Plumbangan or Watu Lawang, Kotes, Wringlin Branjang, Gambar Wetan, Sumbernanas, Kalicilik, Mleri or Pertapaan, Bara, Sumberjati or Simping, Jimbe, Arca Gaprang, Sawentar.
Many
ruins of temples are around Blitar unfortunately, it remains very
often only pieces of bases, some stone heaps organized more or
less well. Their research is worth seeing because the landscape
is superb. You will be able to see, for example, of wide of
sheets of tobacco drying, or to walk in a covered lunar
decoration of gray volcanic dusts, recalling you that you are on
the slopes of a volcano always in activity.
This temple lies in the village of Plumbangan, Doko subdistrict.
One
can see a reconstituted gate and a large stone with inscriptions.
Some sculptures do not
miss interests, in particular one of Durga sitting, surely on her
lion, and the feet posed on the back of the buffalo demon , also
the image of Surya, the sun god , the legs crossed on its
carriage drawn by seven horses.
It
is located in the village of Kotes Gandusari subdistrict 25 km at
the east of Blitar.
There
too, several pieces of buildings were reconstituted in a small
park.
The site is in the village of Gadungan, lost on the slope of a volcano, Gandusari subdistrict.
It
was a site in terraces - at least three - and which one can still
see several buildings or remainders of buildings.
This temple lies in the village of Sumbersari, Nglegok subdistrict.
One
is welcomed by a guard of the directions, certainly the one of
the East, who is armed with a club. A flight of steps leads to
the sanctuary.
All
in top of the staircases, one finds in a splendid decoration, the
base of a temple.
Candi Sumbernanas :
One finds it in the village of Candirejo, Ponggok subdistrict, in the west of Blitar.
It only remains well
little of things of this temples if not a heap of stones as a
base of the temple.
Candi Kalicilik :
Also located in the village of Candirejo, Ponggok subdistrict , this one is much more interesting because it misses only the capital so that it is complete.
It is a structure of brick
of tower type, on the model of Candi Singosari.
Its decorations are limited to heads of Kala and
vegetable carvings.
The site is in the village of Bagelanan, Srengat subdistrict.
Unfortunately
there is no more temple.
But
some stones and some sculptures arranged with an esthetic
preoccupation, recall us that there was a large sanctuary.
Built in 1239 in the
village of Tuliskaiyo, it is about an immense statue of a three
meters height Ganesha, only remainder of a sanctuary certainly
built out of wood. Its terrible aspect is represented on his
back. It is indeed frightening.
Candi
Simping is situated in the village of Sumberjati,
Kademangan subdistrict.
Built
at the beginning of the 14th century in the honor of king
Martarajasa, first king de Mojopahit, one
sees the bases, more or less reconstituted of several temples.
Around
many vestiges of the buildings like this series of heads of Kala
are deposited.
In
the village of Jimbe, Kademangan subdistrict, is a
kekunaan - a lapidary museum - in which are stored
some parts coming from the local temple. A large stone base of a
square pillar is also visible outside.
In
the village of Gaprang, one can still see some statues (arca), in
particular an impressive " guard ".
This temple is situated in the village of the same name, Kanigoro subdistrict, in the north of Blitar.
Built
about 1230, it is an unfinished building of square plan. It seems
to be dedicated to Vishnu because in the cella was an image of
Garuda.
Apart
from the heads of Kala , this temple does
not offer sculpture.
One
will note nevertheless the "design" of the rise of
staircase.
