Raden Gupolo

Gupolo (Javanese: ꦒꦸꦥꦭ, romanized: Gupala) is a guardian figure at the Sewu Buddhist temple near Prambanan in Java, Indonesia.

Prabu Boko is killed in an attack on Pengging and Patih Gupolo, his assistant, leads his armies away from the battlefield in defeat.

Returning to Boko Palace, Patih Gupolo tells Princess Rara Jonggrang of the death of her father.

Prince Bandung Bondowoso is mesmerized by the beauty of the mourning princess and proposes marriage, but his offer is swiftly rejected.

Bandung Bondowoso insists on the union, and finally, Rara Jonggrang agrees on two impossible conditions: first the prince must build a well-named Jalatunda, and second, he must construct a thousand temples in only one night.

Gupolo, guardian of Sewu temple, sculpture (780 - 790 AD) near Prambanan , Central Java, in an albumen photo print by Isidore Von Kinsbergen (circa 1863-1868) [ 1 ]