Plaosan Temple is a designation for the enshrinement complex located in Dukuh Plaosan, Bugisan Village, Prambanan Sub-district, Klaten District, Central Java Province, Indonesia. This temple is located approximately one kilometer to the northeast of Sewu Temple or Prambanan Temple. The existence of the top of the stupa, Buddha statue, and ancillary temples (companion / small) in the form of stupas indicate that the temples are Buddhist temples. The complex was built in the 9th century by King Rakai Pikatan and Sri Kahulunan during the Medang Kingdom, also known as Ancient Mataram Kingdom.
Plaosan Temple Complex consists of Plaosan Lor Temple and Plaosan Kidul Temple.
Plaosan Lor Temple
Plaosan Lor Temple complex has two main temples. The temple located on the left (north) is called the North Master Temple with reliefs depicting female figures, and the temple located on the right (south) is called the Southern Master Temple with reliefs depicting male characters. In the northern part of the complex there is still an open hall with several buddhist statues. The two main temples are surrounded by 116 ancillary stupas and 50 perwara temples, as well as artificial moat.
In each of the main temples there are 6 statues / statues Dhyani Boddhisatwa. Although this temple is a Buddhist temple, but its architectural style is a blend of Buddhism and Hinduism.
South Plain of Plaosan Lor was restored in 1962 by the Archaeological Service. Meanwhile, the South West Temple was restored in the 1990s by the Sanctuary of Central Java History and Archeology.
Plaosan Kidul Temple
Different from Plaosan Lor Temple, Plaosan Kidul Temple is not known to have the main temple. In this complex there are several perwara shaped temples and stupas. Some of the perwara temples have been restored.
Twin Temple Festival
Twin Temple Festival is an annual event held in this temple by displaying various dances from all over the archipelago. This festival is the only large-scale cultural festival held in Klaten. This activity is part of a series of launches of a tourism village in collaboration with ISI Surakarta.
In this activity, Regent Klaten Sri Hartini appreciate the activities of Twin Temple Festival which took place in Bugisan. He hopes the activities that will last about a month to be one form of promotion of tourism potential in the region.
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