Temple

Temple Borobudur

This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa.

The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,500 m². Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha. The monument was restored with UNESCO's help in the 1970s.

The Borobudur Temple Compounds is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world, and was built in the 8th and 9th centuries AD during the reign of the Syailendra Dynasty. The monument is located in the Kedu Valley, in the southern part of Central Java, at the centre of the island of Java, Indonesia.

The main temple is a stupa built in three tiers around a hill which was a natural centre: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,520 m2. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha.

magnificent Borobudur temple is the world’s biggest Buddhist monument, an ancient site widely considered to be one of the world’s seven wonders. Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Syailendra dynasty, the temple’s design in Gupta architecture reflects India's influence on the region, yet there are enough indigenous scenes and elements incorporated to make Bor

Standing long before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the great cathedrals in Europe, Borobudur Temple has stood gallantly in the land of Java. The building called by UNESCO as the most magnificent and the largest monument and stupa complex in the world is visited by pilgrims in the mid-ninth century until the beginning of the 11th century.

Buddhist people who want to get enlightened were flocking from India, Cambodia, Tibet, and China. Not only magnificent and large, Borobudur Temple wall panels are filled with 2672 sculptured reliefs which if arranged in row, it will reach a length of 6 km! It is praised as the largest and the most complete Buddha reliefs ensemble in the world, unmatched in artistic value.

Temple Prambanan

A lush tropical landscape dotted with hundreds of archeological temples, including two UNESCO world heritage sites, Borobudur and Prambanan, this is a destination that leaves you spellbound. The grandeur and complexity of the temples has to be seen to be believed, and photography struggles to convey the depth.

Prambanan temple is extraordinarily beautiful building constructed in the tenth century during the reigns of two kings namely Rakai Pikatan and Rakai Balitung. Soaring up to 47 meters (5 meters higher than Borobudurtemple), the foundation of this temple has fulfilled the desire of the founder to show Hindu triumph in Java Island. This temple is located 17 kilometers from the city center, among an area that now functions as beautiful park.

As the largest Hindu temple in Southeast Asia, the beautiful and graceful temple of Prambanan is a magnificent spectacle and an icon of Indonesia’s cultural heritage. Located not far from the Buddhist Borobudur temple, the proximity of the two temples tells us that on Java, Buddhism and Hinduism lived peacefully next to one another. 

Visitors to Prambanan wander around the temples on foot. This is the best way to enjoy the lush landscape and take in the detailed architecture and design of the temples up close.

This temple compound covers 39.8 hectares. In the main yard, there are the three main temples, as well as three Wahana temples, two Apit temples, and eight Patok temples surrounded by fences. In the second yard, there are

Temple Gunung Kawi

Gunung Kawi Temple located on the River Pakerisan, Penangka Hamlet, Village Sebatu, Tegalalang District, Gianyar District, Bali Province, Indonesia. When thinking of a temple, perhaps that imagined in your mind is a whole building, composed of stone or brick red. However, in Gianyar regency, Bali , there is a temple, not made of stone structure, but rather take advantage of Rock stone wall on the riverbank as a medium to create a house of worship for the followers of the Hindu. 

Way, stone walls were carved and shaped like the walls of the temple. Not only that, the stone walls are also equipped with a room in which to meditate.

Gunung Kawi Temple is unique and impressive. The impression that you started at least 315 rungs down the number on the edge Pakerisan River. Beautiful atmosphere that is apparent from the grove of trees on the banks of the river, also the rush of water from a sacred river in Bali this makes visitors as welcome by the symphony of nature. -Rung ladder to get to the Temple Mount Kawi Rock is made of stone that is framed by stone walls

Temple Complex. Temple complex consists of 2 conse

cutions. The consecution in eastside Pekerisan River consists of 5 units and the consecution at west side of river is 5 units, in the north is 4 units and 1 unit is located far in south side separate from the others. On the above of the temple consecution in particular to the Eastside River, there is an article of Kediri word type sounding ‘Haji Lumahing Jalu’

Haji means a king, the Lumah means a temple or Sidha Dewata means to return to the nature of deity and Ing Jalu means in Pekerisan. The Jalu mean the Keris literal. The entire words mean that king is made in temple form at Pekerisan. From this article is assumed that this temple is dedicated to Udayana King which is also called Marakata and Anak Wungsu. The temple which is located in the west side of river related to all king concubines. The temples are located far in the south side is attributed to prime minister because in these temple areas existing an article Rakyan which is namely perform for high functionary of empire.

