Wayang Batu ( Stone Puppets)

If we observe the relief carved in the stone on the temples in Indonesia, the Hindu as wll as the Budha temples, we will arrive at the reality of them carry "wayang" stories. The various stories are, among others, the "Arjuna Wiwaha, the Ramayana, Bima suci" etc. The stone puppets or temple puppets are staged permantly and are therefore static in nature. They originate from stories of the Ramayana and Mahabarata cycles. As for the age of these temple puppet, naturally they are as old as the temple in Indonesia, covering the period from the ninth to the fifteenth century. We can enjoy this wayang batu performances at any time o the Lorojonggrang/Prambanan, the Sukuh, the Jago temles, etc.