CANDI KEBO IRENG

  The temple is a building of places of worship from ancient relics originating from Hinduism and Buddhism. Regardless of the shape of the temple, we must keep guarding it. Because it is a legacy of our precious ancestors. We can even introduce the temples to our grandchildren, so that they understand the history of the Indonesian nation.

   In 1984 a temple was discovered by archaeologists from Jogjakarta who had been destroyed in Keboireng hamlet, Ngerong village, Gempol, Pasuruan. According to Pawiji, a caretaker said that in 1975 the statue had been kept inside the house by his parents. Then in 1983 there were many relif-relifs, finally the late. Usman's village head at that time wanted to bring the relif-relif, but the Pawiji parents were not allowed. Finally the relif-relif was reported to the government and it is estimated that there are temples around here.

   This place was once a dark yard and many overgrown with bamboo trees. This temple is buried up and in the middle of the temple growing yellow trees. No one knows that there is a temple here. There are only statues, relif-relif and stones. In the middle of the temple Surya Majapahit was found, which is a temple symbol and the object is now in the Majapahit Information Center (BIM) Trowulan, Mojokerto. Around this temple there are also rocks that are collected and buried in the ground.

   Around this temple there were no houses and people called it Kebon Reco. This temple is located behind the Pawiji house, so it does not appear from the village road. The land of the temple also belongs to Pawiji who has been granted to the local government. Keboireng Temple is also guarded from rain water, that is by covering the temple with tarps, so it does not grow moss. Until now, there are still religions gathered alongside his house which is also covered in tarps.