Sumberawan Singosari Temple Tourism: History and Location

One of the unique historical tours that is interesting to visit is Sumberawan Singosari Temple. Sumberawan Temple or also known as Candi Rawan is a relic temple from ancient times which has a sacred aura so that it is often used as a spiritual tourism object.

In the temple area there is also a flow of holy water which is believed to have special properties. Tourists who visit this tourist attraction will be spoiled with views of natural beauty combined with unique historical buildings accompanied by the sound of gurgling mountain water.

Not only adding to historical knowledge, visiting the Rawan Temple tour can also make the mind calmer and fresher.

Tourists can enjoy the beauty of the Rawan Temple tourist area on foot while feeling the fresh air in the area.

Vehicles brought by tourists will be parked in the vehicle parking lot before entering the tourist area. To enter this tourist area, tourists only need to pay an entrance ticket of IDR 5,000 per person.

Behind Candi Rawan there is an agroforestry area which is a water storage bank area. Plants in agroforestry areas can store water when the rainy season comes, whereas during the dry season the water that has been stored will be released again. This makes the waters in the area around the Sumberawan Singosari Temple location never dry up.

While walking around enjoy the beauty of the temple and natural scenery around it visitors will find two springs.

The source of the first spring is in the form of a small open pond equipped with a statue that can drain water. Meanwhile, the second source of water is the Kaputren

The Kaputren Petirtaan has approximately eight steps leading to the pond. The footing that is at the bottom near the water has a turtle relief depicting a water animal.

The caretaker of the temple said that the shrine that is here is often used as a place for rituals by people who have a purpose. They believe that if they perform rituals here then their wishes or wishes will quickly come true.

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Sumberawan Temple
Sumberawan Temple (Photo by surabaya.wisatawisata.id)

History

Sumberawan Singosari Temple is a relic Singosari Kingdom which was discovered in 1904. Sumberawan Singosari Temple was visited by the antiquities service in 1935, then in 1937 restoration was carried out around the temple area.

Initially the restoration was only carried out at the foot of the temple, while other parts were carried out on an emergency basis. During the restoration process, a water source was found right under the temple. However, the water flow eventually seeped into several places after the restoration process was complete.

The guard of the temple said that under the Rawan Temple flows holy water which is called Water Amerta or which means Water of Eternity. The sanctity of this water flow is proven by the strength of the ascetics who have performed rituals in this temple.

According to an expert on the history of Sumberawan Temple, this temple was built in the 14th to 15th centuries AD. During the Majapahit Kingdom, King Hayam Wuruk also visited the location of the Sumberawan Singosari Temple in 1359 AD.

Because it has a fairly strong holy aura, in the Negarakertagama book it is written that the area around the Sumberawan Singosari Temple is called “Kasuranggan”. The word “Kasuranggan” itself means a garden filled with angels or nymphs, or the modern language is “Garden of Angels”.

According to the historical story of Sumberawan Temple, the name Sumberawan comes from two basic words, namely “source” and “prone”. These two words more or less mean a source that comes from a swamp or a swamp. Rawan Temple has a quite unique building shape, the temple has only a single shape which only consists of the legs, body, and also the head which is tapered towards the top.

What’s unique is that the walls of this temple are also very plain with no reliefs and no stairs going up. This is very inversely proportional to the majority of historical heritage temples in Indonesia.

The geometric shape of the temple building that combines circular and square shapes is a very unique combination.

Rawan Temple is also the only temple with a stupa shape in East Java. The shape of the temple which consists of a stupa is believed by the community to be a relic of Buddhists who lived during the Singosari Kingdom era.

Until now, the location of Rawan Temple is still used as a place of worship by Buddhists in Malang.

Sumberawan Temple Tour
Sumberawan Temple Tour (photo by canalmalang.net)

Location

The location of Sumberawan Temple is in a lake on the slopes of Mount Arjuna which is at an altitude of 650 meters above sea level, to be precise in Sumberawan, Toyomarto Village, Singosari District, Malang.

The location of Sumberawan Temple is approximately 6 KM from the location of Singosari Temple. This area has a very calming atmosphere.

Because of its location at the foot of a mountain, the air that blows in this place feels so cool and spoils anyone who visits it.

Around the temple there is also a clear river flow and also rice fields owned by local residents. This tourist area is also filled with towering pine trees that beautify the surrounding temple area.

This pine tree is also often used as a place to take pictures by visiting tourists. Around the location of Sumberawan Singosari Temple is also equipped with stalls selling various delicious culinary menus as well as several gazebos that can be used by tourists to sit back and relax with their beloved family.

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