The Telagorajo pond was found in the mid of 1970, the sureness about its function have not been clear, but it can be concluded that the pond related with reservoir for clean water saving for ancient people. Advance research accordingly is required to identify the function. Telagorajo is a symbolism of macrocosmic and microcosmic in Budhism, that a pond is a symbol of an ocean.
The name of Telagorajo is taken from the local community citation that is inherited to date and related to collective memory that the Muarajambi site is a very important part of kingdom at that time.
The Telagorajo pond is located on 100 meter southeast of Gumpung temple. The depth is two to three meter from recent land surface. If calculated from the surrounding mound, the pond depth is about three to four meter.
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