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Ramayana Narrative at Candi Prambanan

Keywords : Candi, Candi Parambanan, Ramayana Narrative

Site common nameCandi Prambanan
Type of artworkSculpture
Village-
Province/CityKlaten
StateCentral Java
CountryIndonesia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : -7.751944
Long : 110.490833

History of productionCandi Prambanan or Candi Lolochongrang is the largest candi in the late Central Java art. It was built in Sanchai dynasty around 15 centry BE.
ArtNarratives at Candi Prambana have developed from those at Burobudo that is space is filled with natural patterns such as mountains and trees. This tendency is called by H.M. Subhahdaradis as “ the anti-enpty space”, which gets closer to the east Java art. Although some features are close to the east Java art, the human chracters are still round and volumed and face directly according to narratives in Indian art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMid Central Javanese Art
Age13-15 centuries BE.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite
Religion and beliefOn top of the circumambulaotry of the three main candis of Candi Prambanan, there are Hindu narratives at the wall of the circumambulatory. A hindu temple at the back of Shiva and Bhraman depicts narratives from Ramanyana, whereas Vishanu temple depicts narratives Krisana. The narratives start from the left of the east door and circulate around the temple.
Related artworkThese narratives depict scene in Ramayana: Waking Kumpakan to fight Raman. To wake him up, there needs to be noise from elephants and horses becuase he was cursed to sleep heavily.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali