Candi Penataran
Penataran is the largest
and most important Hindu temple complex in East Java. It lies Just 10
kilometres north of Blitar
on the lower slopes of Mt Kelud. Dedicated to the god Siva, the temple
was in use for at least three hundred years, from the 14th to 16th centuries.
Most of the buildings which can be seen today, however, were constructed
during Majapahit's golden century.
The layout of the temple is similar to that found in the Balinese
pura today. A number of small buildings are scattered
within a sacred, walled enclosure, with the largest and most
important temple at the rear of the complex. Hindu legends, among
them the Ramayana epic, are carved in relief on the temple walls
and terrace foundations.
The
Naga temple
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The
bathing place at Penataran, dates A.D. 1415
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