Ludruk

Ludruk is the art of traditional drama of East Java. Ludruk is a traditional drama that was exhibited by an arts group in the show on a stage by taking the stories of everydaypeople's lives, stories of struggle and others are interspersed with jokes and accompanied by the gamelan as a musical.

Dialogue / monologue in ludruk are entertaining and make the audience laugh, usinglanguage typical of Surabaya, although there are occasional guest stars from other areas such as Jombang, Malang, Madura, Madiun with a different accent.Straightforward language that is used in ludruk, making him easily absorbed by thenon-intellect (pedicab drivers, watchmen, drivers of public transport, etc).

A performance usually begins with a dance ludruk Remo and interspersed with thestaging of a character who memerakan "Mr. Sakera", a master of Madura.

Kartolo is a legendary comedian ludruk from Surabaya, East Java. He has more than 40 years of living in a world of art ludruk. Kartolo name and distinctive voice, the jokesare innocent and intelligent, is known almost all over East Java, even to Central Java.

Different Ludruk ketoprak from Central Java. Ketoprak stories often taken from the ancient story (history or fairy tale), and is delivering a particular message. While ludruktell stories of everyday life (usually) among the underprivileged.

Ande - Ande Lumut

Formerly, Jenggala and Kediri are in a region called Kahuripan. But by Airlangga divided by two for fear of civil war. Before he died, Airlangga was told, Kediri and Jenggala must re-united in a marriage bond between a child Jayengnagara (Jenggal Authority) and children Jayengrana (Ruler of Kediri). But marriage is not based on an arranged marriage but consensual.
Panji is Asmarabangun (Jayengnagara child) and Sekartaji (Jayenggrana children) in secret have been friends since childhood. They always spend time together in the company of Simbok and Prasanta, two faithful servants. So when the then family home visiting Jayengnagara Jayengrana, of course, and Panji Sekar smiles so alone.
Apparently parents were both good friends and have a desire for mutual berbesanan. Panji secured just ask right away. Sekar, though shy, actually agree as well.
The decision to marry Panji (Temmy Rahadi) by Sekar (Imel Putri Cahyati) make Padukasari (Jayengrana second wife) did not receive. Because Padukasari want Intan Sari coupled with Panji. Padukasari then kidnapped and hid together Candrawulan Sekar (Sekar's mother - the first wife Jayengrana) at rest house outside of town.
Knowing Sekar disappeared, Panji disappointed. Instantly rejected the proposal that requested Padukasari marriage persisted with Intan Sari as his bride. Panji is disappointed, met to seek Sekar and Candrawulan. Then adopted by a grateful mother Randa because it helped him. Panji renamed Ande-Ande Lumut.
Meanwhile Candrawulan managed to send a message to Jayengrana through pigeons. Sekar and Candrawulan released, Padukasari and Intan Sari to escape.
But insulation is not directly excited. Because Bannerman's gone wandering somewhere. Sekar is disappointed, decided to travel also to seek common Simbok Bannerman. Then accommodated at home mom who has 2 Wati daughter named Klenting Red and Blue Klenting.
Ande Ande Lumut-mother continued to live with Randa. Because they want reciprocation, widowed mother and an opening for anyone who would become his wife Ande-Ande Lumut. And it turns out the mother Randa's efforts to no avail. Ande-Ande Lumut, aka Panji Asmarabangun Sekartaji meet again with the already changed its name to Yellow Klenting. These two lovebirds are then agreed to go home to continue the marriage plans.

Syekh Belabelu

 

 

On the south coast of Yogyakarta, near the coast which is now known as Parangtritis, there are two adjacent hills. Two hill, which is known by the name of a hill Sentana and that a longer named Mount Pamancingan.

Long ago, according to the story, at the top of the hill there is a building each home to the cottage. Who lived in Pondok Pamancingan Belabelu is Sheikh, who was staying in the lodge is Mount Sentana Mahgribi Maulana Sheikh.

The arrival of the Bukit Pamancingan Belabelu Sheikh was far ahead of the arrival of Sheikh Maulana Sentana Mahgribi on the Mount.

Sheikh Belabelu initially named Raden Jaka Bandem. He was the son of the King of Majapahit, the last King UB. With the establishment of Islamic kingdom in Central Java under the Radeh Broken, then the power and influence of the Majapahit kingdom became desperate. Territory becomes increasingly narrow, and the former Buddhist religion professed by almost the entire people, be pressed too, by the arrival of the influence of Islamic religious teachings.

