Songgoriti does have a hot tourist taxis are quite famous in the area of Batu administrative city, even in East Java. But who would have thought that in addition to hot water attraction, there is also a cultural attraction in the form of a temple named Singosari temple. Honestly after decades of living in Malang I do not think that there is a temple in the tourist area of the hot water. If it was not from a book that I have gained cultural tourism during a visit to the Temple Left, perhaps until now I did not will never know its existence.

Immersed in hot water density Songgoriti tourist visitors, is
the existence of this temple is less known / demand by visitors. It was not unusual given the state of the temple was arguably already lived half, some reliefs and statues that there are no longer intact. Plus size is not large: only 14.36 x 10.10 meters and 2.44 meters high, is arguably the hidden temple of the fence and the hotel is often used crammed four-wheeled vehicles.

Location Songgoriti temple is actually located in a valley that separates between the slopes of Mount Arjuna with slopes of Kawi mountain’s. The temple was built over hot springs in the past it was believed to cure various diseases. Temple made of andesite stone, while the foundation of brick. Architecturally the building is composed of feet, body and roof of the temple, whereas until now can be seen is the foot of the temple the temple and most of the East, North and West. Songgoriti temple construction period can not be known with certainty, but the temple was thought to originate from the reign of MPu Sindok, namely the transition of power from Central Java to East Java century IX - X century AD.

Seen from a very simple architecture, temple Songgoriti classified as the oldest temple in East Java and Central Java have berlanggam decoration. Building the temple left side (East, North, West) have recesses as a statue. North-East is a niche where the statue of Ganesha, a living statue part, the abdomen and legs. Recesses of the North statue is gone, while the western side niches, statue is no longer stuck in the niche, but still within the temple. This statue is a statue of Agastya, which in Hinduism is one of the seven pastors who spread Hinduism in Southeast Asia and Java. Songgoriti temple is located about 3.5 km from Stone Town (GPS coordinates S7.867200 - E112.492770) and an altitude of 998 m above sea level.