Candi Puntadeva

Site common name	Candi Puntadeva
Type of artwork	Architecture
Village	Diang Plateau
Province/City	Wonosobo
State	Central Java
Country	Indonesia
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 7.202189 Long : 109.909011

History of production	Constructed by Hindu, Sanjaya Dynasty Candi at Diang Plateau belongs to the most ancient period of Central Javanese architecture. These temples have been entitled after several characters of Mahabharata, such as Arjun, Bhima. However, these names are actually the later-entitled names and most of the temples here had been dedicated to Shiva.
Art	These temples closely resemble to those in South Indian art. The plan of the temple is characterized by the sanctum attached by the short porch. The body is divided by four pilasters into three parts, i.e. the central and the side projections. The superstructure comprises the superimposing miniature tiers (Tala) and the corner miniature temple (Hara). The step-like contour of the superstructure is similar to those in South Indian art. The central projection of Candi Puntadeva is decorated by the square frame whereas the corner projections are decorated by the pilasters and niches. These features indicate the further artistic development of this temple, being more complex than that at Candi Arjun
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Early Central Javanese Art
Age	7th -8th Century A.D.
Religion	Brahmanism-Hinduism
Sect	Shaivite

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-02-00
Record creator	Chedha Tingsanchali