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Shivsutay Namonam:- Ganesh/ Shiv Temple in Prambanan, Indonesia

With the ongoing Ganesh festival (which is my favourite!), the only thing I can think about, is Ganesha! So why not take you for a tour to Ganesha temple?

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Ganesha idol -9th century- Prambanan
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This temple is built in 9th century and I had visited it before 13 years, i.e. 2007. This is most probably the largest temple built to honor Shiva, Ganesha's father. 

This temple is in Indonesia, near the city of Yogyakarta or Jogjakarta. It is said, that the name Yogyakarta came from Ayodhya in India. This is really interesting! Ayodhya, the birthplace of Rama was so sought after name, that in Indonesia there is Yogyakarta city, in Thailand there is Ayutthya city.

About approximately 20 kilometres from Yogyakarta is this huge Hindu temple complex called Prambanan. 

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Prambanan in Indonesia Map.
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First temple was completed in mid 9th century by Rakai Pikatan of Hindu Sanjaya Dynasty in Indonesia. The complex was expanded by King Lokpal and Balitung Maha Sambhu of Mataram kingdom. 

It is spread over 30 square kilometres of area. The original name of the temple was Shivagrha - home of Shiva or Shivalaya - the realm of Shiva. 

Candi - Temple in Bahasa Indonesia

When you enter the complex or rather when you are some kilometres away from the complex you get to see the amazing tapering and sharp towers of the temple complex. Surely it is a sight which you won't forget in your lifetime! I always feel that the word Prambanan must be originated from the Sanskrut word Bramhanand which is ultimate happiness! 

First Glimpse

When you enter the complex, you will see the towers of the Trimurti temples, i.e. Bramha, Vishnu and Mahesha / Shiv temples. But you will also see piles of stones all over the place. These are the collapsed temples.
 
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The prambanan Complex
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Initially there were 240 temples inside the outer wall of the outer zone of the complex. In the middle zone there were 224 shrines arranged in a concentric square. These are known as Candi Perwara ( must be prawara) i.e. guardian temples. The number gradually decreases from outer to inner part. There are 68, 60,52,44 shrines arranged in concentric rows. 

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Map of temple complex
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Sadly most of these outer shrines have collapsed leaving large piles of stones. We had visited Prambanan in June 2007. In 2006 Indonesia was badly hit by a massive earthquake and many structures in Prambanan were destroyed by this earthquake. 

The collapsed outer shrines

The innermost zone consists of temples dedicated for Bramha- the creator, Vishnu- the preserver and Shiva - the destroyer. This zone also consists of temples of Wahanas of these three gods i.e. Hamsa the celestial swan- wahan of Bramha, Garud- the celestial Eagle-Wahan of Vishnu and Nandi -the celestial bull- wahan of Shiva. 

Inner zone Temples

The Shiva temple is tallest at nearly 154 ft and intricately carved. It has 4 idols in it. Shiva in teacher form, his wife Parvati, Son Ganesha and Agastya Muni. When we were there in 2007, restoration work was going on and so we could not enter inside the Garbhagruha( innermost part) of the temples. We had to rely entirely on the brochure!

Statues in Shiva Temple.
 
The walls of the Trimurti temples are intricately decorated with images from Ramayana and Mahabharata. Though we couldn't enter inside the temples, we could see the carvings on the walls.

Carvings on the walls 
 

Intricate carving panels on the walls.Add caption


Carvings

Prambanan Temples

Prambanan Temples

Their architecture, towering height, area of the complex, the fantastic geometrical map, the zeal with which these massive structures were built, all these factors show that the mankind was very much evolved in all the sciences, even in the 9th century! 

I think everyone must visit Prambanan at least once in life time and feel the respect about the Hindu rulers of Indonesia who could dream about this complex and could bring the dream into reality.

Bye Bye Prambanan! You were magnificent.

