According
to history, Sendang Made is beginning from the marriage
of Damarwangsa,s Princess named Sekarwati with a prince
from empire of Bali named Airlangga, but then attacked by
Prabu Wora Wari from Tulungagung. Then the group saved by
Prabu Narotama to mount Lawu and ended in a pool, accompanied
with five waiting women. Moreover, that pool is Sendang
Made as the 'nyepi’ (meditation activity) place of
Prabu Airlangga with his wife, waiting women and many soldiers,
after attacked by other empire.
Sendang / pool with 8 m X 11 m width, seen
that it still maintained. Its buildings are also looked
complete. It is also has partition of room around it, which
aimed for rest place of Prabu Brawijaya group at that moment.
Why this pool called Sendang Made? Because
this pool is located in Made Village, Kudu district, Jombang
Regency.
Besides Sendang Made, there is other smaller pool around it, such as; Sendang Payung, Sendang Padusan, Sendang Drajat, Sendang Sinden, and Sendang Omben.
Besides Sendang Made, there is other smaller pool around it, such as; Sendang Payung, Sendang Padusan, Sendang Drajat, Sendang Sinden, and Sendang Omben.
The
other uniquely is we had not allowed to build or have renovation
for any building around Sendang Made. It aimed to taking
care its fullness of history value.
To reach Sendang Made, we able to use various
vehicles. There is wide parking area, make this competent
pool become a recreation place for public Jombang and especially
for the tourist.
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