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Ratu Boko temple is located in
Bokoharjo district, Sleman district. The extent of which reaches 16 hectares.
making Ratu Boko region into two villages, Dawung and Sambirejo. The location
is approximately 17 km to the east of Jogja city and accessible via Yogyakarta-Solo
highway. Then at Prambanan junction to the right about 3 km. If you are a
public transport user, you can choose Trans Jogja route 1A and 1B then drop off
at Prambanan terminal. It costs only Rp 3.000, - per person. From the terminal
you can proceed to Ratu Boko by motorcycle taxi.
Ratu Boko temple looks more like a
palace or a palace than a temple. This is because its former function is not
only a place of worship, but also a fortress. Queen Boko is located 196 meters
above sea level. Palace area of 250,000 m2 divided into four, namely the
middle, west, southeast, and east. The middle section consists of the main gate
arches, field, Temple Burning, ponds, rock berumpak, and Paseban. Meanwhile,
the southeast includes Pendopo, Hall-Hall, 3 temples, ponds, and Keputren
complex. The cave complex, the Buddhist Stupa, and the pond are in the east.
While the western part consists only of hills. Ratu Boko was established during
the reign of Rakai Panangkaran. This can be seen in the inscription Kalasan
year 779 AD, Prasati Mantyasih 907 AD, and inscription Wanua Tengah III in 908
AD. Rakai Panangkaran is a Buddhist, but in Ratu Boko complex there are Hindu
elements that worship the god Shiva. According to experts, this proves the
existence of religious tolerance at that time.
History of Ratu Boko
Temple
Ratu Boko was also used as a bastion
of defense by Rakai Kayuwangi from Rakai Walaing Puhuyaboni raid. As a result
of the battle, some parts of Ratu Boko temple were damaged. Ratu Boko
restoration then began since the Dutch colonial period of 1938 and continued by
the Indonesian government since 1952.
Besides seeing the historic temple
complex, Ratu Boko also provides beautiful panorama. What else at dusk. At
Plaza Andrawina, one of the temple, if you look to the north visitors will see
beautiful scenery of Jogja city and Prambanan temple with Mount Merapi as its
background. At dusk, the shades around the temple will be more beautiful with
the orange sun tinge. In Ratu Boko complex there is also a well named Amerta
Mantana which means holy water given a mantra. It is located southeast of the
burning temple. Now, the water is still often used. Local people say the water
wells can bring good luck to the wearer. While the Hindus used it for the Great
Tawur Ceremony the day before Nyepi. The use of water in the ceremony is
believed to support its purpose, namely to purify itself again and restore the
earth and its contents to its original harmony.
In addition to a place to see the
panorama, Plaza Andrawina functioned as a restaurant. Plaza Andrawina can also
be used for meeting activities with capacity of about 500 people. In addition,
the manager provides campsites and tracking, archaeological educational
packages, and tour guides. This location is also often used as a place to shoot
for advertising or photo prewedding.
sumber : https://visitingjogja.com/8273/candi-ratu-boko/
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