P.S. 1. Some people think that Prambanan is probably derived from the Sanskrut word Parabramh which means the Supreme Spirit, Supreme Reality. 
2. As per the inscriptions found there, the temple was inaugurated on Nov. 12 856AD. 
3. Now in Nov. 2019, after 1163 years of its inauguration, 3 days prayers and Abhishikam were performed. These rituals were performed according to manuscripts found in Prambanan. 
4. Please plan your trip to Prambanan in daylight to take good quality photographs. If you are staying in Yogyakarta, you can start early and visit Prambanan.
5. A program based on Ramayana is performed in temple premises every evening. 

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  1. reading your article it tempts me to visit Prambanan ЁЯЩПЁЯЩП

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    1. Yes!!Prambanan is a landmark in ancient Hindu history. Thanks!

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  ЁЯУ╖Samrat Darda резрел рдПрдк्рд░िрд▓, рдмрдиिрдпाрдХुंрдб рдХॅрдо्рдкрд╕ाрдИрдЯ рдордзूрди рдХाрдврд▓ेрд▓ा рдЪंрдж्рд░ाрдЪा рд╕ुंрджрд░ рдлोрдЯो. рдд्рдпा рджिрд╡рд╢ी рд╢ुрдХ्рд▓ рдкрдХ्рд╖ाрддीрд▓ рд╕рдк्рддрдоी рдХिंрд╡ा рдЕрд╖्рдЯрдоी рдЕрд╕ाрд╡ी. рдХाрд░рдг резрен рдПрдк्рд░िрд▓рд▓ा рд░ाрдордирд╡рдоी рд╣ोрддी. рд╕ुंрджрд░ рдХाрд│्рдпाрднोрд░ рд░ाрдд्рд░ीрдЪा рд╕рдШрди рдЕंрдзाрд░.. рдкौрд░्рдгिрдоा рдЕрдЬूрди рд╕ाрддाрда рджिрд╡рд╕ांрд╡рд░ рдЕрд╕рд▓ी рддрд░ीрд╣ी рдЖрдд्рддाрдкाрд╕ूрдирдЪ рддेрдЬाрд│рд▓ेрд▓ा рдЪंрдж्рд░.. рдЪрдордЪрдордгाрд░े, рдордз्рдпेрдЪ рдврдЧांрдЪ्рдпा рдЖрдб рд▓рдкрдгाрд░े рдЪांрджрдгे, рдЖрдордЪ्рдпा рдордиाрддीрд▓ рд╕рдоिрдЯрд╡िрд╖рдпीрдЪी рдЙрдд्рд╕ुрдХрддा..