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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 ).
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 Prambanan complex is one of 8,232 immovable cultural properties in Indonesia. Cultural properties of Indonesia are those items defined by Indonesian law as of "important value for history, science, and culture", and include both man-made artefacts and natural objects. [1]
Prāsāda (towers) of Sajiwan and Prambanan viewed from Ratu Boko hill, the area in Prambanan Plain was the location of the Mataram capital. During this period the common concept of city , as it known in Europe, Middle East or China, as the urban concentration centre of politics, administration, religious and economic activities, was not quite ...
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 ...