Majapahit empire collapsed, relatives and the family palace of Majapahit, who is still alive and do not embrace Islam, then left the palace to save themselves.

Raden Jaka Bandem, one of the last son of King UB, and his followers had escaped from the palace. With a view to save themselves, then the estimated dicarinyalah unlikely places reached by the influence of royal power under the leadership of Raden Patah.

Then ditempuhnyalah trip down south to the coast to the west, so that eventually they arrived at a place, known by the name of Parangtritis. Raden Jaka Bandem ago ended his odyssey.

Raden Jaka Bandem and his entourage settled in the area. They then set up a hermitage at the peak of Mount Pamancingan, and Raden Jaka Bandemlah the sesepuhnya.

After a prolonged stay in Raden Jaka Bandem hermitage situated atop Bukit Pamancingan, Sheikh Maulana Mahgribi came to the region south coast. Maulana Sheikh Mahgribi is an Islamic religious broadcaster who was ordered by Raden Patah to spread the teachings of Islam in this region. In the reign of his kingdom, Raden Patah has many Islamic religious broadcaster. Maulana Sheikh Mahgribi was one of them.

After witnessing the natural beauty Parangtritis that attracted him to settle there. Even more so after further investigation, it turns out that according to the peak of Bukit Sentana once used to establish cottage. (Regarding the origin of the establishment of cottage at this place, see the story of Begawan Selapawening).

Together with his followers, Sheikh Maulana Mahgribi start working on the construction of huts at the top of the Mount Sentana it. After the cabin was finished, then he gathered the people into his new cottage. To the people who gathered in the hut was, Sheikh Maulana Mahgribi broadcast the teachings of Islam. Get plenty of people interested in the teachings and embrace Islam. Raden Jaka Bandem even that became an elder in the Mount Padepokak Pamancingan, was also captivated by the teachings of which was broadcast by Sheikh Maulana Mahgribi.

After deliberation, in the end with determination Raden Jaka Bandem ago converted to Islam. With the influx of Raden Jaka Bandem become adherents of Islam, all men, followers, and students who study in hermitage hill Demand Pamancingan that, together simultaneously accept the teachings of Islam and embrace Islam.

After Raden Jaka Bandem and all his followers converted to Islam, then it turns Padepokan Hill Pamancingan function into the cabin, was Raden Jaka Bandem, which was originally a hermitage's elders, the elders hut itself, and its name was changed to Sheikh Belabelu.

According to the story, because no other preoccupations than just eating, the body of Sheikh Belabelu become obese. Because in one day many times he was cooking rice and that sort of thing took place many years, the "rice cake" collected a great deal. The crust of rice that are not few in number were then arrayed on the roof of his house and on the walls of his hut.

Ever since I was young, Raden Jaka Bandem the now renamed Belabelu Sheikh, has the habit of penance or indulgence or asceticism. Even after becoming Sheikh though, it still remains an ascetic habits maintained and continued.

How to meditate bernyata Sheikh Belabelu other than the other. Other people used to carry out fast by distancing himself from enjoyment, at least to reduce all kinds of worldly pleasures, such as eating and sleeping. While Sheikh Belabelu in the implementation of his meditation as if it favors only a matter of satisfaction itself to eat. Throughout the day there is no work other than just cook rice and eat. When rice is cooked until the rice she ate it up and then cook the rice after it is again. That's so. Another version tells, Sheikh Belabelu peeling grains of rice one by one. Having collected enough rice, he began to cook the rice into the rice. Once the rice is cooked and then ditebarkannyalah into the sand. The next flurry was picking up grains of rice one by one. Cleaned of sand attached to the rice grains, and then he began to eat it. Thus, he never had time to rest and sleep.

At one point tells Mahgribi Sheikh Maulana Sheikh Belabelu, "Why do you perform penance in a way that is not commonly done people?"

"I guess, with even this sort of way I will succeed in achieving. Let others run the other way, otherwise let me take my own way ", so said Sheikh Belabelu. "If you still doubt, let us test and prove our results. You meditate your way, and I am in my own way. After we conducted within one month, let's test, which is more successful. "

After that, they both start running tapas or penance by way of their own. After a lapse of one month, they will begin to know or test, tapa who is more successful. After that they will hold a race.

The race that pitted the speed is within a certain distance. The distance is determined to go from coast Parangtritis to Mecca for prayers.

