{"id":367044,"date":"2026-07-09T14:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367044"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:29:53","slug":"prambanan-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/prambanan-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Prambanan Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><b>News:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today visited the iconic UNESCO World Heritage site Prambanan Temple Complex in Yogyakarta. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About Prambanan Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367046\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-367046\" 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: NDTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the l<strong>argest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia<\/strong> and <strong>among the most significant in Southeast Asia.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <strong>the second largest in Southeast Asia after Angkor Wat in Cambodia. <\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located on the <strong>plains of Central Java, Yogyakarta.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Built by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It was built during the<\/span><b> 9th and 10th centuries under the Sanjaya dynasty<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the ancient Mataram Kingdom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dedicated to:<\/strong> It is dedicated to the <\/span><b>Hindu Trimurti: Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prambanan Temple Compounds consist of <\/span><b>Prambanan Temple (also called Loro Jonggrang), Sewu Temple, Bubrah Temple and Lumbung Temple.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Architecture:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike many temples with wide, spread-out layouts,<\/span><b> Prambanan&#8217;s tall towers rise steeply into the sky, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creating a striking skyline that can be seen from far away.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>At the centre of the complex are three main temples dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Shiva temple is the tallest, standing about 47 metres high.<\/strong> It is the most prominent temple and contains statues of Shiva, Durga, Ganesha, and the sage Agastya.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally,<strong> the complex had about 240 temples covering nearly 40 hectares,<\/strong> making it one of the largest religious sites built in ancient Java.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around the<\/span><b> main temples were hundreds of smaller temples called pervara shrines. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of these are now in ruins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temples are arranged in a carefully planned square layout based on Hindu beliefs about the universe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temples are <\/span><b>decorated with detailed stone carvings. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The galleries around the temples contain w<\/span><b>ell-preserved bas-reliefs, a type of sculpture where figures are carved so they project slightly from a flat surface. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These carvings tell stories from the Ramayana, one of Hinduism&#8217;s most important epics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visitors<\/span><b> traditionally walk clockwise around the temple corridors, following the story shown in the carvings,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> much like reading an ancient graphic novel carved in stone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These reliefs show the <\/span><b>influence of Indian literature while also reflecting the unique artistic style of Java.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Recognition: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prambanan Temple Compounds in Yogyakarta were designated as a <\/span><b>UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today visited the iconic UNESCO World Heritage site Prambanan Temple Complex in Yogyakarta. \u00a0 About Prambanan Temple It is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia and among the most significant in Southeast Asia.\u00a0 It is also the second largest in Southeast Asia after Angkor 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