INFOKU, BLORA - The era of the Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms in the archipelago, especially in Java, left behind various traces, one of which is the legacy of artifacts and ancient gold jewelry, so that it is considered a treasure of great value, such as in Blora, Central Java.
Reported from several media, one of these treasures is located around Kutukan Village, Randublantung District, Blora Regency, Central Java.
Previously, the village was the Bedede Kutukan area during the Hindu-Buddhist Kingdom era and until now, it is still believed that there is treasure hidden in these ancient residential areas.
Apart from that, in that area there are also many ancient tombs which are no longer in a physical condition, because they are hundreds of years old.
Its condition is now level with the surrounding land. The existence of the ancient tomb is much sought after by people, from residents of Blora Regency itself and from outside Blora, such as Grobogan and its surroundings.
The motive is the same, namely hunting for ancient objects, gold jewelry and treasures that have high historical and economic value.
One of the observers of the history of Blora Regency, Bambang Suprianto, once explained that in the southern part of Blora Regency, such as Kradengan, Randublatung and Jati Districts, there are many remains of past human settlements.
Local residents often find historical objects from the Hindu-Buddhist era, such as tablelek swords in ancient graves and if they are lucky, residents have also found gold from the depths of the graves.
Meanwhile, one of the community leaders of South Blora, Supardi Surodijoyo, also revealed that hunters of Hindu-Buddhist era relics based their search on ancient burial sites by finding fragments of ancient pottery.
Most likely underneath there is an ancient tomb from the Hindu-Buddhist era where at that time every time there was a burial, the corpse was always decorated with jewelry.
The remains of ancient tombs have different types, influenced by the social level that a person had during his lifetime.
Usually they get jewelry which is found on the ears, nose, genitals, arms and legs of the corpse.
Even though it is widely hunted, many Blora residents are hunting for this treasure to be used as a medium for historical education in the self-help museum.
Treasure of "Wong Kalang"
A similar thing was also expressed some time ago by History Observer Edy Tegoeh Joelijanto, who studied at UKDW Yogyakarta and Putra Bangsa University Surabaya, who said that from several references, the word "kalang" comes from Javanese which means "boundary".
The social circle of these people was deliberately limited (marginalized) by the majority society at that time.
The Kalang people are deliberately isolated from the wider community, because there is a perception that they are wild and dangerous.
Traces of the Wong Kalang were found in the Candi Grave inscription in Tegalsari Village, Tegalharjo District, Magelang Regency, which is dated 753 Saka (831 AD).
It is estimated that the Kalang Tribe has existed since Java did not yet know the Hindu-Buddhist religion.
According to myth, the Kalang Tribe are maestros of temple building who are physically strong and sturdy.
The Kalang tribe is also called the sakti mandraguna and during the Majapahit era, they were tasked with guarding the forest to prevent intruders who endangered the kingdom.
"There is a mythology that the Kalang Tribe is considered to have magical powers, so they were tasked with guarding the forest and were employed as temple builders at that time," said Tegoeh in his press statement last Thursday.
The Kalang tribe was increasingly marginalized by the ordination system during the Hindu-Buddhist era, due to the unclear nature of their ancestry.
The Kalang tribe isolated themselves and lived nomadically from forest to forest.
Including the Nglawungan Tunjungan and Randublatung Blora Forest Areas, which at that time were very dense.
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Meanwhile, Tegoeh continued, it is stated in the book Javaansch Nederduitsch Woordenboek that Kalang is the name of an ethnic group in Java that used to live around the forest.
The Kalang tribe does have a different physical appearance from the local population.
They have dark skin and curly hair. The Kalang people were also thought to be immigrants from Kedah, Kelang and Pegu in 800 AD.
With a number of physical differences and backgrounds, the Kalang people choose to live separately from other residential areas.
Finally, by the Hindu Kingdom authorities at that time, they were branded as having no caste (pariahs).
The greater the distance between them and the general public. Because in the caste system, people who are not caste cannot have relations with people who are caste, even if they are people from the lowest caste (Sudra).
