Prambanan Reliefs And Ramayana Story

Rahim Tabet | September 17, 2014 | Indonesia | Prambanan

Relief Prambanan Hindu telling about the story that is very familiar to the people of Indonesia, which is a story about the Hindu epics Ramayana and Krishnayana. The story neatly carved in relief at the Prambanan Temple inner wall along the hallway gallery balustrade that surrounds the three main temples.

You can read the story completely through Relief from the right to the left with a clockwise motion around the temple. The movement is a movement of the ritual circumambulation, which is a sacred Hindu rituals surrounding the building in a clockwise direction. Ramayana The story begins on the east side of the Shiva temple and continued to Brahma temple. On the balustrade of Vishnu temple there is a relief Krishnayana narrative that tells the life of Krishna as one awataras Vishnu.

Ramayana reliefs depicting how Shinta, wife of Rama, was abducted by Ravana. Commander Wanara nation (monkey), Hanuman, come to Lanka to seek help Rama Shinta. This story is also featured in the Ramayana, the Javanese wayang performances are staged regularly at Trimurti open stage every night of the full moon. Trine stage background is a magnificent view of the three main temples are illuminated by light bulbs.

Typical panels Prambanan, a lion in the niches, flanked by two trees kalpataru each flanked by a pair sapasang kinnarakinnari or wildlife.(Image Source Wikipedia)

Relief at the Prambanan show that Ravana kidnapped Shinta was riding a winged giant, while the  Jatayu bird in the top left trying to help Shinta. (Image Source Wikipedia)

Indonesia Prambanan September 17, 2014