding the temple complex, the fence has been completely rebuilt, while the other just got a little on the eastern side of the temple. Still works as a limit is 8 phallus is circulated at each point in the direction.

The main temple building is unique because it does not have the shoe in the basement like other temples in Java. At the same time, the foot acts as the foundation of the temple to temple, even the earth. At the foot of the temple is simple, without reliefs or decorations. A variety of factors, many of which are found in plants, plant decorations of the outside top of the temple. Batik decorations seem to reason.

The intensification of the stairs of the temple entrance, we will see an ornament of a dragon into the open mouth of makara (the magical animals in Hindu mythology). The Makara Sambisari figure is an evolution of the shape of Makara, India, which may be in the form of a combination of elephant and crocodile fish or a fish-and curved tail.

The narrow porch as wide as 1 meter will be detected after spending the last step of the main entrance of the temple. Walking around it, you'll see a statue with three cavities in each of them. In the north, there is a statue of Durga (Shiva's wife) with eight hands, each in possession of a weapon. Meanwhile, in the east, there is the statue of Ganesha (the son of Durga). In the south side there is the statue of Agastya aksamala on his neck.

Entering the main hall of the temple, we can see quite a large phallus and yoni measuring about 1.5 meters. Its existence shows that this temple was built as a place of worship of Shiva. The phallus and yoni behind this temple was also used to make holy water. Generally, the water poured on the phallus and float toward the small ditch on the yoni, it is housed in a container.

Leaving the main temple to go west, you can see the three supporting temples (perwara) is in the opposite direction. He predicted that this temple perwara intentionally built without a roof because when excavations were made, not in the rocks of the roof. Inside the temple's central support (perwara) is a square saucer decorated with dragon decorations padmasana it. Perhaps padmasana and plates were used and the supply of places for statues.

When we are happy to enjoy the beauty of the temple, we go to the Information Room. Some pictures with rice fields belonging to Mr. Karyowinangun before excavation and the state at the beginning of the temple in the early hours of discovery. There are also photographs of the excavation process and the rebuilding of the temple that lasted for decades, with photographs of other goods such as bronze statues found in excavations are kept in the archaeological heritage building conservation.

Sambisari beauty of the temple, that we are able to enjoy the present moment is the result of hard work, archaeologists for 21 years. The temple that initially looked like a giant puzzle piece by piece and rebuilt to continue a Heritance is a great cultural past.