The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Cetho Temple

Gumeng, Jenawi, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia Hinduism

Highland Hindu sanctuary on Mount Lawu, visited for pilgrimage and notable late-Javanese religious terraces.

Sukuh Temple

Berjo, Ngargoyoso, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia Hinduism

Unusual terraced Hindu sanctuary on Mount Lawu, known for its distinctive reliefs and late classical Javanese forms.