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 fot least three hundred years, from the 12th to 15th centuries. Most
of the buildings which can be seen today, A number of small building
are scattered within a sacred, walled enclosure, with the largest and
most important temple at the rear of the complex. Hindu legend , among
them the Ramayana epic , are carved in relief on the temple walls and
terrace foundations
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