The Sambisari temple is situated in the hamlet Sambisari, Purwomartani Village, District Kalasan, Sleman, Yogyakarta. From the city center, the distance is 15 kilometers to the northeast. Sambisari temple which is a homage to Shiva is the Hindu temple is built at the beginning of the 9th century by the Rakai Garung, a Hindu king of Mataram Syailendra's Dynasty .
Sambisari temple discovered by accident. A farmer who was digging in their fields feel the spade struck a hard object which, when excavated and observed, it is a stone decorated with carvings. Based on these findings the report, Yogyakarta Archaeological Center conducted a study and excavation necessary. Based on the results of research, in 1966 stipulated that the land there are the ruins of a temple buried by a pile of sand and rock spewed by Mount Merapi in 1906. Reconstruction and restoration of the temple was completed in 1987.
Sambisari temple is located about 6.5 m below ground surface, so the temple is not visible from a distance. Supposedly, once the surface of the ground area around the temple is not higher than the flat land where Sambisari temple is located, but the land of sand and rocks carried by the eruption of Mount Merapi in the year 1006 have to hoard the area. As a result, Sambisari temple participate buried in landfills, so the current position becomes lower than the surrounding ground surface. Currently the land around the temple has been excavated and laid out, forming a square with a ladder on all four sides.
Sambisari temple complex is surrounded by two layers of fencing. Beyond the page width of 50 x 48 feet surrounded by a low stone fence, while a page in a rock surrounded by a fence about 50 inches thick with a height of about 2 meters. On each side of the entrance there is no gate or other decorations. Sambisari temple consists of a main temple and three Perwara temple. The main temple facing to the west is relatively intact condition, the three Perwara temple are located opposite the main temple currently only stone remaining. Each temple has the ground-plan ancillary square area of 4.8 square meters.
Height of the main temple up to the peak reached 7.5 meters. The temple stands on a rock that has a square ground-plan area of 13.65 square meters with a height of about 2 meters. The temple also berdenah square base with an area of 5 square meters. The difference with the temple's vast stone walkway that comes form a ledge at about 1.2 meters. The high ledge cause the body to the temple is not visible from the outside and only the roof that pops up, giving rise to the impression of fat. Foot of the temple plain unadorned, but the outer wall of the ledge decorated with floral carvings and the shuffle of tendrils very fine carvings.
The stairs leading to the hall is located at the front door, which is on the west side. Ladder is equipped with a pair of cheeks are decorated dragon head sculpture with his mouth agape. Rock beneath each dragon head sculpture in the form of Gana decorated in a squatting position with both hands raised upward, as if the head dragon on it. Gana, or often called Syiwaduta, is a small creature escort Shiva. Gana also found sculptures at the entrance of the temples at Prambanan temple complex.
At the top of the stairs there is a gate paduraksa frame decorated with carved motifs of sticky paper. Foot frame decorated with carved dragon heads facing out with his mouth agape. The same decoration is also found at the entrance to an inner room, but in the doorway of the room there are sculptures Kalamakara without the lower jaw.
On each side of the temple's outer walls are niches containing statues. In niches on the south wall there is a statue of Agastya or Grand Master Shiva, on the east wall there is a statue of Ganesha, and on the north wall there Mahesasuramardini Durga.
Shiva is portrayed as a bearded man with two and was standing on a lotus. On his right there is a trident, spear guns which is a three-eyed Shiva. This statue is similar to the Grand Master of the Shiva statue located in south niche Shiva temple at Prambanan Temple Complex, it's just that his body is more slender.
Ganesha statues found in the eastern niche of Ganesha statue is also similar to that found in the eastern niche Shiva temple. Ganesha is described in a cross-legged position on Padmasana (lotus throne) with both feet together. The difference is your right hand statue is riding on the knees looked up, while the left hand propping a bowl. End of the trunk as if sucking something out of the bowl.
In the north there is space Mahesasuramardini Durga, the goddess Durga as death. As found in the Shiva temple at Prambanan, Durga is also described as an eight-armed goddess standing on a bull Nandi. One of his right hand in a reclining position on a bludgeon, while the other three hands each holding arrows, swords and discs. One of his left hand holding the head of the Asura, while three other hand holds the bow, shield and flowers. In contrast to that found in the temple of Siva, the Asura, Durga giant dwarf companion, at the Sambisari temple depicted in a kneeling position. Durga in the temple Sambisari also described more sensual, viewed from standing position, the hip is short cloth exposing her thighs, breasts are more prominent, and the smile that graced his lips.
