Legend of Prambanan

In the days of yore on the island of Java, especially in the area of ​​Prambanan Hindu kingdom stand 2 pieces of the Kingdom Pengging and Kraton Boko. Pengging kingdom is a fertile and prosperous work led by a wise and wise king named Prabu Damar Moyo and have a male son named Raden Bondowoso.

Kraton Boko is in territory Pengging kingdom ruled by a cruel king and insolence that is not tangible but intangible giant human being who likes to eat the flesh of humans, called King Boko. However, Prabu Boko had a beautiful daughter and lovely like an angel from Khayangan named Princess Loro Jonggrang.Prabu Boko also have a tangible duke named Patih Gupolo giant. Prabu Boko wanted to rebel and want to master Pengging kingdom, then he and the duke of Gupolo gather strength and gather supplies by training young men into soldiers and the people ask for property for lunch.Once the preparation is considered sufficient, then the King Boko and the soldiers departed to the kingdom Pengging to revolt. Then was war in the Kingdom Pengging between the soldiers and the soldiers lawyer Pengging Kraton Boko.

Many casualties on both sides and people Pengging be suffering because of war, many people hunger and poverty.Knowing his people suffered many casualties and soldiers who died, then Prabu Damar Moyo sent his son Raden Bondowoso go to war against King Boko and terjadilan a very fierce war between Raden Bondowoso against King Boko. Because the miracle Raden Prabu Boko Bondowoso then be destroyed. Seeing the king died, the duke of Gupolo escape. Raden Bondowoso pursue Patih Gupolo to Kraton Boko.

After arriving at Kraton Boko, Patih Gupolo reported on Princess Loro Jonggrang that his father had been killed on the battlefield, killed by a knight named Raden Pengging Bondowoso. Princess Loro Jonggrang wept, saddened his heart because his father had been killed on the battlefield.Then cometh Raden Bondowoso at Kraton Boko and was disturbed to see Puteri Raden Bondowoso Loro Jonggrang a beautiful girl, so he wanted to marry Princess Loro Jonggrang as his wife.

However, Princess Loro Jonggrang not want dipersunting Raden Bondowoso because he had killed his father. To reject the proposal Raden Bondowoso, then Princess Loro Jonggrang has finesse. Loro Puteri Raden Jonggrang manu dipersunting Bondowoso provided that it is able to grant two requests Princess Loro Jonggrang. The first request, Princess Loro Jonggrang Jalatunda asked for the well while the second request, asked for Princess Loro Jonggrang 1000 temples in one night.Raden Bondowoso undertakes the second daughter of the request. Immediately make a well Raden Bondowoso Jalatunda and after so he called the Princess Loro Jonggrang to see the well.Then Puteri Raden told Loro Jonggrang Bondowoso into the wells. After Raden Bondowoso into the wells, Princess Loro Jonggrang ruling duke of wells and the hoarding Gupolo Bondowoso Raden was buried in a stone in the well. Princess Loro Jonggrang and Patih Gupolo assume that Raden Bondowoso have died in the wells but in the well was Raden Bondowoso not dead so he meditated to get out of the wells and Raden Bondowoso out of the well safely.Puteri Raden Bondowoso Loro Jonggrang meet with angry because he had amassed in the wells. But because the beauty of Loro Jonggrang Puteri Raden Bondowoso anger subsided.Then Princess Loro Jonggrang bill promises a second request to Raden Bondowoso to make 1000 temples in one night. Raden Bondowoso then immediately ordered the genie to make the temple but the Princess Loro Jonggrang want to frustrate Raden Bondowoso make the temple. He ordered the girls to crash and burn straw looks bright for the sign of the morning had arrived and the cock was crowing interchangeably. 

Heard a cock crowing and people pounding rice in the east as well as visible light then the genies to stop making the temple. Jin reported on Raden Bondowoso that the genie can not continue to make the temple is one less because morning has come. But the hunch Raden Bondowoso am not yet arrived. Then it was called Princess Loro Jonggrang temple and was told to calculate the sums are 999 temples, only one of the unfinished temple.So Princess Loro Jonggrang not want dipersunting Raden Bondowoso. Being deceived and tricked the Prince Bondowoso once wrath and curse Princess Loro Jonggrang "Hi Loro Jonggrang genapnya temples and a thousand less one you are the person". So bizarre Princess Loro Jonggrang it turned into a stone statue sculpture.

And until now Loro Jonggrang statue statues still exist in the Prambanan Temple and Raden Bondowoso condemned the girls around Prambanan be a virgin kasep (spinster) for helping Princess Loro Jonggrang.

And according to the belief of the ancients that going out on the Prambanan temple would end his love.

Sources: greatindonesia.com