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Selomangkleng Cave
Selomangleng is a site of cave cave relics of times creates the Kadiri sri maharaja King airlangga, located at the foot of Mount Klothok, about 7 Km West of the town of Kediri, in the village of Mojoroto, district Waung, Kediri, East Java (GPS: 7.80723,-111.97287), its location is only a few meters with Museum and Bukit Maskumambang Kediri Airlangga contained the tomb of Grandparents Boncolono. Selomangleng comes from the word Selo which means stone and Mangleng which means hanging. Selomangleng cave is believed to be the goddess of Kilisuci Hermitage place, she was the daughter of the Crown of King Airlangga who refused to accept the throne passed to her, and prefers to distance himself from the life of the world by way of doing tapabrata in the cave of Selomangleng.
Penataran Agung Kilisuci Temple
Just 100 metres from the site of the selomangkleng cave there is a penataran agung kilisuci temple
Totokerot Ark
Arca Totokk Kerot is the inscription of King Sri Aji in Lodaya, Pamenang. Supposedly, there used to be a beautiful princess from Blitar. The Princess, the time came to Pamenang to apply for Joyoboyo, a very famous for his prowess. Unfortunate for the Princess, because that proposal rejected Joyoboyo. Finally, there was heavy fighting between the two. Because of lost Galaxy, the beautiful Princess that's got the curse from Joyoboyo, and why he became a giant woman shaped Dvarapala. The giant statue that's what until now was known as Totokk statue Kerot. This statue was once buried deep in the ground. Because by residents, in place of the rumored There are big things, and in 1981 it was excavated. Finally, the statue appears half. Either in how re-excavation carried out a clear moment of the year 2005, the statue has appeared completely above ground level. At a glance Totokk Kerot statue in the village of Bulusari, district Pagu, Kediri Regency, not much different from a pair of statues of a Dvarapala were in Singosari. It's just that his condition is more pitiful since there are missing parts of the body especially his left hand. This statue is also not holding a club as well as a statue of Dvarapala, or could it be part of the hand that is missing from this statue holding the gun? There is no definite explanation. Clear this statue upright sitting alone among area rice field population befriends an iron fence around it and a guard post.
Calon Arang Culture Sites
Told that Calon Arang is a widow black rulers frequently damaging the crops farmers and led to the arrival of the disease. He has a daughter named Ratna Manggali, which although beautiful, can not get a husband because people were afraid of his mother. Because of the difficulties faced by her daughter, Calon Arang angry and he intends to get revenge by kidnapping a young girl. The girl he brought to a temple to be sacrificed to the goddess Durga. The next day, a large flood hit the village and many people died. Diseases appear. King Eason knows it then enlisted the help of his advisor, Masters Baradah, to solve this problem. Masters sent a disciple Baradah called Bahula Masters to be married to Ratna. Both are married with a party that lasts seven days and seven nights, and the situation returned to normal. Calon Arang had a book which contains science-the science of magic. One day, the book was successfully recovered by a master craftsman remitted to Bahula Baradah. While Calon Arang knowing that his book had been stolen, he became angry and decided to fight the Masters Baradah. Without the help of Durga, Calon Arang else loses. Since he lost, the village is safe from any threat of black science Calon Arang.
Semen Culture Sites
Semenn site is a historic site that is in the District of Kediri. It is located in the village of Semenn, district Launched, remains not far from Sri Aji Joyoboyo in the village of Pamenang. This site was discovered in November 2009. Despite being away from the settlement residents in the middle of the rice field area, the site is easy to find. If a visitor goes from the Government Office District of Kediri, the distance is about 5 km. From the fork in the front office took a Pamenang through the streets of South continue towards Pagu Subdistrict. Furthermore you will find signposts to the semenn site on the West side of the road. Yudi, keeper of the site Semenn said, intangible structures originally found the gate and statue of the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (God Vishnu riding garuda). Next the discovery was reported to the Village Hall and the Department of culture and tourism of Kediri Regency to ditidaklanjuti. Some of the findings are recorded in the form of building structures such as the gate, Canals and the Foundation of the building, some statues and Ancient Pottery. Findings there at some point, the terinventarisir in five different locations of the point. Actually, many more are still buried and not dug up. " Add father retired religion teacher SD to Kominfo Monday (22/6). Yudi added, some researchers from the UNIVERSITY and the preservation of Archaeological Heritage (BP3) Trowulan Mojokerto ever come here. After heavy research, detection of GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY researcher says that this area of old Cement Site covering an area of 5 hectares and some are still buried in the soil. DSC 0511 "while officers from BP3 Mojokerto convey that the site Semenn the Kingdom of Majapahit. Because here there is the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Statue which is the coat of arms of King Airlangga. In addition to findings of Ceramic Pottery takes the form of a strengthened Yuan that the findings are only there at the time of Majapahit Kingdom. " Yudi Said.
Sendang Tirta Kamandanu
Sendang Tirta Kaman danu Kediri is a complex of ancient wells in the village of Pamenang, Kediri. This ancient spring is believed by the local people as the place where King Joyoboyo of Kediri, Sri Aji did pensucian themselves before he mukso to natural kelanggengan. Mukso or moksa is a concept in Hinduism and Buddhism that means deliverance or freedom from worldly bonds and escape from the rounds of reincarnation.