Penataran
| Candi Penataran Penataran Temple | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Blitar Regency, East Java, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 8°0′58″S 112°12′33″E / 8.01611°S 112.20917°E |
| Construction started | 12th–15th century |
Penataran or Panataran (
Kediri
era.
Candi Panataran is a Shiva (Siwa) temple. It is notable for including one of the largest Indonesian collections of reliefs showing the life stories of the Hindu god Vishnu in different avatar. In particular, the temple site includes the Rama story in the Javanese version of the epic Ramayana, as well Krishna story as depicted Triguna's Krishnayana epic poem.[4][5][3]: 158 Comparative studies of reliefs related to Hindu epics at Penataran and Prambanan temple (Yogyakarta) complexes have attracted the attention of archaeologists.[6]
World Heritage status
This site was added to the
World Heritage list of sites that have "outstanding universal value" to the world.[7]
However, in 2015, the site was pulled out from the tentative list along with 11 other sites.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-90-04-25865-5.
- ^ "Penataran Temple - One of Majapahit Inheritance in Blitar". East Java.com. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ ISBN 9780824803681.
- ^ Jan Fontein (1973), The Abduction of Sitā: Notes on a Stone Relief from Eastern Java, Boston Museum Bulletin, Vol. 71, No. 363 (1973), pp. 21-35
- ISBN 978-0-674-02874-6.
- ISBN 978-81-7017-251-2.
- ^ "Penataran Hindu Temple Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 6 May 2012.