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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 .
The 47 metres tall Shiva temple in Prambanan compound. The towering candi prasada (temple tower) [6] 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. [7]
Candi Sewu is the second largest Buddhist temple complex in Indonesia; Borobudur is the largest. Sewu predates near the " Loro Jonggrang " temple at Prambanan. Although the complex consists of 249 temples, this Javanese name translates to 'a thousand temples,' which originated from popular local folklore ( The Legend of Loro Jonggrang ).
The Wanua Tengah III inscription states that Lokapāla mounted the throne on 8 June 855. [2] [6] According to the Shivagrha inscription issued by King Lokapāla on 12 November 856, he inaugurated a grand Shiva temple which is identified by historians as the Prambanan temple compound.
Prambanan attracts many visitors from across the world. [17] Chhatarpur Temple: 280,000 [18] New Delhi India: Chhatarpur Temple (Officially: Shri Aadya Katyayani Shakti Peetham) is located in Chhatarpur, Delhi, India. This temple is dedicated to Goddess, Katyayani. The entire complex of the temple is spread over a wide area of 28 hectares (70 ...
Several notable ancient Indonesian Hindu kingdoms are: Mataram, famous for the construction of the majestic Prambanan temple, followed by Kediri and Singhasari. Since then Hinduism, along with Buddhism , spread across the archipelago and reached the peak of its influence in the fourteenth century.
Another example: the Prambanan and Sewu temple compound is connected to the Javanese legend of Roro Jonggrang; a wondrous folklore about a multitude of demons that built almost a thousand temples, and a prince who cursed a beautiful but cunning princess causing her to become a stone statue. [7]