26.11.15

Prambanan Temple (Yogyakarta trip)



Prambanan temple or Candi Rara Jonggrang is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia. The temple is dedicated to the Trimurti, an expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound is located approximately 17 kilometres northeast of the city of  Yogyakarta.

The temple compound is a UNESCO World Heritage site, it is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia, and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia. It characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture. The temple towering 47 meter high.


as you can see on the far right that the temple is undergoing renovation
originally should look like this (this image source wikipedia)

on to the real place,










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read more about it here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prambanan

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