Prambanan Temple
Largest principal Shiva-centered Hindu temple ensemble in Indonesia, famed for its Ramayana reliefs and soaring towers.
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Largest principal Shiva-centered Hindu temple ensemble in Indonesia, famed for its Ramayana reliefs and soaring towers.
Pakerisan river-valley sanctuary with monumental rock-cut shrines and an adjoining active Hindu temple courtyard.
Hindu water temple surrounded by ponds, springs and gardens near Sebatu, known for its living purification tradition.
Historic hillside Hindu temple in Bangli noted for its monumental stairway, tiered sanctuaries and elaborate stone carvings.
Clifftop Hindu shrine on the Lombok coast, standing above a sea-carved hole in the rock near Senggigi.
Historic sanctuary and carved cave near Bedulu with Hindu and Buddhist archaeological elements and ritual bathing structures.
Major Hindu water temple linked to Lake Batur and the ceremonial irrigation landscape of Bali.
Royal water temple built for the Mengwi kingdom, distinguished by landscaped moats and rows of tiered meru shrines.
Forest-surrounded Hindu mountain sanctuary on Mount Batukaru, central to Balinese religious landscapes and temple worship.
Important Balinese Hindu sanctuary at the mouth of a bat-inhabited cave on the east Bali coast.
Lakeside Hindu water temple at Lake Beratan in Bedugul, associated with the life-sustaining waters of Bali.
Revered mountain temple in eastern Bali, part of the Lempuyang complex known for religious pilgrimage and its photographed gateway.