Jasmine Gandung punden

Punden Gadung punden Jasmine is one that has been retained by the community of Batu, especially the people residing in the village of Batu Banyuning. The building shows the characteristics of Hindu buildings.

Punden located in the city streets Banyuning This stone is one of the bercorakan punden Hindu religion. It can be seen from the form of a mnyerupai punden form a patterned temples Hindu. Punden Gadung Melati is a burial site that was allegedly mbah Gadung still had a relationship with former Majapahit empire. According to village elders Banyuning pack Gimo, mbah Gangung an envoy of the Majapahit to build a village that is used as a resort village. The village is named Banyuning have the meanings Banyu = water and jaundice / nodes (in the Java language) = clear. There are sources that used to be a place to meditate is now called by the name ngesong. 

Before the arrival of Islam Banyuning majority of Hindu religion, it can be found with the remains of Hindu religious parents, but now many are living a few kilometers from the village Bayuning, yaoiu Junggo village. Hindu religion is pemujuaan Soekmono hundu by statues of the gods into a specially style of popular religious nature that arise after the Religious Buda, and is usually called the Hindu religion.
Masryarakat about punden now largely patterned Islamic religion and the existence of this Budget Gandung punden mbah relatively dipertahanselamatan deskan sustainability. This is evident from the punden hygiene. As in Figure 1. Although the majority Muslim community, they see themselves not to forget the existence of this punden, with the holding of the village of salvation that was held once a year and every Friday night legi jaranan art held in this place.

Respect for people's existence is still high punden and still show the influence of Hindu culture. With the growing period did not affect public confidence in the existence punden sometimes mystical and religious.

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TEMPLE HINDU SADON patterned in Magetan

LOCATION OF TEMPLEThe temple is located in the hamlet Sadon Sadon, Cepoko Village, District Panekan, Magetan, East Java Province, which is next to the highway-Panekan Magetan. although the name of the temple is a temple Sadon, which is the name of the village is located, but the local people call it by name Reog Temple, as the ruins of the temple there Sadon Kalamakara, Kala giant statue that looked like a tiger's head on dhadhakmerak. Dhadhakmerak which is decorated with a tiger's head mask bulumerak arrangement around it. This mask is the character attributes in the arts reog Singabarong. Dhadak peacock mask the overall weight of 30-40 kg is usually worn by the dancers Singabarong. This temple is a relic of King Airlangga, but it was unknown exactly when and for what the temple is rebuilt.
TEMPLE EVENTIn 1966, the stones of the temple was destroyed by a group of people who are not responsible. In 1969, spearheaded as the Head of Development Sutaryono Magetan culture, held the realignment of the stones Sadon temple ruins. Among the ruins of the historical relics there Kalamakara statues, dragon statues, stone animal picture, former pedestals, yoni, and which is the corner stone of the temple. In addition, the area also has three inscribed stones. According Sarnu of History and Archaeology Service Magetan, writing in the three stone rings PA PA-A-KA-LA, SA DA KRA PA and BA-MA DA SA PA SRI-DA-BA-HA-LA. Of his writings or square-shaped beam, it is estimated that the inscribed stone came from the same period the inscriptions found in the hamlet Pledokan, Kediri, East Java.Then to the east of the temple complex Sadon, exactly in front of the village cemetery, there is a small temple called the Temple of RecA cow (cow statue), very small size of this temple. The temple is a Hindu temple was discovered in 1971 by Sudiro, the local population. When found, the temple is covered with bamboo groves. The temple consists of five RecA cow statue, which is stable RecA, RecA feed (cattle feeders), RecA Omben (drinking cow), RecA Capil (cowboy hat statue) and RecA forked (milestone tether strap where the cow). These five statues are believed to be the embodiment of herding cattle and equipment owned or Maesadanu Dadhung Awuk, shepherd figures in local legend.Heritage statues in DESA CEPOKO 

•  In Mulyo hamlet northwest direction approximately 300m from the temple there are two relics sadon, while the band name, considering the place looks like a tub of water and no shower. While people interpret it decided where Brahmins give the holy water in religious ceremonies. 
• northeast direction from the main temple there are also approximately 500m heritage stone that looks like the village Mulyo so the same function.
• Next to approximately 800 m southeast of the temple sadon stone relics found again as above.
• At a distance of approximately 100m from the temple of stone relics sadon again found his form and shape of the house cow. 
• In the hamlet senok approximately 600m from the temple sadon or approximately 100m from the road-Magetan panekan penginggalan was also found, but this is a statue of a daughter who seems fine healthy, wise and graceful. This statue is very high artistic value, described a daughter who was sitting quietly, his hand holding a lotus and another pertolo / pitcher, who interpreted containing the water of life. This statue is called putrid or statue goddess statues (the goddess of life).

THE STORY OF THE COMMUNITY and FAITHpublic confidence that the temple sadon / Reyog temple attended by the spirits that guard named Dadung Kawuk a puppet as a shepherd in the story of the buffalo demon maeso danu. Because the name of the temple / statue Reyog, while Reyog it is the name of the folk arts of all forms of art around (reyog-tandak/ledek/waranggono) in order to be successful and get a windfall should first play at the temples Reyog or in the Java language Gladden there (Reyog temple), otherwise it would meet with misfortune or bad luck. Except that if they want to get the fortune / success of his work is in (on time) might not work sedaoat Reyog back to the temple. Believe / not is up to yourself but in general the rural hamlet sadon cepoko not want to look for both outward and inward riskNAME OF TRUST BY THE TEMPLE SADONAccording to the cultural, Sadon name comes from the word meaning asad Sad or not, Don was taken from the word ti ¬ padudon or not there is contention. Others have argued that Sadon name comes from the word 'Sadu'. Get an extra 'an'. Be ¬ ga Sehing Saduan. Sadu saduan means means peaceful and tranquil pat ¬ tem. End of its popular Saduan ¬ Sadon words that mean the place is serene. Starting from it, dae ¬ rah was once a safe and secure place. So ¬ da ancestors chose this place as the upstream tem to build a pat ¬ ¬ ¬ ah bu temple. The reason, building a temple requires physical and mental concentration that is full of Sang Hyang Widhi. And inspiration is not going to happen ¬ ca ¬ pies if the situation is calm.

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Gentong Temple (Candi Gentong)

The temple is located in the village Gentong Jambumente, District Trowulan, Mojokerto district. The temple is located very close to the Temple Brahu, a distance of approximately 300 m. so the temple can be seen from the temple Brahu Gentong. Gentong temple is one of the three temples in the area. The temples are found in the area, Gedong Temple, Middle Temple and the Temple Gentong itself. The temple is lined with the direction of west to east longitude. Of the three temple buildings which are still visible Gentong Temple, Middle Temple and the Temple while Gedong has not looked back.
Efforts to preserve the temple Gentong done for six years, and which reveal the structure hasilanya Gentong Temple I and Temple II Gentong (Kusumajaya, et al, 25). I Gentong temple has unique characteristics that have never previously encountered on ancient buildings. Gentong Temple building has three square berdenah structure. However, the three elements of the structure appears to have experienced vandalism, because on the south side wall, unbroken stukturnya on one line. Although the structure of the III is already closed, but closure of this structure using the stacking pattern and the system is different from previous patterns in the original building. Outside the structure is still too ditemuai structures IV and V. On this structure using the species of the installation of brick clay.
Gentong II temple has a square floor plan and building size 7.10 x 7.10 m. The building is surrounded by other buildings based on the remaining structure. The buildings are numbered as many as seven to eight facing directions of the compass except the north. In whol building has a size of the temple buildings Gentong II 18.5 x 18.5 meters. Gentong Temple building that could be found only the legs and sumurannya only.
The temple is found in the village was named Temple Jambumente Gentong since that time this temple was found buried under mounds of earth piled ynag and form barrel-shaped. But there is no definitive explanation why it happened. Gentong temple was built during the reign of King Hayam Wuruk. This temple was built to commemorate uapcara Sraddha, upaacara is done to commemorate Tribuana Tunggadewi Wijaya who is none other than his own mother of Hayam Wuruk. The purpose of this ceremony is to invoke the exercise of government welfare. Gentong temple is obvious evidence of tolerance among religions, namely Hinduism and Buddhism which can be coupled and gain recognition from the government.
According to locals, they believe that in the reign of the Majapahit Kingdom, Gentong temple was built as a place to bathe the dead body was later taken Brahu temple to be cremated. However, the bodies are brought to the Temple Brahu are the remains of the king.

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