Prambanan is a ninth century Hinda temple compound near Jogja dedicated to the expression of God as the Creator, the Sustainer, and the Destroyer. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture and by the towering 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.
Peaking through the trees...
In silhouette...
Examples of the reliefs...
View from the main gate....
Although this temple was as impressive as Borobodur from an architectural point of view, I did not have a very good tour guide - he rambled on about things that had nothing to do with the temple - and as it was an extremely hot day, I did not stay as long as planned...but an interesting experience indeed!
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