On the appointed day, Sheikh Maulana Mahgribi the morning came to the hut of Sheikh Belabelu. Once there, it was Sheikh Belabelu still busy cooking the rice, did not seem the preparation will go far.

"Did not have determined that this morning we are going to Mecca for the Friday prayers in there?" Said Sheikh Maulana Mahgribi.

"Yes, I do not forget that provision", said Sheikh Belabelu. "But I have not been able to depart before eating. Please go first. After lunch I'll soon follow. "

Maulana Sheikh Mahgribi arose toward Mecca. Sheikh Belabelu being casually eating rice ditanaknya. Absolutely not show faces anxious or worried about losing the game against Sheikh Maulana Mahgribi.

Arriving in Mecca, Sheikh Maulana Mahgribi see has a lot of people who come to Friday prayers. Once entered into the mosque, Maulana Sheikh turned to the right and left, to find a comfortable seat.

Maulana Sheikh suddenly Mahgribi be shocked and surprised, after seeing Sheikh Belabelu been sitting cross-legged on the mosque's room, at a place not far from where he stood. Sheikh Belabelu calmly smiled, waved and gestured for Maulana Sheikh Mahgribi sat beside him. Maulana Sheikh Mahgribi finally sat down and said that he recognizes excellence Belabelu Sheikh.

Origin Of The Elephant River People

Perhaps the story that myth by the people of South of Yogyakarta, there was an event that is amazing. Namely the occurrence of Gajah Wong river at the time of the Mataram kingdom ruled by King Sultan Agung.

Times Gajah Wong is a time that is located in the middle of the city district Kotagede. The length of time is no more than 20 kilometers.

In the seventeenth century, this time a little time. Community there called it a Kalen, which means little time. Accidental splashing and flowing airnyapun only little once.

One day the Sultan summoned an elephant.

"The handler, try to bathe you clean up the elephant".

"Oh .... servant would do the will of Gusti Sultan, "said Handler.

"At times there, the water was very clear," the word of the Sultan again.

"For the Emperor, will soon I'm doing this command".

But where possible, this time very little water. Unable to bathe the elephants are big. The handler is pensive for a moment before dropping to the small time. But whatever the power, this handler can not resist the will of Gusti Sultan. And he immediately took to the times with his elephant. Air times it just can wet nails and heel elephant handler. By all means bathe the elephant handler did not work, because of the splashing water was flushed through the body enough for the elephants. The handler began to panic. Began to worry. Fear of getting anger of the Sultan. He immediately decided to go home, to face Gusti Sultan. He hoped, Gusti Sultan would not be angry.

"Please pardon thousands Gusti Sultan, the servant has been unable to fulfill orders bardosa Gusti Sultan. Punish this servant of servants error. Servants can not bathe the elephants with a net. Since the time only very little water. And it's not possible I may bathe, "hatur handler with shaking.

"No, I will not punish handler, before you try the best. Try one more time you take it to the times, that you bathe the elephants were. If a patient, I'm sure, would you be able to do well. Go now. "

Without dispute handler immediately went to the times with his elephant. Looking at times that the less water, the handler is getting restless. Then he and his elephant down times.

He racked his brains, how do the most good for the elephant may bathe.

"Oh, the river made me wretched! The water was not enough to mengguyurku. Moreover, to bathe the elephants, "she said, wiping alone elephant body with water.

"Just stop your water is O times, rather than you making me wretched. Keringlah you water, rather than adds to woe. Water you're dead! "Handler said indignantly.

Suddenly the little time the water was suddenly flooded. Major flooding to hit the area around that time. The handler can not control myself. Air times it's washed and his elephant handler.

In the end Gusti Sultanpun heard the news about the floods. Gusti Sultan was very surprised to hear that. And for a souvenir, once it is called time 'Gajah Wong ", because the time has washed elephants and people (handler).

Until kinipun in the village there are Wonokromo District Pleret small hill, which was situated on the edge of time Gajah Wong, a resident myth, that hill is the tomb of a handler and his elephant.

Damarwulan

Damar Wulan Java is a hero in the story that appears in stories about the puppets used in the Mod, and Langendriya (ballet girls) and ketoprak. It tells the conflict between the kingdom of Majapahit and Balambangan, where Damar Wulan victory. This story is very popular especially in East Java.

