Candi Bajangratu

Temple Bajangratu Kraton terletah in Hamlet, Village Temon, District Trowulan, Mojokerto, about 3.5 km from the Temple Wringinlawang and about 600 m from the Rat Temple. This temple still keeps a lot of things not known with certainty, whether the year of manufacture, the king who ordered its construction, function, and other aspects.
Bajangratu name first mentioned in Oudheidkunding Verslag (OV) in 1915. Archaeologists suspect Sri Soeyatmi Satari Bajangratu name Jayanegara nothing to do with the King of Majapahit, because the word 'bajang' means dwarf. According to the Pararaton and folklore, Jayanegara crowned bajang or when the age is still small, so the title of Queen Bajang or Bajangratu attached to it.
Regarding the function of the temple, it is estimated that the temple erected in honor Jayanegara Bajangratu. Basis of these estimates is the relief of Sri Tanjung in the foot arch depicting peruwatan story. Relief that includes a story peruwatan also found, among others, in the Temple Surawana. The temple was built Surawana alleged connection with the death Bhre Wengker (late 7th century).
In the Book of Pararaton explained that Jayanegara died in 1328 ('sira ta Kapopongan dhinar Meng, bhiseka ring ring csrenggapura Pratista Antarawulan'). It also said the king Jayanegara, the return to nature Vishnu (died) in 1328, made a sacred place in the kedaton, made the statue in the form of Vishnu in the plot and Bubat Shila, and made a statue in the form Amoghasidhi in Sukalila. According to Krom, Csrenggapura the same Pararaton Antarasasi (Antarawulan) in Negarakertagama, so it can be concluded that the 'dharma' (shrine) located in King Jayanegara Kapopongan Csrenggapura alias alias alias Antarawulan Crirangga temple, which is now called Trowulan. Arca embodiment of the king in the form of Vishnu is also present in Bubat (Trowulan). Only the location Shila Plots (Selapethak) is not yet known.
In addition to the above opinion, there are other opinions about the functioning of the temple Bajangratu. Given its Paduraksa gate or gate is roofed with stairs up and down, Bajangratu allegedly one Majapahit palace gates. This estimate is supported by its location not far from the site of the former palace of Majapahit.

Bajangratu expected founded between the 13th century and into the 14th, given: 1) forecast function as a temple peruwatan Jayanegara King who died in 1328 AD, 2) form similar to the temple gate framed in at Panataran Blitar 3) Relief trimmer frame doors similar to the Ramayana reliefs on temple Panataran; 4) Shape dragon reliefs that show the influence of the Yuan Dynasty. J.L.A. Brandes estimates that Bajangratu built at the same time as the construction of the temple in Overlapping Jago, Malang, judging from the reliefs of lions that flank either side of the head of Kala, who was also present in Jago Temple. Jago temple itself was probably built in the 13th century.

Candi Bajangratu occupy large areas. The entire temple is made of red brick, but the steps and inside the roof. With respect to the shape that is roofed gate, Candi Bajangratu facing both directions, ie east-west. The height of the temple to the top of the roof is 16.1 m and a length of 6.74 m. Gate Bajangratu have wings on the right and left. On each side there are stairs flanking ornate lion and the long-eared animals. At the foot of the temple wall, flanking the staircase, there is a relief Sri Tanjung, while on the left and right of the front wall, flanking the door, there is a relief Ramayana. Temple door decorated with relief when the head is just above the threshold. At the foot of the doorway is still visible plugging holes where the frame. Perhaps the first door is equipped with a door.

The temples formed hallway stretching from west to east. The stairs and hallway floors are made of stone. The inside of the roof of the temple is also made ​​of stone blocks are arranged longitudinally north-south, forming a narrow space at the top. Shaped temple roof meru (mountain), similar tiered pyramid, with the top square. Each layer is decorated with carved patterns and patterns of plant inverted pyramid. At the center of the layer-3 there is a relief to the sun, is said to be a symbol of the kingdom of Majapahit. Although the temple is facing east-west, but the shape and decoration on the north and south is similar to the other two sides. In the north and south is the niche that resembles the shape door. At the top of the temple are carved eagle head and enclosed sun dragon.

Bajangratu temple has undergone restoration in the Dutch period, but did not obtain data on exactly when the restoration is done. Improvements that have been made include building on the corner of a way to fill the dough hardener into the nat-nat are tenuous and replace wooden beams with cement cast. Some of the stones are missing from rung rung arrangement has also been replaced.

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