Still in a region with Candi Ijo, contained the temple area, the Barong Temple. The temple is situated on a hill, exactly in the hamlet Candisari, Sambirejo village, Prambanan district, Sleman regency, Yogyakarta. From the Barong Temple, visitors can see the top of Prambanan temple.
Candi Barong is a Hindu heritage. This temple gets the name 'barong' for having ornate "kala" and "makara" on each temple niches, like most temples in Java, which is similar to the barong. This temple complex is located on the ground 3 terraces with some of the temple on every porch. On the highest terrace there are two temples for the worship of Dewa Wisnu (Lord Vishnu) and Dewi Sri (Goddess Sri). Each of these temples has a size of approximately 8 x 8 meters with a height of 9 meters.
Unlike the other temples in Yogyakarta and Central Java. Barong Temple is punden building, which models the shrine during the prahindu. The temple consists of three terraces. Barong temple was probably built around the IX-X century AD. Religious background of this temple is known statue of the findings identified as Dewi Sri, the wife of Dewa Wisnu, who is the goddess of fertility, the ornate winged shells (sankha) which is one of the symbols (laksana) the Dewa Wisnu, and the top of the building (kemuncak) shaped gems (ratna).
This temple is expected to function for activities related to the cult of fertility petition. This may be related to the condition of the land around the temple are less fertile, so that by worshiping Dewi Sri expected conditions land will be fertile. One of the features is the main temple building, not the entrance, so that the worship ceremony estimated to be done outside the building. In addition, the worship of Vishnu is also a feature of this temple. Generally, the temples in Yogyakarta and Central Java are worshiping Dewa Siwa (Lord Shiva) or Syiwaistis.
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