Indonesia Trip : Ijo Temple located at Hamlet Groyokan, Prambanan District, Sleman, Yogyakarta.
Indonesia Trip : Ijo Temple located at Hamlet Groyokan, Prambanan District, Sleman, Yogyakarta.
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Ijo Temple is temple complexs with Hindu type, located 4 kilometers southeast of the Ratu Boko’s Temple or about 18 kilometers east of the Yogyakarta city. This temple was expected built between the 10th until 11th century AD during the Medang Kingdom era in Mataram period.
location
Ijo Temple is located at Groyokan hamlet, Sambirejo village, Prambanan District, Sleman, Yogyakarta. This temple is located west slope of a hill that still a part of the Great Batur hills, about 4 kilometers southeast of Ratu Boko Temple. This temple was called Ijo because it was located on a hill called Gemuk Ijo. Temple complexs open the west side with scenic views, like field rices and landscapes, such as Adisucipto Airport and Parangtritis beach.
Plains of the main temple complexs has an area about 0.8 hectares, but strong suspicion that the Ijo temple complexs is much wider, and extends to the west and north. The allegation is base on the fact when the east and north hillside of Ijo Temple was mined by locals, many artifacts that found and relate with the temple.
Building structure
The walls in the main temple have three niches on each sides
Ijo temple complexs built on the ridge of the mountain called Gemuk / Bukit Ijo. This name has been mentioned in the Poh’s inscription to 906 AD in Old Javanese language, the fragment ... anak wanua i wuang hijo ... (son of the village, the Ijo)
The temple complexs
Overall, the temple complexs were made some stairs terraces, with the lower part in the west side and the top part is in the east side, following the contours of the hill. The main of temple complexs located on the end of the east. In the west there are the ruins of the temple which still in the process of excavation and has not been restored after added by a small garden, there is a higher terrace with pretty much ruins are thought to originate from some small cult temples collection (perwara). One of this temple was restored in 2013.
The main of temple complexs
The main of temple complex located in the eastern part occupies the highest terrace. In this section there is the main temple (one restored), flanking the temple, and ancillary temples. The main temple has been completely refurbished facing to the west. In front of the temple were lined by three smaller size for worshiping Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. The third perwara facing the main temple, facing to the east. These three small temple has room in it and there is a rhombic KERAWANGAN window in the wall. Perwara roof consists of three levels crowned jewel row. Ancillary temples in the middle protect bull statue Andini, the vehicle of Lord Shiva.
The main temple
The main temple’s building stands on the foot of the temple that housed a square base. The entrance to the temple's hall is locate in the middle of the west side of the wall, flanked by two fake window, the window recesses wicket but there isn’t penetrating holes in the room inside. On the side wall of the north, east, and south respectively, there are three niche decorated with Kala Makara carve on each side. Niches higher middle of the two niches flanking. These niches are empty now,maybe formerly in the recesses have been impressed by statues.
To reach the door which was located approximately 120 cm from the soil surface and made ladder equipped with stairs like couple of makaras, mythical creatures shaped like body fish and trunk like elephant. Makara head stuck to the bottom with a gaping mouth. Above the doorway there Kala tiered headdress. At the entrance there is a carving when makara, in the form of a giant mouth when connected makara. Kala-makara pattern is commonly found in the decoration of temples in Central Java. As found in other temples in Central Java and Yogyakarta, the second time the head is not equipped with the lower jaw. At the top of the window sill is also decorated with carvings false Kala head tiered.
In the mouth of each makara there is a relief of small parrots. Fake windows there are outer of north, east, and south of the wall, and there are three on each side. The window sill is also framed with a decorative pair of makara and kala head as can found in the fake windows flanking the door.
In the body of the main temple there is a room. In the middle of the north, east and south inner walls have a niches. Each niche flanked by carved on the wall depicting a pair of nymphs were impressed fly towards niches. Right in the middle of the room there is a phallus and yoni are supported by figure of cobra. Creature from Hindu mythology symbolizes the earth buffer. Unification phallus and yoni symbolizes the unity between Shiva and Parvati shaktinya.