Pura Besakih

Rising majestically on the western slopes of Mount Agung, and referred to as the Mother Temple of Hindu 

Bali, is Pura Besakih, or the Besakih temple, covering a vast area that offers breathtaking mountain scenery surrounding this beautiful and artistic temple complex.

Facing Mt. Agung’s highest peak, believed to be the abode of the gods, and located at an altitude of 900 meters, Pura Besakih is built in the village of Besakih, in the eastern part of Bali. 

The name Besakih comes from the word “Basuki”, derived from the word “Wasuki” which means Salvation in the classical Sanskrit language. Whereas, in the Samudramanthana mythology, the same name “Besuki” in fact refers to the Dragon-God “Naga Besukian”, who inhabited Gunung Agung, the main volcano in Bali.

On the western slopes of the 10,308-ft (3142-m) volcano Gunung AgungBali's most important shrine is located at a height of 2950 ft (900 m). The mother temple of the Balinese consists of many different complexes, in total there are over 200 buildings! According to historical evidence, a sanctuary from the 11th century used to stand here. Once every hundred years, the Eka Dasa Rudra was performed here to purify the universe. In 1963, the ritual was supposed to be performed again, but the gods wereangry and the sacred mount Agung breathed fire: 2,000 people in the villages on its flanks died in the lava, as if by a miracle Pura Besakih was spared. 

The three main shrines of Besakih are dedicated to the triumvirate of the Hindu gods, namely Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Renovator. In the Pura Panataran Agung the almighty Sang Hyang Widi Wasa is worshiped in his manifestation as Shiva, in the Pura Kiduling Kreteng as Brahma and in the Pura Batu Madeg as Vishnu. Normally the interior of the temples may be entered by Hindus only

Facing Mt. Agung’s highest peak, believed to be the abode of the gods, and located at an altitude of 900 meters, Pura Besakih is built in the village of Besakih, in the eastern part of Bali. The name Besakih comes from the word “Basuki”, derived from the word “Wasuki” which means Salvation in the classical Sanskrit language. Whereas, in the Samudramanthana mythology, the same name “Besuki” in fact refers to the Dragon-God “Naga Besukian”, who inhabited Gunung Agung, the main volcano in Bali.

Pura Tanah Lot

Perjalanan hari populer untuk penerbangan dari Bali selatan, Pura Tanah Lot adalah candi yang paling banyak dikunjungi dan difoto di Bali, terutama saat matahari terbenam ketika banyak dan lalu lintas membanjiri situs. Namun, ia memiliki semua keaslian set panggung -

bahkan menara batu candi yang duduk di atas adalah rekonstruksi berseni (seluruh struktur runtuh) dan lebih dari sepertiga dari batu adalah buatan.

The temple of Tanah Lot stands on a rocky island just off the southwest coast of Bali. One of Bali's most sacred sea temples, Tanah Lot is dedicated to the guardian spirits of the sea. The temple itself is said to be guarded from evil by the sea snakes that inhabit the caves below.

The temple itself is not accessible to visitors, but magnificent views can be had from a variety of points nearby. Crowds especially gather on the terraces nearby to watch the glow of the sunset behind the temple. Naturally, there are plenty of souvenir shops and cafes with a view to keep you well-supplied while doing so.

For the Balinese, Pura Tanah Lot is one of the most important and venerated sea temples. Like Pura Luhur Ulu Watu, at the tip of the southern Bukit Peninsula, and Pura Rambut Siwi to the west, it is closely associated with the Majapahit priest Nirartha. It’s said that each of the sea temples was intended to be within sight of the next, so they formed a chain along Bali’s southwestern coast – from Pura Tanah Lot you can usually see the clifftop site of Pura Ulu Watu far to the south, and the

long sweep of sea shore west to Perancak, near Negara.