On Monday, June 12, 2022, two stone statues were removed from the Kranggan river in the Kediri area, East Java. This stone statue has a fairly large size, lifting it using heavy equipment. According to the caretaker in the area, apart from the two stone statues, there are many other relics in the river. Reportedly, the discovery of this stone has been around for a long time, but it is said that the removal of this statue can be done after the Jaranan custom is carried out in the area. This stems from what one resident said, namely, "the response was that Jaranan sek was just appointed, I knew that he was lifted but didn't feel like uploading, instead he collapsed, mergo arep was carried out by ning klotok" which means "given the art performance of the jaranan first, then it can be lifted from the river. , was once lifted but didn't want to go up, instead it collapsed, because it wanted to be moved to klotok (name of place)".
The place where the stone statue was found in Kranggan Village is said to be a kingdom buried in the ground, because it is close to Petilasan Sriaji Joyoboyo and Sendang Tirto Kamandanu, which are relics of the ancient kingdom. This discovery does not escape the history that Kediri was a city full of kingdoms in the past, there were several kingdoms in Kediri including the Jenggala and Panjalu Kingdoms. In addition to the discovery of stone statues recently, there have been many historical discoveries in the Kediri area, such as the discovery of small statues in Tondowongso Hamlet, Gurah District, Kediri.An important message for all of my friends, history is real, live in the modern world but we must not forget history. Preserve culture, Preserve nature, Preserve the country.
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