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Prambanan Temple

Prambanan (, , Hanacaraka: ꦫꦫꦗꦺꦴꦁꦒꦿꦁ) is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, in southern Java, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimūrti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound is located approximately northeast of the city of Yogyakarta on the boundary between Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces.

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Prambanan is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, built to honor the Trimūrti—the three main forms of God as Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer. It stands as a significant example of classical Hindu architecture and religious practice in Java, located near the boundary between Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces.

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Historic site.name: Prambanan
Historic site.image: Prambanan Temple Yogyakarta Indonesia.jpg
Historic site.caption: Prambanan Temple Compounds
Historic site.locmapin: Indonesia Java#Indonesia
Historic site.map_caption: Location within Java
Historic site.location: Bokoharjo, Prambanan, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta and Prambanan, Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
Historic site.built: Originally built in 850 CE during the reign of the Hindu Sanjaya dynasty
Historic site.designation1: WHS
Historic site.designation1_partof: Prambanan Temple Compounds
Historic site.designation1_type: Cultural
Historic site.designation1_criteria: i, iv
Historic site.designation1_date: 1991 (15th session)
Historic site.designation1_number: 642
Historic site.designation1_free1name: Region
Historic site.designation1_free1value: Southeast Asia
Hindu temple.name: Candi Prambanan
Hindu temple.religious_affiliation: Hinduism

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Contents

History
Construction
Abandonment
Rediscovery
Reconstruction
Contemporary events
The temple compound
Shiva temple
Brahma and Vishnu temples
Vahana temples
Apit temples and smaller shrines
Pervara temples
Gates and walls
Architecture
Reliefs
Ramayana and Bhagavata Purana
Lokapalas, Brahmins and Devatas
Prambanan panel: Lion and Kalpataru
The Rara Jonggrang legend
Access
Other temples around Prambanan
Gallery
Gallery of reliefs
Gallery of Prambanan
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

The temple compound, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia and the second-largest in Southeast Asia after Angkor Wat. It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu architecture, and by the towering central building inside a large complex of individual temples. Prambanan temple compounds originally consisted of 240 temple structures, which represented the grandeur of ancient Java's Hindu art and architecture, and is also considered as a masterpiece of the classical period in Indonesia. Prambanan attracts many visitors from around the world.

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