Pura Agung Parahyangan Jagatkarta ("holy deity perfect nature") or often referred to simply Jagatkarta temple Hindu temple archipelago is located in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Once built, the temple is the largest temple Jagatkarta in West Java and the 2nd largest in Indonesia after Bali Besakih, considered a funeral and the cult of King Siliwangi and the hyang (ancestors) of Pakuan Pajajaran that once stood in the area Parahyangan.
Jagatkarta temple located at the foot of Mount Salak, in Ciapus, District Castle in Bogor Regency. Jagatkarta temple is built in a unique location on Mount Salak because supposedly Pakuan Padjadjaran Sunda once stood on the site. Padjadjaran ferns is the capital of the Kingdom of Sunda region Galuh, the last Hindu kingdom in the archipelago (with Majapahit) is experiencing a golden period under the reign of King Siliwangi, before it was conquered by the Muslims of Java in the 16th century.
The layout of the temple is also based on the legend Jagatkarta that it is the place where King Siliwangi achieve moksha with his soldiers, so before it was built, a temple with a statue of a white tiger and black (the symbol of King Siliwangi) was established as a tribute to the Kingdom of Padjadjaran, the last Hindu kingdom Parahyangan ground. Most relics Padjadjaran now stored at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta. King Siliwangi footprints imprinted on a rock and known as Inscription Ciaruteun.
The access road from the foot of Mount Salak to Pura Jagatkarta has widened since its construction was pioneered in 1995, so that the vehicle can reach the temple easily. However, due to the many visitors who come to attend the inauguration upara Ngenteg Linggih or Pura Jagatkarta, parking areas located far from the temple area.
Pura Development Jagatkarta pioneered in 1995 and is the work of mutual cooperation Hindus archipelago. Pura Jagatkarta officially completed yet, but the main temple building as part Padmesana Temple, Order of the Great Hall and the Main Mandala has been completed.
Jagatkarta Pura area, there are also Pura Melanting, and Pura Pasar Agung is used specifically to pray begging for business loss leader. Tourist visitors are generally prohibited from entering the main temple, except for those who want to perform the ritual prayers, the only access to the outer court of the temple.
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