Pari Temple in Sidoarjo

Candi Pari, in the village of Candi Pari, Porong district, is the most majestic temples and beautiful than the other temples in the district of Sidoarjo. Candi Pari best-kept one. The temple was built around 1371 in the era of King Hayam Wuruk (Majapahit) is able to give a picture of how the complexity of economic issues, political, cultural, and social aspects of the other at that time.

Candi Pari, made of carved stone Andesite forming Caka year 1293 or 1371 AD. Outside the building height, size of 13.80 meters, not including the peak of damaged buildings. 13.55 meters long, 13.4 meters wide.

According to the supernatural observation (FKB team was strengthened cultural Sidoarjo gifted psychic or supernatural), the measured height of the temple is still less than 2 fathoms or about 7 meters. Thus, the high temple entirely Pari 20.80 meters. ”

Buildings made of brick, not stone mountain, allegedly because the location of the temple was in Brantas River Delta, or between the river and the river Porong Mas. Both these rivers have sediment type of geological soil rich in clay sediments (clay). That time the technology was already there pottery or earthenware, Majapahit kingdom was so vast that kewilayah Indochina. in addition, relations with trade between China Majapahit been established since the demise of Kediri – Daha (Jayakatwang era, from 1271 to 1294) who pioneered the army Raden Wijaya Karta.

The existence of ventilation or air circulation holes and form relationships pursed in Pari temple building that resembles the form of rice. A self study materials for FKB Sidoarjo.

The assumption is this:
Golden days of the Majapahit kingdom, the King Hayam Wuruk and Patih Gajahmada, this great empire already has the technology to “modern” for the size of one era, irrigation or irrigation. This is still a trace of subak irrigation system in Bali, which is the legacy of Majapahit society. On the other hand, Candi Pari location very close to Porong River (biological condition of the soil fertile sediment Delta area), can be ascertained that the temple is pari largest food buffer zone during the Majapahit kingdom.
Remember, the river sediment (Delta) is known as the area where the most fertile and prosperous. As the nation kepercaaan majapahit religion, who knows god – a god, Sidoarjo sure FKB Pari Temple is the place sri goddess worship, goddess of agriculture authorities. How? Rice yields (alms earth) is inserted and arranged in the temple of Pari.


Quoted From : http://indonesiacountry.com/history/candi-pari/
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