Ki-demang.com : Candi

Lokasi :
Desa Kertoharjo, Kecamatan Grabag, Kabupaten Magelang

Sejarah :
Candi Umbul berbeda dengan candi pada umumnya karena di situs candi ini adalah tempat pemandian. Terdapat 2 area pemandian dalam situs ini.
Pemandian pertama adalah pemandian air hangat alami sedangkan pemandian berikutnya adalah pemandian air tawar. Candi ini konon adalah tempat pemandian para putri raja setelah mereka melakukan ritual tertentu di Candi Borobudur.

Disekitar kolam pemandian ini terdapat tumpukan batu andesit, batu berelief, antefiks, hiasan kala di tangga masuk kolam, Yoni, fragmen arca dan lapik arca yg berada didalam kolam air hangat.
Diperkirakan batu candi tersebut adalah bagian dari candi umbul pada masa lalu.

Dahulu ditengah-tengah kolam pemandian ini terdapat sebuah arca Durga yang berada tepat diatas lapik arca yang berada didasar kolam. Arca tersebut menurut penuturan dari Juru Pelihara Candi ini sekarang sudah dipindahkan. Yang jelas arca tersebut tidak dipindah ke Kantor Purbakala atau museum tetapi dipindahkan ke halaman Kantor Polresta Jagoan Kota Magelang. Benar tidaknya saya belum sempat mengecek ke Kantor Polres.

Sumber : http://tarabuwana.blogspot.com/2010/09/candi-umbul.html

UMBUL (Air Panas, Eijer Panas, Candi Panas)
Administrative localization:

Candi Umbul, Kertoharjo, Grabag, Magelang, JT.

Geographical localization:

07° 21' 34.8" S
110° 17' 49.3" E
Precision: 8m
Alt.: 550m

Surroundings:

In upper middle land, at the bottom of a small but deep valley surrounded by hills, 50m south of kali Elo.

Religion: Hindu.
Main features: Bathing place.
State of preservation: Both pools are still visible.

Description: The site is made out of two pools built on hot springs. The upper pool measures 7,15m (E-W) x 12.50m (N-S). A staircase located in its eastern side gives access to its bottom, made of river stones.
The second pool is slightly lower and is 8.50m x 7m. Its staircase is located to the north. It is linked to the upper pool by a 2m long water duct, so that water can freely flow from the large pool to the lower one.
Numerous scattered stones are visible around the pools, among other several lingga shaped stones, one yoni, numerous mouldings and one miniature temple.
Friederich thought that it was possible that two temples once stood here, although their bases were impossible to locate (Friederich 1876: 104).

Sculptures:

Fragments of seven sculptures with bird lower limbs are visible. They might have been birds, kinnara or garuda.
Several other sculptures were discovered here, among others one lingga, 2 yoni, 2 Ganeśa, 2 Durgā and one Agastya (Friederich 1876: 104; Verbeek 1891: 151; Krom 1914a: 228). According to Krom, a garuda with a human body was also found among the ruins (Krom 1923, I: 409).

Sumber : Candi Space and Landscape - Véronique Myriam Yvonne Degroot