Yayan Sugianto
The temple in Batujaya in the Regency (District) of Karawang is a fairly wide area with a size of about 5 square kilometers. There are 16 temple buildings in the Batujaya Pura area. The purpose of this activity is astronomy measurements in the Batujaya Pura area, such as whether there is an astronomical alignment structure of all temples or an angle specified between a temple with other temples, and we reconstruction if the structure of the entire Temple of Batujaya forms a certain pattern, such as constellation. The methodology used is a literature study, measurement to location, interviews with residents around Elders, working with other fields such as archeology, history, and architecture. On the front of the Blandongan temple building in the direction of the Temple of Muaro Jambi, when the full moon in the east of the distribution of temples in the Batujaya Candi area could see the structure of the Batujaya Pura area resembling the Scorpius constellation. Keywords: Temple in Batujaya Temple, astronomical alignment structure.
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