Damar Wulan legends associated with the Majapahit empire in the era of Queen Suhita, who was then at war with Balambangan. However, the names of the character of Damar Wulan ("moonlight") and Menak orange ("red hero") suggests that it may incorporate elements of the myth of sun-moon older. Hard to say when this story was first told and by whom.

Short Stories

Damar Wulan born blooded prince, nephew of the prime minister, Patih Logender, but grew up in the monastery of his grandfather. The advice of his grandfather, he went to the palace of Majapahit looking for work. Her cousins, and Layang Layang Seta Kumitir, Damar Wulan molesting her when he got there.

Logender duke, who did not want Damar Wulan compete with his own children, establishing him as a lawn mower and horse guards the palace. Although not wearing beautiful clothes, her face still looks very handsome. The rumors about his beauty has finally come to the hearing Anjasmara daughter, son Patih Logender. Damar Wulan Putri Anjasmara meet secretly and their love and their associated clandestinely. One night, Layang Layang Seta and Kumitir heard the voice of the sister's room. They broke in and tried to kill Damar Wulan, but Damar Wulan able to beat them. Layang Layang Seta and Kumitir escaped and complained to their father, who then ordered Damar Wulan to be put to death. Anjasmara daughter begging mercy for her lover. Finally Patih Logender decided not to execute Damar Wulan, but he imprisoned the couple.

Meanwhile, Orange Menak had written to the Queen's Golden Wungu to ask for her hand. When the Queen's Golden Wungu reject courtship, Menak Orange angry and declared war against the kingdom of Majapahit. He succeeded in attacking the area around the kingdom of Majapahit, and finally the kingdom of Majapahit feel threatened by the forces Menak Orange directly.

In a depressed state, Queen Kencana Wungu announced that anyone who kills Menak Orange and managed to cut off his head would become her husband. Worried that there is no savior appeared, he received a revelation that a young knight named Damar Wulan can beat Menak Orange. He ordered the duke of Damar Wulan Logender freeing from prison and sent to fight Menak Orange.

Damar Wulan, accompanied by his followers and Nayagenggong Sabdapalon, headed for the Balambangan. It was night when they got there, Damar Wulan sneaking into the park and managed to eavesdrop on conversations at the pavilion between the two concubines Menak named Orange and Dewi Dewi Wahita Puyengan. After enough eavesdropping, Damar Wulan entrance to the pavilion and introduced himself. Dewi Dewi Puyengan Wahita and was amazed at his beauty and they decided to serve him. At the same time, Menak Orange decided to visit these concubines, and found Damar Wulan was there with them. Without inevitable Menak Orange and Damar Wulan fight, but can not defeat Damar Wulan Menak Orange. Damar Wulan mortally wounded and collapsed as if dead.

Orange Menak left him and ordered his soldiers to keep the body Damar Wulan. However, the soldiers fell asleep, and two concubines Damar Wulan dragged into hidden places, and managed to revive him from fainting. Then they reveal the secrets of the immune Menak Orange to Damar Wulan, the weapon's magic mace Wesi Yellow Menak Jinggo hidden behind the pillow. If Menak Orange was hit on the left forehead with a rod, he will die. Risked their lives for the sake of their lovers, concubines was successfully steal mace when Menak Orange Yellow Wesi was sleeping.

The next day the second battle between Orange and Damar Wulan Menak happen, where Damar Wulan managed to behead the king. Managed to bring victory, he returned to Majapahit, but Layang Layang Seta and Kumitir ambushed him outside the palace, kill him and bring his head before the Queen of Orange Menak Wungu Kencana.

However, an ascetic revive Damar Wulan, and the queen heard the real story. In the final battle, Damar Wulan Seta and Layang Layang beat Kumitir, then crowned the King of Majapahit. Ratu Kencana Wungu allow him to still have Anjasmara Princess, Goddess and Goddess Wahita Puyengan as his wives.

