| Ngetos
Temple
Candi
Ngetos located at Ngetos village, Ngetos district about
5 kilometers to the south of Nganjuk town. There is an inheritance
from the year of 859 Saka or 937 Masehi. This inheritance
was made from the red bricks. On that place, Anjuk Ladang,
the ancient inscription was also found. Near to this place,
there is an historical ancient inheritance that was known
by Candi Ngetos. According to the historian, based on that
temple form, this temple has made in XV century (Majapahit
era). Phisically, this temple has broken and it can not
identify anymore. It leave the main of the temple, that
has four relief.
This
temple is believed as Hayam Wuruk (the famous King of Mojopahit)
grave. At that time, he want to be buried in a place which
stay in front of the Wilis mountain. This area is one of
Mojopahit part. Then Hayam Wuruk has an idea and asked his
uncle (the King of wind) named Raden Condromowo and titled
Raden Ngabei Selopurwoto, to built the temple. He also asked
his uncle to buried him in this temple if he had die. The
society around also believe that in Ngetos, there was twin
temple and called Tajum temple. But one of them was bigger
than the other. It was said that the Hayam Wuruk grave was
in the temple that was gone.

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