Ijo Temple
| Ijo ꦆꦗꦺꦴ | |
|---|---|
Mataram Kingdom |
Ijo temple (Indonesian: Candi Ijo; Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦆꦗꦺꦴ, romanized: Candhi Ijo) is a Hindu candi (temple) located 4 kilometers from Ratu Boko or around 18 kilometers east from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The temple was built between 10th to 11th century CE during the Mataram Kingdom period.[1]
Location
The temple compound is located in Groyokan hamlet, Sambirejo village, Kecamatan Prambanan,
The temple compound measures 0.8 hectares, however the original temple compound is estimated to be far larger. On the hill foot and slopes on western sides there are some archaeological artifacts and temple ruins which suggest the larger compound may exists from the foot ascending to the main temple.
Architecture
Temple compound
The temple compound is estimated to span west to east according to hill's topography; from the foot hill in the west ascending to the main temple on the higher ground on the hill. The temple compound consists of several terraces. On the western part some temple ruins were discovered, most of them are being excavated.[1] It was estimated that more than 10 Perwara or lesser temples ruins are still buried in this terraces.
Temples
Perwara temples
The main temple compound located on the uppermost terrace, consists of a large main temple facing west and three perwara temples on front of it facing east. The three perwara temples was meant to honor Trimurti, the three highest gods in Hinduism: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. All of these three temples having cella or room and there are windows perforated in the rhombus shape. The roof is arranged in three stages adorned with rows of ratnas.
Main temple
The main temple has square ground plan. The entrance into the
A flight of stairs flanked with two makaras were designed to reach the main door that is 1.2 meters above the ground. On top of the door there are carving of
Inside the main chamber there is a large
The roof of main temple is arranged in three ascending terraces decreased in size to the top forming stepped pyramid. On each sides there are 3 ratnas on each step, a larger ratna crowning the roof. On the margin between temple body and the roof adorned with floral patterns and gana (dwarf). On the edge of the roof there are antefixes with floral frames, inside the antefix there are images of Hindu gods bust with hand position holding flowers.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Candi Ijo". National Library of the Republic of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.