Prambanan Temple

Prambanan temple is the largest Hindu temple compound in Indonesia, located in Central Java, approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta.
The temple is a World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples in South East Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the 47 m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.
It was build around 850 CE by Rakai Pikatan, the king of the second Mataram Dynasty, or Balitung Maha Sumbu, during the Sanjaya Dynasty. Not along after its construction, the temple was abandoned and began to deteriorate. Reconstruction of the compound began in 1918. the main building was completed in around 1953. much of the original stonework has been stolen and reused at remote construction sites. A temple will only be rebuild if at least 75 % of the original stones are available, and therefore only the foundation walls of most of the smaller shrines are now visible and with no plans for their reconstruction.
The temple was damaged during the earthquake in Java in 2006. early photos suggest that although the complex appears to be structurally intact, damage is significant. Large pieces of debris, including carvings, were scattered over the ground. The temple has been closed to the public until damage can be fully assessed. The head of Yogyakarta Archaeological Conservation Agency stated that,” It will take months to identify the precise damage”. However, some weeks later in 2006 the site reopened for visitors. The immediate surroundings of the Hindu temples remain off-limits for safety reasons.
Prambanan temple have 2 functions, there are for meditation and praying. In 2006 Prambanan temple damage by earthquake and then Hinduism from Central Java go to Bali.
To rebuild Prambanan have 3 problems. Firstly, the original model of the temple nobody knows. Secondly, the original stone many stolen. Thirdly, do not have enough money.
Total temples there are 240 temples divided 2 square. It square totally 224 perwara temples. The function of perwara temple for meditation, one temple per person. In the first square, we found 4 levels, first level for sudra (poor and farmer), second level for waisya (rich people0, third level for ksatria (warrior), forth level for brahmana (priest). Second square we found 16 temples.
There are 3 main temples, Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu. Brahma is the creator of the world, Shiva is destroyer of the evil, and Vishnu is the protector of the world. There are 3 wahana temples, wahana is vehicle. Eagle (Garuda) temple is animal transport of Vishnu, bull temple is animal transport of Shiva, and swan temple is animal transport of Brahma. There are 4 kelir temples (guardian). The function to put the offering (sesaji). We find at every entrance. There are 4 pathok temples (corner). We find every corner in second square.
In the Brahma temple and Vishnu temple, we find one room and in the Shiva temple, we find 4 room. First room we find Shiva statue, second room we find Agastya statue, third room we find Ganesa statue, forth room we find Lorojonggrang or Durga statue.