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Candi Bedang Dalam

Keywords : Candi, Candi Bedang Dalam, Java

Site common nameBujang Valley
Type of artworkArchitecture
VillageMerbok
Province/CityAlor Setar
StateKedah
CountryMalaysia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 5.739167
Long : 100.413056

History of productionCandi Bedang Dalam has no inscription that tells about the founding of this temple. However, from the artistic style can be dated in the Srivijaya period around 7th – 11th century. This candi was discovered in 1970 and excavated in 1974.
ArtThe architecture of this candi includes sanctum and front hall. The sanctum is the small square room with an entrance and brick wall. Around the structure shows the trace of circumbulatory path with the pillar hole for the wooden beam supporting the tile roof. In front of the sanctum is the open front hall with the pillar hole for the wooden beam supporting the tile roof, too. Compared to other candi in Java art, this candi is not complicated but it still shows the good evidence of the Indian and Java architecture in the ancient Malay peninsula.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodSrivijaya
Age7th – 11th century
ReligionIslam

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali