DESA Bumiharjo, Glenmore Kecamatan District, including areas located on the slopes of Mount Raung. The village which borders the forest belonging to the West Banyuwangi KPH Perhutani has many sites of high historical value.
In that village there is a shrine of Maharesi Markandeya, one of the rishis believed to be the first Hindu spreader in Java. There are also many places of worship to commemorate the existence of the saint in that village, like Beji, Gumuk Kancil Temple, and the easiest to reach is Pura Girimulyo.
On the east side of Girimulyo Temple, Hindus are building new shrines that are considered historic. The place is believed to be a fragment of Prabu Bhima Koncar or known as Minak Sumedhe, or Dalem Sri Juru, king Blambangan VIII from the first king Arya Wiraraja.
The petilasan building consists of two main parts, namely a building that has four main pillars covering a large boulder with a statue of a king identified with Prabu Minak Koncar. Architecturally, The building, which is lined with red brick walls, combines Balinese and Javanese elements.
The shape of the roof is more inclined to the Javanese model, but the complementary part, like plankkiran on one of the pillars, it is quite thick with Balinese elements. Meanwhile, Another building is the petilasan temple of Prabu Blambangan. The process of finding the site after going through various processes.
Slamet's Description, 52, command the place, said one of the village leaders who is also a temple holder, namely the late Pinandita Stakeholder Satra, conveying that location is a big man's petilasan. “It is not explained who the big man is,He said.
The location used to be only given a tetenger. Then, after many groups of children descended from King Blambangan who lived in Bali, plus various studies both historical and spiritual, In the end, the location was suspected to be Sri Juru's graveyard.
"Since the beginning, Mr. Mangku Satra has had a whiskey" (whisper) that the place is a petilasan," he said. Nyoman Suasa, who is now the anomist at the petilasan temple, said:, The petilasan is an exhibition or tomb of the king of Blambangan VIII who died in battle.
From a developing story, The king of Blambangan died while fighting with Patih Kebo Snake. The Patih was the right hand of Prabu Dalem Watu Renggong, the king who ruled in the Klungkung Kingdom at that time. The battle was actually due to a misunderstanding between the two.
even though, At that time, Prabu Watu Renggong's order to his patih asked Prabu Sri Juru to marry his sister. "The main thing is, Patih Kebo Snake was ordered to invite the king to be willing to marry the younger brother of the king of Klungkung. But because there is a misunderstanding that clashes with supernatural powers, caused the king of Blambangan to fall,"explained Nyoman Suasa.
In that battle, the king of Blambangan beheaded. His body was buried in a casket in Bumiharjo Village, Glenmore Kecamatan District. His head was brought to Bali to be used as evidence. “The King of Klungkung is angry, until now there is a kind of feeling of guilt from the descendants of the king of Klungkung,said Nyoman.
With the remains of the king of Blambangan, the descendant of the king of Blambangan is relieved. They are no longer confused looking for traces of their ancestors. “The descendants of the king of Blambangan VII often come,He said. The existence of this site is considered very useful for educational activities and getting to know the history of the Blambangan ancestors.
Not just Hindus, all residents in Banyuwangi must have concern for ancestral history by protecting the site. "Everyone can come here, not just Hindus," he said. Regarding restoration costs, all funds are still taken from Pasemetonan Ageng Dalem Blambangan, namely the children and grandchildren of the king of Blambangan throughout the archipelago, especially in Bali.
"This development activity is still borne by the people and the descendants of the king of Blambangan in the universe," he said. (radar)