Red Onion Garlic

A long time ago in a village lived a family consisting of father, mother and a beautiful teenage girl named garlic. They are a happy family. Although garlic dad just ordinary traders, but they live in harmony and peace. But one day the mother garlic ill and eventually died. Garlic is grieving as well as his father.
In the same village lived a widow who has a son named Onion. Since the mother died Garlic, Shallots mother often visited the house Garlic. He often brought food, helped clean up the house or garlic Garlic and only accompany his father to talk. Finally my father thought that garlic may be better if he had married only the mother Onion Garlic not so lonely anymore. Then the father later married Garlic Onion mother. At first the mother and the red onion red onion to the garlic is very good. But over time their true nature began to appear. They often berated garlic and gave a tough job if dad was going to trade Garlic. Garlic should be doing all the housework, while the red onion and mother just sitting around. Garlic of course the father does not know, because garlic is never told.
Garlic One day my father fell ill and later died. Since then the red onion and mother more powerful against the arbitrary and Garlic. Garlic is almost never rested. He had to get up before dawn, to prepare the water bath and breakfast for the red onion and mother. Then he had to feed livestock, watering gardens and washing clothes into a river. Then he still had the ironing, cleaning house, and many other jobs. But garlic is always doing his work, rejoicing that he hoped one day his stepmother would have loved him like his own child.
This morning as usual Garlic carrying baskets filled with clothes to be washed in a river. With little singing him down a path on the edge of an ordinary small forest path. The day was very sunny weather. Garlic immediately wash all dirty clothes he was carrying. Because too much fun, Garlic does not realize that one of the shirts have been washed away. Unfortunately the clothes are washed his stepmother's favorite clothes. When aware of it, clothes have been washed away stepmother too far. Garlic down the river trying to find her, but failed to find it. In desperation, he returned home and told his mother. "Basic careless!" Snapped the stepmother. "I do not want to know, anyway, you should find that outfit! And do not dare go home if you have not found it. Understand? "
Garlic is forced to obey the wishes ibun stepmother. He immediately washed down the river where he was. The sun was rising, but the Garlic is yet to find his mother's clothes. He put his eye, carefully examining each root panhandle that juts into the river, who knows his mother's clothes caught on there. After stepping away and the sun was already leaning to the west, Garlic saw a shepherd who was bathing buffalo. Garlic then asked: "O my good uncle, if my uncle saw a red dress that drifted through here? Since I had to find and bring him home. "" Yes I had seen my boy. If you catch quickly, maybe you can catch him, "said the uncle's. "Well uncle, thank you!" Said Garlic and immediately ran back along the riverbank.
It was getting dark, Garlic was getting desperate. Soon night will come, and Garlic. From the distance the light coming from a shack on the riverbank. Garlic immediately went to the house and knocked. "Excuse me ...!" Said Garlic. An old woman opened the door. "Who are you boy?" Asked the old woman. "I Garlic Nan. Just now I'm looking for my mother who washed clothes. And now benighted. Can I stay here tonight? "Asked Garlic. "Sure son. Are you looking for clothes that are red? "Asked grandma. "Yes, grandma. What's grandmother found him ... "said Garlic. "Yes. Clothes that had stuck in front of my house. Unfortunately, though I liked that shirt, "said the grandmother. "Okay I'll return it, but first you must accompany me here for a week. I have not talked with anyone, how? "Begged the grandmother. Garlic thought for a moment. Grandma looked lonely. Garlic also feel pity. "Well grandma, I'll stay with grandma for a week, from grandmothers do not get bored with me," said Garlic with a smile.
Garlic weeklong stay with the grandmother. Garlic each day helps with housework grandmother. Of course it's grandmother feel good. Until eventually even been a week, she called the grandmother of garlic. "Son, have you lived here a week. And I'm glad that you are a diligent and dutiful. For that according to my promise your mother you should bring clothes home. And another thing, you may choose one of two pumpkins this as a gift! "Said the grandmother. Garlic initially refused to be rewarded but still forced her grandmother. Garlic finally chose the smallest pumpkin. "I am not afraid to take a big strong," he said. Grandma smiled and Garlic deliver up to the front of the house.
At home, Garlic handed his stepmother's red shirt as he went into the kitchen to split the yellow squash. Garlic was surprised when the flask was split, turned out to contain gold jewels in it very much. She screamed and was so excited to tell this wonderful stepmother and red onion langsun greedily grab the gold and jewels. They forced the garlic to tell how he could get the prize. Garlic was told the truth.
Hearing stories garlic, shallots and her mother plan to do the same thing but this time the red onion will do. Red onion in a word finally reached the old grandmother's house on the edge of river. Such as garlic, onion was asked to accompany him for a week. Unlike an avid garlic, red onion for a week it's just lazy. If anything is done then the result is never good because it has always done poorly. Finally after a week's grandmother allow onions to go. "Should not my grandmother gave me a pumpkin as a gift because it keep you company for a week?" Asked a red onion. My grandmother was forced to send onions to choose one of two pumpkins on offer. Onion quickly took a big pumpkin and without thanked him walked away.
When I got home to his mother immediately red onion and pumpkin gladly show he was carrying. For fear of garlic will ask for parts, they sent garlic to go into a river. Then they impatiently split the pumpkin. But it was not gold jewels out of the pumpkin, but a venomous animals such as snakes, scorpions, and others. The animals were immediately attacked the shallots and his mother to death. That is the reward of the greedy.

