Prambanan, the Iconic and Largest Hindu Temple in Indonesia

VoxPop – Prambanan Temple is a historic building that has become a tourist icon for Central Java and Yogyakarta. It is located on the border of Klaten Regency, Central Java and Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta.

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As quoted from the page of the Yogyakarta Special Region Cultural Heritage Preservation Center, Prambanan Temple is the largest Hindu-style temple in Indonesia and also designated a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

Prambanan Temple is the largest Hindu (Shiva) temple complex in Indonesia that built in the 9^th  century AD. This temple is dedicated to Trimurti, the three main Hindu gods, namely Brahma as the creator god, Vishnu as the guardian god, and Shiva as the destroyer god.

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Entrance ticket of Prambanan can be purchased via online. Options include the combined Prambanan–Kraton Ratu Boko package and discounted Prambanan–Borobudur tickets. This temple park is open from 6.30 AM to 6.00 PM.

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Prambanan Temple is locally known as Roro Jonggrang temple or the Temple of the “Slender Virgin” or local people known as “Perawan Ramping”. Shiva's main temple rises to a height of 130 feet and houses a magnificent statue of Shiva's consort, Durga.

There are 224 temples in the complex; three of them, the main temple is the Brahma Temple in the north, the Vishnu Temple in the south, and the largest of the three that’s located between the Brahma and Vishnu temples is the Shiva Temple with a height of 47 meters.

Shiva Temple Becomes the Biggest

In the main courtyard, Shiva Mahadewa Temple, dedicated to Shiva, is not only the biggest temple but also the best. The spire of the main tower rises 47m high, and the temples are ornately carved.

The 'medal' that adorns the pedestal has a distinctive Prambanan motif, a small lion in a niche flanked by a kalpatura (tree from heaven) and a collection of kinnara (heavenly beings) half human half bird.

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The scenes of life carved into the inner walls of the galleries surrounding the temple are from the Ramayana. The Ramayana is a story about how Rama's wife, Sinta, was kidnapped and how Hanoman, the monkey god, and Sugriwa, the white monkey general, finally found and released him.