Examples are many temples scattered in the Dieng plateau. From the research, Dieng temple was built in the range of eight to nine centuries. There is even a possibility, several temples in Dieng made long before the eight century.
The temples in Dieng was lost when the result of natural factors, the plains region is flooded by water and into a puddle Ponds very broad.
- Temple Arjuna
- Temple Gatotkaca
- Temple Candi Bima
In the Year 1814, A British soldier who was on vacation in this area without accidentally seeing a bunch temple submerged in the lake, findings were then followed up by the Dutch government at that time. In 1956, the lake held drying efforts led by Van Kinsbergen, followed by recording and shooting eight years later.
Dieng Plateau there are 19 temples but only eight are still standing intact. Generally Temples in Dieng has named for puppet characters. To this day it is not certain who gave the name to the temples.
CANDI ARJUNA ( PANDAWA LIMA )
Groups temple is located in the middle of the Dieng is believed to be the oldest temple compared to other temples. The temple was built during the Sanjaya dynasty is said to only part of the wreckage of the temple which was once a much more grand and great.
Arjuna temple complex consists of five temples, four lined temple facing to the west, namely; Temple Sembadra, Heroine Temple, and Temple Puntadewa, and the temple facing the east, namely Temple Semar.
Fifth temple located adjacent Arjuna temple complex has a different form each other. Arjuna, as the main temple, a temple that housed a square base with an area the size of about 6 m². Arjuna temple roof shaped like a cone, getting to the top is getting smaller. In it, there is a yoni-shaped hollow middle table and can hold water drops from the sky temple roof. When the container is full of holes, the water will flow into the phallus and forwarded to the outer front of the temple.
Semar temple opposite the temple Arjuna is a size of 3.5 mx 7 m. In contrast to Arjuna that the roof of the building height, shorter Semar temple and pyramid-shaped roof. Temple Sembadra, Heroine Temple, and Temple Puntadewa have basic shapes such as cubes with a size and shape different from each other.
The fifth form of the temple has the characteristics of each. Arjuna has a square base with an area of about 6 square meters, like conical roof. There like Yoni rectangle with a hole at its center. Puntadewa Temple, Sembadra, and Heroine which is located next to Arjuna cuboid with different designs with one another.
Semar temple which is located in front of the temple arjuna measuring approximately four times seven square meters, the short form of the building with a roof in the form of a pyramid.
CANDI GATUTKACA
It is estimated that this temple was built during the reign of Queen Sima. Formerly, under the hill where there are Gatotkaca lake named Lake BalaiKambang which has now been covered by wild grass plants.
This temple Gatutkaca height of about 1 m made the duplex with a basic sketch of a square. In the middle of the south side, east and north there is a section that juts out, forming niches such as the corbel. The entrance is located on the west side, has a corbelled roof. Rung on the shelf sheltered in the corbel.
Actually Ghatotkacha temple is part of a group of temples as Arjuna temple complex consisting of five temples namely, Gareng Temple, Temple Petruk, Sadewa Temple, Temple Nakula and Setyaki, but currently only remaining building Gatotkaca and Setyaki being rebuilt.
CANDI BIMA
Bima temple is situated on a hill, the direction of the color to the crater lake Sikidang. Bima Temple is the largest temple in the Dieng. shape was different from most of the temples in this area. The square-shaped foot of the temple, with the viewer that juts out on each side.
Bima temple roof in the form of five levels with each level design follows the body shape of the temple, decorated with lotus double seam and niches kudu. Kudu is a statue half with less weight on lookout position. The peak of the roof has been destroyed so it is unknown original form.
Currently Bima temple is undergoing restoration to avoid further damage to remember recently discovered a kind of trongga diameter of about 2m in between rocks which could have resulted in the Milky Collapsed temple.