рдлाрд░ рдЕрдиोрдЦी рд░ाрдд्рд░ рд╣ोрддी рддी.  рдЙрдж्рдпा рдкрд╣ाрдЯे рджोрди рд╡ाрдЬрддाрдЪा рд╡ेрдХрдк рдХॉрд▓ рдЕрд╕рдгाрд░ рд╣ोрддा. рдЖрдо्рд╣ाрд▓ा рдЖрд╡рд░ूрди, рдм्рд░ेрдХрдлाрд╕्рдЯ рдХрд░ूрди рддीрди рд╡ाрдЬрддा рдиिрдШाрдпрдЪे рд╣ोрддे. рди рд╡िрд╕рд░рддा рдШेрдг्рдпाрдЪ्рдпा рдЧोрд╖्рдЯी рддрд╢ा рддрд░ рдбे рдкॅрдХ рдордз्рдпे рднрд░ूрдирдЪ рдаेрд╡рд▓्рдпा рд╣ोрдд्рдпा. рд╣ेрдбрд▓ॅрдо्рдкрдЪ्рдпा рдЙрдЬेрдбाрдд рд╕ाрдоाрди рджेрдЦीрд▓ рдЖрд╡рд░ूрди рдаेрд╡рд▓े рд╣ोрддे. рдкрд╣ाрдЯे рдиिрдШрддाрдиा рдмाрдХी рд╕ाрдоाрди рдоेрди рдЯेрди्рдЯ рдордз्рдпे рдиेрдКрди рдаेрд╡ाрдпрдЪे рд╣ोрддे.  рдЗрддрдХ्рдпा рдЙंрдЪीрд╡рд░ рдЬाрдпрдЪे рд╣ोрддे. рдХाрд╣ी рддाрд╕ांрдд рдЖрдо्рд╣ी рекрежрежреж рдлुрдЯांрдЪा рдЕрд▓्рдЯीрдЯ्рдпुрдб рдЧेрди рдХрд░рдгाрд░ рд╣ोрддो. рдЭोрдкрдг्рдпाрд╕ाрдаी рдбोрд│े рдоिрдЯрд▓े рдЦрд░े, рдкрдг рдоिрдЯрд▓्рдпा рдбोрд│्рдпांрдкुрдвेрд╣ी рдмрд░्рдлाрдЪ्рдЫाрджिрдд рд╢िрдЦрд░ांрдЪीрдЪ рджृрд╢्рдпे рддрд░рд│рдд рд╣ोрддी. рдХрдзीрддрд░ी рдЭोрдк рд▓ाрдЧрд▓ी. рд╕рддрдд рдЕрдзूрдирдордзूрди рдЬाрдЧ рдпेрдКрди рдШрдб्рдпाрд│ाрдд рдмрдШрдд рд╣ोрддे. рд╕рдЧрд│े рджोрди рд╡ाрдЬрддा рдЙрдардгाрд░, рдд्рдпा рдЖрдзी рдЖрдкрдг рдЖрдкрд▓े рдЖрд╡рд░ूрди рдШेрдК рдпा рдЕрд╕ा рд╡िрдЪाрд░ рдбोрдХ्рдпाрдд рд╣ोрддा рддो рдмрд╣ुрдзा рд╕рддрдд рдЬ...

