Mdang i Bhumi Mataram

LAWANG
Administrative localization:

Lawang, Gedangan, Cepogo, Boyolali, JT.

Geographical localization:

07° 31' 24.9" S
110° 31' 11.0" E
Precision: 7m
Alt.: 915m

Surroundings:

In the upper middle land, on the eastern side of Mount Merapi, on sloping ground, 25m to the south of kali Gandul. The site is located 900 to the northeast of Sari.

Religion: Hindu.
Main feature : Sanctuary type 3; main temple square; facing west.
State of preservation: Only the bases of the secondary buildings are still visible. As for the main temple, the lower part of its temple body is partly preserved too.

Description:

The sanctuary is made out of one main temple and two or three secondary buildings.
The main temple has a square base, with a projection to the west for the staircase. It measures 6,40m x 6,40m.
The temple body is 5m square and has a projection to the west.
The walls of the cella are no longer visible, but the temple pit is preserved. It is roughly 85cm square and 3,60m deep.
South of the main temple lies a secondary shrine. Its base is 3,35m square, with a projection to the west for the staircase.
North of the main temple was probably a similar structure, although only one line of stone is visible nowadays.
In front of the main temple, one finds an elongated structure measuring 12,45m (N-S) x 3,25m (E-W). It has three staircases on its eastern side.
At the rear of the main temple is a small rectangular structure. Only the lower wall is left. It measures 2.4m x 1.7m.

Sculptures:

A yoni is still visible among the remains.

Inscriptions: On the door jamb a short inscription is visible.
It reads "ju thi ka la ma sa tka" (Sugito 1999-2000: 2), i.e. 861 A.D. (Krom 1923, I: 412).

Sumber : Candi Space and Landscape - Véronique Myriam Yvonne Degroot