Agung Temple, Archaeological site in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Candi Agung is a Hindu temple site in Sungai Malang, Amuntai, South Kalimantan, with a base measuring 40 by 50 metres. Excavated in 1967, it is built mainly of stone and wood; the stone resembles red brick but is heavier and harder. A Banjar-style house museum in front displays bricks, Chinese-inscribed pottery and photographs of the excavation.
The site is linked to the Hindu kingdom of Negara Dipa, contemporary with Majapahit, and tradition credits its construction to Empu Jatmika in the 14th century. Negara Dipa, later centred at Amuntai, gave rise to Negara Daha and the Sultanate of Banjar. The temple base was unearthed in 1967 during excavations at a spot locals call Gunung Candi.
Local tradition credits Mpu Jatmika with building Candi Agung and ties it to the Hindu kingdom of Negara Dipa, which, according to the story, was founded in 1438 at the junction of the Tabalong, Balangan and Negara rivers. That kingdom was ruled by Maharaja Suryanata and Puteri Junjung Buih, with Patih Lambung Mangkurat as head of government, and it later grew into Amuntai. Near the complex, a well-like area called Telaga Darah is held to be where Lambung Mangkurat killed his nephews Sukmaraga and Patmaraga, though the Hikayat Banjar places the killing at Luhuk Badangsanak, far from the palace.
The excavated base lies at a site locals call Gunung Candi (Bukit Candi) in Sungai Malang, Amuntai Tengah. A building in front of the complex, shaped like a Banjar traditional house, serves as a museum holding bricks, Chinese-inscribed pottery and photographs of the 1967 dig. Look for the Telaga Darah, a well-like area within the grounds.
The site is locally called Gunung Candi, "Temple Hill", and the excavated base was named Candi Agung after it. Inside the complex stands a museum built as a Banjar traditional house, displaying bricks thought to be temple material, pottery with Chinese characters, and photographs of the 1967 excavation. Nearby is Telaga Darah, a well-like spot linked in local story to the killing of Sukmaraga and Patmaraga by their uncle Lambung Mangkurat, though the Hikayat Banjar places that killing at Luhuk Badangsanak, far from the palace.
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