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Candi Parambanan

Keywords : Candi

Site common nameCandi Parambanan
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityKlaten
StateCentral Java
CountryIndonesia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : -7.7519193
Long : 110.4920058

PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLate Central Javanese Art
Age9th-10th century A.D.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite
Religion and beliefIt is believed that the Hindu temple during this period was constructed in order to dedicate to the mortal king. After the cremation, the part of the mortal remain of the deceased kings would be scattered in the sea and then the rest would be embedded under the pedestal of the statue in order to deify the mortal. Presumably, Parambanan was functioned for this ceremony.

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