candi arco gupolo

The Gupolo Arca site is a collection of 7 Hindu-style statues located near Ijo Temple and Barong Temple, in the Sambirejo village area, Prambanan sub-district, Yogyakarta.Gupolo is the nickname of the locals against the statue of Agastya found on the site area. Usually, gupala is a designation for giant statues of doorkeepers. Although this two-meter-tall Agastya statue is not very clear, the trident weapon as the symbol of the Lord Shiva is still clearly visible. Some other statues, most of them are statues of Hindu gods in a sitting position.Near the statue of Gupolo there are clear springs in the form of wells used by local residents to fetch water, and although in the long dry season this well has never dried up. According to local folk legend, Gupolo is the name of the patih (king) of Raja Ratu Boko-- which is enshrined as the name of the temple of Ratu Boko - (father of the goddess Rara Jonggrang in the legend of the Prambanan temple). Patih Gupolo entered and buried the sakti figure of Bandung Bondowoso in the Jalatunda well, for killing King Ratu Boko. But because of his supernatural powers, Bandung Bondowoso was able to rise again, even wanting to marry the beautiful beautiful goddess Rara Jonggrang. This wish from Bandung Bondowoso did not come true, because a request from the goddess Rara Jonggrang to make 1,000 temples in one night could not be fulfilled (there was still less than one temple at dawn). At the end of the story, Bandung Bondowoso condemned the goddess Rara Jonggrang to become a stone statue / temple that was still less than one (being one of the temples in the Prambanan temple complex), as an outlet for his anger because he could not marry Rara Jonggrang.