The Legend of Prambanan Temple

        In the golden time of Javanese Kingdom in Central Java, there were two great kingdoms, they're Kingdom of Pengging and Kingdom of Boko. Pengging kingdom is gifted with a fertile and  prosperous farm.It was lead by a wise king named Prabu Damar Moyo .He  had a son named Raden Bandung Bondowoso, while Kraton Boko is a kingdom that obey under the rules of Pengging. The Boko king is very cruel, he is strong and tall, like a giant. The people of Boko always afraid of the king's anger. Although the king were not handsome, he has a very beautiful daughter called Princess Roro Jongrang.

       One day, the king of Boko wants to rebels against the Pengging. Lead by the Boko prime minister, the giant race, Gopolo, the Boko army is prepared to announce the war between Boko and Pengging. They even raid its own people's properties to support the campaign.

                                                               

Fierce war happened in the borders of the Pengging teritorial mark. Many victims were falling on both sides and people Pengging be suffering because of war, many people hunger and poverty. Knowing his people suffer and have many victims soldiers who died in the borders, then Prabu Damar Moyo sent his son Raden Bondowoso go to war against King Boko. The young Bondowoso is able to defeat king Boko. Seeing the king died, then Prime minister Gupolo escape. Raden Bondowoso pursue Patih Gupolo to Kraton Boko.

After reached at Kraton Boko, Patih Gupolo reported on Princess Roro Jonggrang that his father had been lost in the battlefield, by a knight named Raden Bandung Pengging Bondowoso. Princess Loro Jonggrang wept, saddened his heart because his father had been killed on the battlefield. Finally, Raden Bondowoso arrived at King Boko’s palace, soon he searched to find Patih Gupolo. When he went into the Kraton Boko, he met the King Boko’s princess,her name was Loro Jonggrang. Raden Bondowoso was aghazed by beauty and graceful of her, so he wanted to marry the Princess Loro Jonggrang as his wife.

As the Boko kingdom is lost in the rebels, and o save her fathers kingdom, the Loro Puteri Raden Jonggrang accept the princes, with some request. She did not want to marry Bondowoso because he had killed his father. To reject the proposal Raden Bondowoso, then Princess Loro Jonggrang have a strategy. The first request, Princess Loro Jonggrang asked for Jalatunda wells (very deep well) while the second request, asked for him to make 1000 temples in one night.

Raden Bandung Bondowoso agreed. Raden Bondowoso Immediately make Jalatunda wells and after so he called Princess Roro Jonggrang to see the well. She trick the prince and send him down. She ask Boko's prime minister to close the well with heavy rocks so that the prince could not reach the top of the well. Raden Bondowoso is a tough man, he is also smart. Raden Bondowoso was a great warrior and had magical power so he was able to come out from the wells. He was so angry fooled by the princess, but soon after meet the princess, he falls again with the beauty of the princess.

She apologize then asked to Raden Bondowoso for the second request, Loro Jonggrang wanted him to make 1000 temples in 1 night. Bondowoso agreed for the princes’ request, then he command his workers from genie tribe to help him build the 1000 temple. The 1000 temples are building up, one by one with the help of the genie tribes. The princess wants to sabotage the building of the temples. She asks her servants to pound the rice pounding tools and also burns lots of paddy's straw .

Because of it, the roosters crowed. The genie take a look to the sky and its brighter in the east. The leader of the genie reported to Bondowoso that they have stopped to make the temple because the morning has arrived. Princess Roro Jonggrang told to count the temples and its only 999 temples, not 1000.

So, Bondowoso won't be able to marry the princess because he failed to complete the request. Being deceived and tricked, Raden Bondowoso was so angry and curse Princess Roro Jonggrang became a statue. "It's missing one, and you that should fit the numbers". The princess is soon turned into a stone statue; it is exist in the heart of the Prambanan temples until now.