In the middle of the room measuring about 4.8 square meters in the body there is a Lingga temple complete with her yoni. Lingga made of white stone, while the yoni in the middle of the phallus made of black stone is very hard and shiny. Along the edge of the phallus there are grooves to hold water that flowed into the stream offerings decorated with a snake's head. (excerpt).
Sambisari temple discovered by accident. A farmer who was digging in their fields feel the spade struck a hard object which, when excavated and observed, it is a stone decorated with carvings. Based on these findings the report, Yogyakarta Archaeological Center conducted a study and excavation necessary. Based on the results of research, in 1966 stipulated that the land there are the ruins of a temple buried by a pile of sand and rock spewed by Mount Merapi in 1906. Reconstruction and restoration of the temple was completed in 1987.
Sambisari temple is located about 6.5 m below ground surface, so the temple is not visible from a distance. Supposedly, once the surface of the ground area around the temple is not higher than the flat land where Sambisari temple is located, but the land of sand and rocks carried by the eruption of Mount Merapi in the year 1006 have to hoard the area. As a result, Sambisari temple participate buried in landfills, so the current position becomes lower than the surrounding ground surface. Currently the land around the temple has been excavated and laid out, forming a square with a ladder on all four sides.
Sambisari temple complex is surrounded by two layers of fencing. Beyond the page width of 50 x 48 feet surrounded by a low stone fence, while a page in a rock surrounded by a fence about 50 inches thick with a height of about 2 meters. On each side of the entrance there is no gate or other decorations. Sambisari temple consists of a main temple and three Perwara temple. The main temple facing to the west is relatively intact condition, the three Perwara temple are located opposite the main temple currently only stone remaining. Each temple has the ground-plan ancillary square area of 4.8 square meters.
Height of the main temple up to the peak reached 7.5 meters. The temple stands on a rock that has a square ground-plan area of 13.65 square meters with a height of about 2 meters. The temple also berdenah square base with an area of 5 square meters. The difference with the temple's vast stone walkway that comes form a ledge at about 1.2 meters. The high ledge cause the body to the temple is not visible from the outside and only the roof that pops up, giving rise to the impression of fat. Foot of the temple plain unadorned, but the outer wall of the ledge decorated with floral carvings and the shuffle of tendrils very fine carvings.
The stairs leading to the hall is located at the front door, which is on the west side. Ladder is equipped with a pair of cheeks are decorated dragon head sculpture with his mouth agape. Rock beneath each dragon head sculpture in the form of Gana decorated in a squatting position with both hands raised upward, as if the head dragon on it. Gana, or often called Syiwaduta, is a small creature escort Shiva. Gana also found sculptures at the entrance of the temples at Prambanan temple complex.
At the top of the stairs there is a gate paduraksa frame decorated with carved motifs of sticky paper. Foot frame decorated with carved dragon heads facing out with his mouth agape. The same decoration is also found at the entrance to an inner room, but in the doorway of the room there are sculptures Kalamakara without the lower jaw.
On each side of the temple's outer walls are niches containing statues. In niches on the south wall there is a statue of Agastya or Grand Master Shiva, on the east wall there is a statue of Ganesha, and on the north wall there Mahesasuramardini Durga.
Shiva is portrayed as a bearded man with two and was standing on a lotus. On his right there is a trident, spear guns which is a three-eyed Shiva. This statue is similar to the Grand Master of the Shiva statue located in south niche Shiva temple at Prambanan Temple Complex, it's just that his body is more slender.
Ganesha statues found in the eastern niche of Ganesha statue is also similar to that found in the eastern niche Shiva temple. Ganesha is described in a cross-legged position on Padmasana (lotus throne) with both feet together. The difference is your right hand statue is riding on the knees looked up, while the left hand propping a bowl. End of the trunk as if sucking something out of the bowl.
In the north there is space Mahesasuramardini Durga, the goddess Durga as death. As found in the Shiva temple at Prambanan, Durga is also described as an eight-armed goddess standing on a bull Nandi. One of his right hand in a reclining position on a bludgeon, while the other three hands each holding arrows, swords and discs. One of his left hand holding the head of the Asura, while three other hand holds the bow, shield and flowers. In contrast to that found in the temple of Siva, the Asura, Durga giant dwarf companion, at the Sambisari temple depicted in a kneeling position. Durga in the temple Sambisari also described more sensual, viewed from standing position, the hip is short cloth exposing her thighs, breasts are more prominent, and the smile that graced his lips.
In the middle of the room measuring about 4.8 square meters in the body there is a Lingga temple complete with her yoni. Lingga made of white stone, while the yoni in the middle of the phallus made of black stone is very hard and shiny. Along the edge of the phallus there are grooves to hold water that flowed into the stream offerings decorated with a snake's head. (excerpt).
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