Krishna Narrative at Candi Prambanan

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Site common name	Candi Prambanan
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Village	-
Province/City	Klaten
State	Central Java
Country	Indonesia
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 7.751944 Long : 110.490833

History of production	Candi Parambanan is the grandest Hindu temple in Central Javanese Art. It was constructed by Hindu Sanjay Dynasty during the 9th-10th century A.D.
Art	Unlike Borobudur, the narrative at Candi Parambanan is characterized by the background filled with motif and vegetation. The devoid of space in Parambanan narrative is noticeable and this is precursor towards the same trend in Eastern Javanese art. The volume of each figure is however still shaped and the face of these figures is still front-facing which is still traceable to Indian art.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Late Central Javanese Art
Age	8th-10th Century A.D.
Religion	Brahmanism-Hinduism
Sect	Shaivite
Religion and belief	At the circumambulatory platform of Candi Parambanan exists the stories from Hindu epic. At Candi Shiva and Candi Brahma the story of Ramayana is narrated whereas the story of Krishna is depicted at Candi Vishnu. The narrative starts from the left side of the main gate and runs clockwise around the temple

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-07-00
Record creator	Chedha Tingsanchali