CANDI ARJUNA

Arjuna Temple is a Hindu temple building located in Dieng Plateau, Banjarnegara District, Central Java, Indonesia. Arjuna Temple is one of the temple buildings in Arjuna Percolation Complex, Dieng. In this complex there is also Semar Temple, Srikandi Temple, Puntadewa Temple, and Sembadra Temple. Arjuna temple is located north of the row of enshrinements in the complex. Meanwhile, Semar Temple is an ancillary temple or a complement of Arjuna Temple. Both buildings are facing each other. Like most temples in Dieng, the community gives the name of Mahabharata puppet character as the name of the temple. Arjuna Temple is 6 x 6 m and facing west. At the entrance and the niches are decorated when makara. The roof of the temple is tiered with small towers in every corner. The discovery of the inscription dates to the year 731 Caka (809 AD) near the Temple Arjuna can be a guide to the construction of the temple around the beginning of the century IX M. The environment around the temple is also less supportive of maintenance. The land has long been cultivated for farming land of potato plants, vegetables, and flowers. Starting in 2010 Arjuna temple complex began to be used for tourism development packaged by the Tourism Office of Banjarnegara and Pokdarwis (Group Sadar Wisata). They host an annual cultural event known as Dieng Cultural Festival or DCF (Dieng Culture Festival).