Keris from Garut with Quranic inscriptions

[A. G. Maisey]

The third foto of Durga that David has shown us is a statue from Candi Jawi, located in the village of Candi Wates, about 40km from Surabaya in East Jawa.

Candi Jawi was built by Kertanegara, the last ruler of Singasari, who died in 1292. It is mentioned in the Nagarakertagama. Candi Jawi is a Hindu-Buddhist candi, rather than pure Hindu.

This statue of Durga is now in the Mpu Tantular Museum in Surabaya.

From the perspective of keris study, the kadgo in the form of a Keris Buda, or proto-keris, provides guidance as to keris form and method of use at this time.

Here is a foto of the Durga kadgo that I took a few years ago.