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Prambanan Temple Compounds is the World Heritage designation of a group of Hindu temple compounds that lie on the border between Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia. It comprises Prambanan , Lumbung , Bubrah and Sewu temple compounds, all are located within Prambanan Archaeological Park.
Prambanan (Indonesian: Candi Prambanan, Javanese: Rara Jonggrang, Hanacaraka: ꦫꦫꦗꦺꦴꦁꦒꦿꦁ) is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, in southern Java, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimūrti, the expression of God as the Creator , the Preserver and the Destroyer .
Ratu Boko is located on a plateau, about three kilometres south of Prambanan temple complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The original name of this site is still unclear, however the local inhabitants named this site after King Boko, the legendary king mentioned in Roro Jonggrang folklore. [1] In Javanese, Ratu Boko means "Stork King".
The Prambanan temple complex, a legacy of the Sañjaya dynasty. The Sanjaya dynasty (Sanskrit: सञ्जय, romanized: sañjaya, lit. 'conquest, victory, triumphant') was a Javanese dynasty which ruled the Mataram Kingdom in Java during the first millennium CE. The dynasty promoted Hinduism on the island. [1]
The 47 metres tall Shiva temple in Prambanan compound. The towering candi prasada (temple tower) [7] are believed to represent the cosmic Mount Meru, the abode of gods.. Candi refers to a structure based on the Indian type of single-celled shrine, with a pyramidal tower above it, and a portico. [8]
Administratively, this temple is located in Bener Hamlet, Bugisan Village, Prambanan District, Klaten Regency, Central Java. [4] The temple is located within Prambanan or Kewu Plain , an archaeologically rich area dotted with numerous Hindu-Buddhist temples dated circa 8th to 9th century CE.
The monarch of the Mataram Kingdom before Rakai Pikatan was Samaratungga of the Shailendra Dynasty. He had one son, Balaputra, and one daughter, Pramodhawardhani.Rakai Pikatan and the Sanjaya dynasty were Shivaite Hindus and are recorded in the Wantil Inscription as having married a daughter of another religion.
Candi Gunung Sari - located in village of Gulon (Muntilan), this is a Siva temple with barong relief suggesting a syncretic fusion of Hindu and pre-Hindu Javanese ideas Candi Merak - a 10th-century Hindu temple, located east of Jogjakarta, like many other temples in Java has one main temple and three secondary temples with gupolo ; the wall is ...