рджेрд╡рд░िрдпाрддाрд▓ рдЪंрдж्рд░рд╢िрд▓ा рдЯ्рд░ेрдХ - рднाрдЧ 4 - рд╕्рдпाрд▓рдоी - рдмрдиिрдпाрдХुंрдб

рдЖрджрд▓्рдпा рд╕ंрдз्рдпाрдХाрд│ी рднुрд░рднुрд░рдд рдЕрд╕рд▓ेрд▓्рдпा рдкाрд╡рд╕ाрдиे рд╣рд╡ेрддрд▓ा рдЧाрд░рд╡ा рдЕрдЬूрдирдЪ рд╡ाрдврд╡рд▓ा рд╣ोрддा. рдЗрддрдХ्рдпा рд▓рд╣ाрди рддंрдмूрдордз्рдпे рдЭोрдкрдг्рдпाрдЪी рдкрд╣िрд▓ीрдЪ рд╡ेрд│ рд╣ोрддी. рдкрдг рд╕ुрд░ुрд╡ाрддीрдЪे рджोрди рддाрд╕ рд╕ोрдбрд▓े рддрд░ рдиंрддрд░рдЪे рдкाрдЪ рддाрд╕ рдЪांрдЧрд▓ी рдЭोрдк рдЭाрд▓ी. рдЕрдЧрджी рдк्рд░рд╕рди्рди рдЬाрдЧ рдЖрд▓ी.рдХाрд▓ рдПрдХрджाрдЪ рдХ्рд╖рдгрднрд░ рдХा рд╣ोрдИрдиा, рдордиाрдд рддрд░рд│ूрди рдЧेрд▓ेрд▓ा,"рдЖрдкрдг рдЯ्рд░ेрдХ рдЗрдеेрдЪ рдеांрдмрд╡ाрд╡ा рдХा?"рд╣्рдпा рд╡िрдЪाрд░ाрдЪा рдЖрдЬ рдХुрдаे рдоाрдЧрдоूрд╕рд╣ी рдЙрд░рд▓ा рдирд╡्рд╣рддा. рдордиाрдд рд╣ोрддे,  "рдЗрд░ाрджे рдЕрдЧрд░ рдкрдХ्рдХे рд╣ो, рддो рдбрдЧрдордЧाрдП рдХрджрдо рдХ्рдпु? рд╣ौрд╕рд▓े рдмुрд▓ंрдж рд╣ो рддो рд╕рд╣рдоा рд╕ा рд╣ो рдорди рдХ्рдпु? рдоंрдЬ़िрд▓ рдЕрдм рджूрд░ рдирд╣ीं.. рдмрд╕ рд╕ंрднрд▓ рдХे рдЪрд▓рдиा, рдХрднी рди рд░ुрдХрдиा, рд╣ाрд░ рдиा рдоाрдирдиा, рдмрд╕्рд╕ .. рдЪрд▓рддे рд░рд╣рдиा।" - рд╡ृंрджा рдЯिрд│рдХ рдЖрдордЪ्рдпा рд╕рдЧрд│्рдпाрдЪ рдХॅрдо्рдкрд╕ाрдИрдЯ्рд╕ рднрди्рдиाрдЯ рдЬाрдЧांрд╡рд░ рд╣ोрдд्рдпा. рдЖрдЬрдЪी рд╕्рдпाрд▓рдоीрдЪी рдХॅрдо्рдк рд╕ाрдИрдЯ рджेрдЦीрд▓ рдд्рдпाрд▓ा рдЕрдкрд╡ाрдж рдирд╡्рд╣рддी. рдирдЬрд░ рдкोрдЪेрд▓ рддिрдердкрд░्рдпंрдд рдлрдХ्рдд рдкрд░्рд╡рдд рд░ांрдЧा рдЖрдгि рдЬंрдЧрд▓. рдоाрдирд╡ी рд╡рд╕्рддीрдЪी рдЬрд╡рд│рдкाрд╕ рдХाрд╣ीрдЪ рдЪाрд╣ूрд▓ рдиाрд╣ी.  ЁЯУ╖Samrat Darda  рд╕рдЧрд│्рдпांрдЪे рдЖрд╡рд░ूрди рд╡ॉрд░्рдо рдЕрдк рдХрд░ूрди рдЖрдо्рд╣ी рдиिрдШाрд▓ो. рдЖрдЬрдЪा рд╕рдЧрд│ा рд░рд╕्рддा рд╕ुंрджрд░ рдЕрд╕рдгाрд░ рд╣ोрддा. рдХाрд▓ рдЗрддрдХे рдЪрдв рдЙрддाрд░ рдЪрдвूрди рдЙрддрд░ूрди рдЖрддा рд╕рдЧрд│्рдпांрдЪी рдЪांрдЧрд▓ी рддрдпाрд░ी рдЭाрд▓ी рд╣ोрддी. рд╢िрд╡ाрдп рдЖрдЬ рдоी рдиीрдХॅрдк्рд╕ рджेрдЦीрд▓ рдШाрддрд▓्рдпा рд╣ोрдд्рдпा!! рдд्рдпाрдоुрд│े рд╕рдордЬा рдЬрд░ी рдЖрдЬ рд░рд╕्рддा рдЕрд╡рдШрдб рдЕрд╕рд▓ा рдЕрд╕рддा рддрд░ी рдХाрд│рдЬीрдЪे рдХाрд╣ी рдХाрд░рдг рдирд╡्рд╣рддे....

