In
ancient times, there were two neighboring kingdoms in Central Java. The
kingdoms were the Penging kingdom and the Baka kingdom. Pengging was fertile
and prosperous kingdom, ruled by Prabu Damar Maya. His son was Raden Bandung
Bondowoso (Bandawasa) who was mighty and powerful. While the Baka kingdom ruled
by a man-eating giant named King Baka.
To
expand the kingdom, King Baka combated Pengging kingdom causing many people
killed and lost their wealth. In order to end the war, Prabu Damar Maya sent
his son to fight King Baka. Because of his power, Bondowoso managed to kill
King Baka.
Despite
coming from a race of giants, King Baka had a beautiful daughter named Rara
Jonggrang. One day, Rara Jongrang was proposed by Bandung Bandawasa who met her
when the war happened. Knowing the fact that he had killed her father, Roro
Jonggrang didn’t want to marry him. But Bandung Bondowoso still needed to marry
her, whatever the obstacles would be. Then, to challenge him Ratu Baka gave a
task to Bandung Bandawasa. Ratu Baka told that he had to make 1000 temples in
one night before he could marry to Roro Jonggrang.
Bandung
Bandawasa then called the genies to help him and he made the temples in
unbelievable speed. Roro Jonggrang saw that the task was almost completed, so
she ordered her servants to help her hit the rice puncher and made the sounds
of cooking. These actions made the genies think that morning had come so they
run away as soon as possible. Bandung Bandawasa was angry with Roro Jonggrang.
He already finished 9999 temples, and when he was building the 1000th
temple, he cursed Roro Jonggrang into a stone statue to fill the 1000 temples.
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