Temple history Singosari
If we always identify with the temples of Central Java, then this assumption is
no longer true, because Malang also have them. A temple built to commemorate
the death of KingSingosari ,
King Kertanegara, has become one of the resorts in Malang. This temple is a
temple Singosari , or temple
"Singhasari", which is building a place of worship the king or the
king's ancestors.
Located in a cool valley, in a quiet village, among the Tengger Mountains and
Mount Arjuna, Singosari temple can be reached about 40 minutes from the city of
Malang, precisely in the village Candirenggo, Singosari Sub Malang (about 10 km
north of the city of Malang .)
A historical view has been greeted us before getting to this temple.Because not
far from this temple we will find two large statues of nearly 3.70 m tall
is named Dwarapala,
still standing in place of the original, the custodians of the road leading to
the enshrinement.
Photo by Regional News / Hannah
The roof of the temple only partially live, but has
finished with a garnish of finely carved, while the bottom is plain.
Temple Singosari not stand alone but all around
the yard of the temple are still found in many statues.
Bibs by Regional News / Hannah
In the field found a framed inscription of 1351 AD From the
writings in this inscription historians concluded that the temple Singosari Kertanegara
closely associated with the king of the Kingdom Singosari .
The building was probably established in conjunction with sraddha ceremony, a
ceremony to commemorate 12 years after King's death in 1304 AD,in the reign of
Raden Wijaya, the king of Majapahit I.
Other notes from Kakawin Nagarakertagama Prapanca essay, stanza XLII-XLIII,
mentions that the King Kertanegara is a king who was very respected. Written
that he had mastered all kinds of knowledge such as Sadguna (the science of
state administration), Tatwopadeso (the science of nature), law-abiding,
steadfast in carrying out the provisions relating to religious worship of Jina
(apageh ing jinabrata), persevere in running prayogakrya ( tantric rites.)
Kertanegara is the last king of the Kingdom of Singosari who
ruled in 1268-1292 AD He was killed in a revolt led by Jayakatwang ,
king bawahaannya. Singosari temple was built to commemorate his death.
Photo by Regional News / Hannah
If we want a different tour, visit the temple Singosari.
Enjoying a relic of history will give special experience for us. Surely adding
the pride we become a nation of Indonesia with its cultural heritage is so rich
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Topeng Malang, which is often called wayang
topeng is now found is several village around Malang, although at one time
it reached as far as the area of Tanggulangin and Sidoarjo near the Lapindo mud
area.
A performance is usually held to celebrate
a wedding, circumcision, for some other special occasion
and can take place in the daytime or evening. If the former, the performance
usually lasts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., while an evening performance might begin
at 9 p.m. and last until 5 p.m. Occasionally, the performance might be
shortened to two or three hours. The stories usually taken from the Panji
cycle, although they are sometimes taken from
the Ramayana, Mahabaratha, and Ruatan as well.
The players are all male even female roles being performed by boys. All wear
masks(topeng). A troupe usually consists of between seven and ten dancers who may
act between 25 and 30 roles using different masks. Thus, 1 person may play 3
and 4 individuals. Each troupe generally owns at least 60 masks. In wayang
topeng, the dalang does all the narration, while the dancers move accordingly.
Only clowns like Semar, Bagong, and Potrojoyo are allowed to have their own
dialogues.
The color of paint and the topeng depicts the characters portrayed. In general,
red is used for a coarse of rough characters, white for arrogance, green for
wisdom and modesty, pink for cunning and wiliness, yellow for contentment, etc.
Each actor wears different headgear according to the role he has
adopted: a crown, hairknot, keling or pogogan made of inlaid leather,
painted on the side in a symmetrical fashion. There is also a head covering
made of cloth, a kind of headband, and something akind to tophat. A pair
of ear ornaments called sumping is worn, with strings of flowers
hanging on either side for a length of 25 cm.
The dancers do not wear shirts and some wear prabha. Those playing female roles
do, however, wear a kind of chest covering called mekak, or angkin. They also
wear rapek, which covers the folds of the kain with one pointed edge on the
lefthand side touching the ankle. They wear Panji-panji pants while a sampur is
hung from the shoulder.
This kind of art is probably extremely old, even though this particular form
has undergone development throughout its history. The oldest is wayang wong
which developed in the 11th century. In the time of the Majapahit empire,
several terms were used to described the arts of topeng: atapukan, tapel,
raket, sori tekes, and so forth.
When the Muslim Sultans of Java were no longer interested in developing topeng,
this kind of art moved outside the court where it continued to hold the
interest of a wide variety of people.
Meaning Coat Malang
In previous posts we have discussed the meaning of the
symbol Madiun. Later in this post, we will discuss the symbolic meaning of
Malang. But before going into the discussion about the symbolic meaning of
Malang, it helps us know in advance glimpse of insight into the city of Malang.