рдЧ्рдпाрдирдмोрдХ рдкॅрд▓ेрд╕, рд╕ेрдКрд▓, рд╕ाрдКрде рдХोрд░िрдпा

рд░ाрд╖्рдЯ्рд░ीрдп рдЕрд╕्рдоिрддेрдЪी рдЪिрди्рд╣े рдкрд░рдХीрдп рдЖрдХ्рд░рдордХ рдкुрд╕ूрди рдЯाрдХाрдпрдЪा рдк्рд░рдпрдд्рди рдХрд░рддाрдд, рдХрд░рддाрддрдЪ. рдЬрдЧрднрд░ рдЕрд╢ी рдЕрд╕ंрдЦ्рдп рдЙрджाрд╣рд░рдгे рд╕ाрдкрдбрддीрд▓. рдХाрд░рдг рдд्рдпाрд╢िрд╡ाрдп рдд्рдпांрдиा рдд्рдпांрдЪी рд╕рдд्рддा рдиिрд░्рдоाрдг рдХрд░рддा рдпेрдгाрд░ рдирд╕рддे. рдкрдг рдордЧ рдд्рдпा рдд्рдпा рджेрд╢ाрддीрд▓, рджेрд╢ाрд╡рд░ рдк्рд░ेрдо рдЕрд╕рдгाрд░े рд▓ोрдХ рдХाрдп рдХрд░рддाрдд рд╣े рдЬाрдгूрди рдШ्рдпाрдпрдЪे рдЕрд╕ेрд▓ рддрд░ рдПрдХ рдЙрджाрд╣рд░рдг рд╕ांрдЧрддे. рдЖрдкрд▓्рдпाрд▓ा рд╕ेрдКрд▓ рдордзीрд▓ рдЧ्рдпाрдирдмोрдХ  рдкॅрд▓ेрд╕ рдпाрдЪ्рдпाрд╡िрд╖рдпी рд╡ाрдЪाрдпрд▓ा рд╣рд╡े. ------------- рддрд╕ा рдкोрдЪाрдпрд▓ा рдЖрдо्рд╣ाрд▓ा рдеोрдбा рдЙрд╢ीрд░рдЪ рдЭाрд▓ा рд╣ोрддा. рд╢ेрд╡рдЯрдЪी рдЗंрдЧ्рд▓िрд╢ рдЧाрдИрдбेрдб рдЯूрд░ рдЪुрдХрддे рдХी рдХाрдп рдЕрд╢ी рднीрддी рд╡ाрдЯाрдпрд▓ा рд▓ाрдЧрд▓ी рд╣ोрддी. рдЕрдиेрдХ рдХोрд░िрдпрди рдпुрд╡рдХ рдпुрд╡рддी рд░ाрдЬрд╡ाрдб्рдпाрдХрдбे рдЬाрддाрдиा рджिрд╕рдд рд╣ोрддे. рд╡िрд╢ेрд╖ рдо्рд╣рдгрдЬे рдд्рдпांрдиी рдкाрд░ंрдкрд░िрдХ рдХोрд░िрдпрди рдкोрд╢ाрдЦ рдШाрддрд▓े рд╣ोрддे. рдлाрд░ рдЫाрди рджिрд╕рдд рд╣ोрддे рддे рд╕рдЧрд│े. рдЖрдо्рд╣ी рдЧेрд▓ो рд╣ोрддो, рдХोрд░िрдпाрдЪ्рдпा рд╕ाрд░्рд╡рднौрдордд्рд╡ाрдЪे рдоाрдирдЪिрди्рд╣ рдЕрд╕рд▓ेрд▓्рдпा рдЧ्рдпाрдирдмोрдХ рдкॅрд▓ेрд╕рд▓ा ( Gyeongbok Palace ) рднेрдЯ рджेрдг्рдпाрд╕ाрдаी.  рддिрдХिрдЯाрдЪ्рдпा рдХाрдЙंрдЯрд░ рдЬрд╡рд│рдЪ рд░ाрдЬрд╡ाрдб्рдпाрдЪे рдоुрдЦ्рдп рдк्рд░рд╡ेрд╢рдж्рд╡ाрд░ рдЖрд╣े. рдд्рдпाрдЪे рдиाрд╡ рдЖрд╣े рдЧ्рд╡ाрди्рдЧрдорди рдЧेрдЯ.( Gwanghwamun) . рд╕ेрдКрд▓рдЪ्рдпा рдкुрд░ाрддрди рдЗрддिрд╣ाрд╕ाрдЪे рдк्рд░рддीрдХ рдЕрд╕рд▓ेрд▓े рд╣े рдк्рд░рд╡ेрд╢рдж्рд╡ाрд░ резрейрепрел рдордз्рдпे рдмांрдзрд▓े рдЧेрд▓े рдЖрд╣े. рдЖрдЬ рд╣े рдк्рд░рд╡ेрд╢рдж्рд╡ाрд░ рдХोрд░िрдпाрдЪी рдУрд│рдЦ рдмрдирд▓ेрд▓े рдЖ...

