Opening Time: 9am to 5pm
Admission Fee: 3,000Rp.
Location: 36KM
east of Solo. On the slopes of Lawu Mountain about 25 miles east of Solo. You
can reach it in about one hour from Solo. From Solo, find the route to Semarang
or Karanganyar. Follow the main road till you find a traffic light junction
with small police station on your right. Turn left to Karangpandan. Follow the
main road and keep look at Candi Sukuh and Ceto on the side road.
It is a
15th century Javanese-Hindu temple (Candi) that is located on the western slope
of Mount Lawu (elev. 910 m or 3,000 feet (910 m) above sea level on the border between Central and
East Java provinces.
Where most temples
would have a large square shrine, however, Candi Sukuh has a pyramid
reminiscent of Mayan structures from Central America. This is the only Hindu
temple, or Buddhist one for that matter, sporting a pyramid like this and
nobody knows for sure why the builders chose this type of structure. Just in
front of the pyramid, three tortoises with flattened shells are unevenly
placed. They appear to be for offerings or sacrifices and a male figure grasping his penis. There aren't as many carvings as most temples typically have, but
those it does have are quit unique. Candi Sukuh, you see, is what they call a
"fertility" temple.
Beautiful
view but not much to knowledge gained as there isn’t any tour-guide around to
share its historical information of this temple15th century Javanese-Hindu
temple.
Anyways, here are a couple of pictures I've taken:
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