Rara Jonggrang

Once in ancient times in Central Java, there are two neighboring kingdom, the Kingdom and the Kingdom Pengging Baka. Pengging is a fertile and prosperous kingdom, led by a wise king named Prabu Damar Maya. Prabu Damar Maya has a son named Raden Bandung Bandawasa, a gallant knight and powerful. While the kingdom led by King Baka denawa (giant) eating a cruel man named King Baka. In ruling his kingdom, King Baka assisted by a duke named duke of Gupala who also is a giant. However, despite coming from a race of giants, King Baka had a very beautiful daughter named Rara Jonggrang. King Baka eager to expand his empire and seize the kingdom Pengging, so they train together Patih Gupala army and collect taxes from people to finance the war.

After proper preparation, along with his hosts King Baka Pengging invade the kingdom. Heavy fighting erupted between troops in the kingdom Pengging Baka kingdom and the royal army Pengging. Many casualties from both sides. As a result of this battle Pengging people suffering from hunger, loss of property, many of those killed. In order to defeat the attackers, Prabu Damar Moyo sent his son, Prince Bondowoso to fight against King Baka. The battle between the two is so great, and thanks to the miracle Bondowoso managed to beat and kill King Baka. When the duke heard Gupolo lord's death, he immediately fled back again to Baka kingdom.

Prince Bondowoso pursue Patih Gupolo to return to the kingdom of Baka. When the duke arrived at the palace Gupolo Baka, he immediately reported the news of the death of King Baka to Princess Rara Jongrang. Hearing this sad news of the princess grieving and mourning the death of his father. After the kingdom fell into the hands of Baka Pengging army, Prince Bondowoso burst into the palace (palace) Baka. When I first saw Princess Rara Jonggrang, Bondowoso instantly captivated, spellbound beauty of the princess's amazing. It was also in love Bondowoso Jonggrang Rara and apply to become his wife. However, the princess refused the proposal, of course, because he refuses to marry his father's killers and occupiers country. Bondowoso continue to persuade and force that the princess was willing dipersunting. Finally Rara Jonggrang willing Bondowoso married, but before he filed two conditions are unlikely to be granted. The first condition was that he called the request made wells Jalatunda wells, the second condition is the princess asked Bondowoso to build a thousand temples for him. Although the conditions were very heavy and impossible to be met, Bondowoso menyanggupinya.

Soon the prince with his power Jalatunda successfully completed wells. Once the well is completed, the Prince proudly shows his handiwork. Princess Rara Jonggrang trying to beguile the prince to persuade him to go down into the well and examine it. Setelang Bondowoso entry into the well, the princess ordered the duke of Gupolo to close the wells filling up with stones, burying alive Bondowoso. However, Bondowoso a powerful magic and mighty made it out by breaking the rock pile. The prince was due to the deceitfulness of anger burned the princess, but thanks to the beauty and persuasion rayunya, the princess managed to extinguish the anger of the prince.

To realize the second condition, the prince meditating and summon spirits, jinns, demons, and dedemit of the earth. With the help of spirits is the prince managed to complete the 999 shrines. When Rara Jonggrang heard that a thousand temple was almost finished, the princess tried to thwart Bondowoso task. He woke a lady's maid palace and village women to begin to pound rice. He then ordered the burning of straw on the east side. Figuring that morning has arrived and soon the sun will rise, the spirits running scared hiding back into the earth. As a result only 999 temples were built and Bondowoso has failed to meet the proposed requirements Jonggrang Rara. When knowing that all it is the result of fraud and deception Jonggrang Rara, Bondowoso is furious and cursed Rara Jonggrang into stone. Then the princess turned into a beautiful statue to fulfill the last temple. According to this story Keraton Ratu Baka site near Prambanan is the palace of King Baka, while the 999 temples that are not completed now known as Sewu, and statues of Durga in the north of the main temple at Prambanan is the embodiment of the princess who was cursed into stone and still remembered as Lara Jonggrang which means "a slim girl".