Lara Jonggrang
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The Lara Jonggrang temple complex, also known as Candi Prambanan, is located near Yogyakarta in Indonesia. Built in the 9th and 10th centuries, it is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia dedicated to Shiva. The complex features a central Shiva temple, flanked by temples for Vishnu and Brahma, along with smaller shrines for their animal vehicles. The temples are adorned with reliefs from the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. The complex was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999.1
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IndonesiaCentral Java from c. 700 to c. 1000Shiva’s great temple at Prambanan, though not associated with the Shailendra family, is less than 50 miles (80 km) away, and an inscription dating to 856 marks what may be its foundation stone. The two monuments, which have much in common, help to explain the religious impulses in earlier…
Read MoreShiva’s great temple at Prambanan, though not associated with the Shailendra family, is less than 50 miles (80 km) away, and an inscription dating to 856 marks what may be its foundation stone. The two monuments, which have much in common, help to explain the religious impulses in earlier…
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Commonly called Prambanan Temple, the complex consists of six main temples; the three large ones along the west, dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma, contain fine statues. Of the three smaller temples along the east, the middle one contains a statue of Nandi, the bull of Shiva.…
Read MoreCommonly called Prambanan Temple, the complex consists of six main temples; the three large ones along the west, dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma, contain fine statues. Of the three smaller temples along the east, the middle one contains a statue of Nandi, the bull of Shiva.…
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