Deoriatal - Chandrashila trek - Part 1 - Preparation

We dream… we dream about many things … but we strive to make only few of them a reality and leave the rest of the dreams as dreams only, to cherish them someday in our leisure time. A high altitude trek was one such dream of mine, always enthralling and yet a little daunting. So for years that dream remained a dream without becoming a reality. In November, my friend Dhanshree Jagtap did the Deoria Tal Chandrashila trek with Indiahikes. While chatting with her, I could get detailed information about this trek. She told that in March and April, rhododendron flowers will be blooming in this region … and the dormant dream was awakened once again. It is said that DeoriaTal is the lake where the famous Yaksha and Yudhishthira conversation had taken place. On the way to the summit, Tungnath is the highest temple of Shankara in the world, one of the Panch Kedars. It is said to have been built by the Pandavas. The summit point of the trek is Chandrashila. The place where Chandra did Tapas. It i...

Deoriatal Chandrashila trek - Part 2- - Sari to Deoriatal.

The next morning, the trek started with a steep climb!! At one point during the climb, we turned back and bade goodbye to the Sari base camp. It was not known whether we would successfully complete the trek or not. But I was sure that we will definitely come back with a life changing experience.   Sari Base camp  ЁЯУ╖ Supan Shah The road was paved with rough stones. But while climbing I was telling myself that these stones were better than walking in the slippery soil. ЁЯУ╖ Pawan Gowda You can guess how much the climb was, from this photo, but if you want to know how we were climbing, there is a video! рд╡िрдбिрдУ - рд╕рдо्рд░ाрдЯ рджрд░्рдбा https://youtube.com/shorts/CJuWDSml8XU?feature=share The initial, few meters part of the road passed through populated areas. But the houses there were very few and sparse. Green fields were visible everywhere. Farming was done on the mountain slopes, by step method. This greenery enlivened the entire slope. The view ЁЯУ╖ Supan Shah ЁЯУ╖ Samrat Darda After walking o...

Deoriatal Chandrashila trek - Part 3- Deoriatal to Syalmi

 That was the third day of the trek. I was feeling contented. Yesterday's journey from Sari to Deoria was beautiful. Neither  were   my legs paining  nor was I feeling  tired.  Today was surely going to be a tough day.  I had read the description on the Indiahikes website, which gave a rough idea about the day. Today the distance was more than nine kilometers. But there were many peaks which will be visible on the way. We were going to pass through a dense forest, so there was a chance to watch variety of birds. So I was curious and excited about the journey.  All of us, left from Deoriatal campsite and started our journey.  Even though we had only been there for a day, we had already grown attached to the place. Even if it has only been a day, surely there is always attachment with the place.There was a fork in the forest path on the left side of the road to Deoriatal. We went that way. After walking for a while, most likely we were goi...

Deoriatal Chandrashila trek - Part 5(Last part)- Baniyakund - Tungnath- Chandrashila

ЁЯУ╖Samrat Darda A beautiful photograph of the moon taken from Baniyakund campsite, April 15. That day should be Saptami or Ashtami of Shukla Paksha. Because Ram Navami was on 17th April. In the intense and tranquil darkness of the beautiful night, though the full moon day was still seven or eight days away, the moon was already bright. The shining moon, occasionally hiding behind the clouds, the curiosity of the summit in our minds.. it was a very unique night. There was going to be a two o'clock wakeup call tomorrow.  we had to pack up, have breakfast, and be ready to leave for the day at three o'clock.  I packed the essential things in the day pack and packed everything else in the bag to be offloaded. That bag was to kept in the main tent while leaving in the morning. Tomorrow, in few hours we would gain an altitude of 4000 ft. I closed my eyes to sleep, but even before my closed eyes, the images of the snow-capped peaks were floating.  I woke up at quarter to two in ...