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Penataran temple

Penataran Temple is located in Nglegok district, Blitar, East Java. It lies on the foot of Mount Kelu, and that makes upgrading fresh cool air. Penataran temple complex is the biggest enshrinement of Hinduism and is well preserved in East Java. The temple has various reliefs, statues, and Hindu-style structures. There are some statues like Kala, Ganesha, and Dwarapala, reliefs of the Ramayana story, as proof that the Penataran temple is an homage to the Hindu temple.

The Inscription Palah of the existing temple indicates that it was built around 1.194 AD, during the Syrenggra reign of the Kediri kingdom. Then completed construction by the Majapahit kingdom. So, it can be said that the temple was through 3 great kingdoms archipelago, were: Kediri, Singasari, and Majapahit kingdoms. Penataran temple has an important role for some of the surrounding kingdoms, which is used as an appointment place and ritual worship to Brahma God as Creation.

The Negarakertagama's book was written by Mpu Prapanca. It was to explain about Penataran temple, and it was respected by the king and royal officials around East Java. The temple used to store ash king Rajasa Ken Arok the founder of the Singasari kingdom. The ash of King Raden Wijaya Kertarajasa Jayawardhana was the founder of the Majapahit kingdom. According to local folklore, The Sumpah Palapa was pronounced the supreme in Penataran temple by Gajah Mada as the prime minister to the whole of the archipelago powered by the Majapahit kingdom.