Temple Morangan

Morangan Temple

Morangan Temple is a temple located in the hamlet Morangan, Sindumartani Village, Ngemplak District, Sleman District, Yogyakarta Province. If observed in a map of Yogyakarta, the temple complex is the temple Morangan the most northerly position of the entire temple complex in the province of Yogyakarta. Morangan Temple is the closest temple Mount Merapi than the other temples in Yogyakarta. According to estimates, Morangan temple was built in around the 9th century and the 10th in the era of Old Mataram Kingdom, which is contemporaneous with the making of Hindu temples, like Prambanan Temple, and others. Looking at the characteristics of decoration on temple statues similar to Morangan Prambanan Temple, the Temple of age Morangan allegedly not much different from Pramabanan temple, namely the ninth century AD

At the time, discovered in 1982, this temple Morangan buried 6.5 meters below ground. Ruins of this temple complex has 2 pieces of the temple buildings: the main temple and the temple of perwara. In the temple complex was also found Morangan yoni statues and sculptures and a number of receipts other statues in the temple niches. This temple is found since the Dutch colonial era. After the Dutch left Indonesia temple was re-covered ground. SPSP Yogyakarta parties have done the excavation in 1982. Excavations carried out by DIY SPSP is managed revealing 2 pieces of the temple the main temple and the temple of perwara. Until now the main temple was not yet entirely revealed and new can be dug about three-quarters of the course. The main temple building has a direction toward the west while perwara temple is located in front of the temple a little slide to the side hadapnya north and east direction.