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Three Courtyards : Candi Panataran

Keywords : Candi, Candi Panataran, Majapahit dynasty

Site common nameCandi Panataran
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityBlitar
StateEast Java
CountryIndonesia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : -8.0164231
Long : 112.2097501

History of productionCandi Panataran, located near Blitar, is the grandest temple in Eastern Javanese art. The temple was dedicated to Śiva and was constructed during Majapahit dynasty.
ArtThe plan of the temple Candi Panataran resembles to those in Balinese art as it is divided into 3 courtyards. The front courtyard is in the westernmost whereas the main temple locates in the eastern innermost courtyard. In the first western courtyard, there are stone basements supporting the already-lost timbered pavilions. Thee pavilions correspond to the Bale Agung in Balinese art, meant for performing ceremonies. In the third courtyard, the most important one, there is the stepped base symbolizing Mount Meru, the center of the universe and the abode of Śiva. Unfortunately, the main temple is now lost.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodEastern Javanese Art, Majapahit dynasty
Age14th-15th Century A.D.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite

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