Explore Prambanan temple indonesia

Recognized as a world cultural heritage in 1991, Prambanan Temple has become one of the tourist destinations that cannot be missed when coming to Indonesia. Let's book flight tickets to explore the sacred Prambanan temple.


History of the temple's formation

Built in the 9th century in Java, the temple is located about 18 km east of Yogyakarta. Prambanan Temple is a temple complex of Hindu gods, worshiping the three supreme gods of Hinduism: the creator god Bram ham, the intellectual god Vishnu and the destroyer god Shiva. Currently, this is the largest Hindu temple in Southeast Asia.

According to recorded documents, initially the temple's tehen was Shiva Grha (meaning house of Shiva) with the main purpose of worshiping this god. King Rakai Pikatan wanted to show that the Sanjaya family had abandoned Buddhism to return to Hinduism. It is also said that the temple was born to compete with the Buddhist temple Borobudur. The name Prambanan is the name of the village near the location where this temple is located

Architecture of the temple

Researchers have determined that Pramabanan was carefully designed by talented architects at that time. The temples, houses, and Hindu urban areas were planned in an orderly manner with diagrams. square due to influence from ancient Indian treatises.


Prambanan Temple is divided into 3 different areas and divided by walls.

The outermost part is the Bhurloka temple cluster, this temple cluster symbolizes people and worldly life.
Next, make a cluster of temples symbolizing the monkhood - Blurvaloka.
Finally, the most important part of the temple, the main tower Svarloka - symbolizes the supreme beings. The temple has a total of 240 large and small towers. The relic complex has many architectural works and extremely impressive decorative patterns for visitors to freely explore.
This place is also a testament to the thousands of years old history of Indonesia. The temple was abandoned and forgotten until it was discovered by the Dutch. Prambanan was restored and completed between 1918 and 1952, and currently the temple is a protected and preserved world cultural heritage.

Tourist experiences at Prambanan temple

You can hire a tour guide to better understand the altar lamps, history, and religious artifacts.

Every time night falls, the tops of the towers appear with a mysterious beauty. Not only that, the temple also becomes extremely beautiful at dawn, when the towers shine in the dark sky. This is a very suitable landscape to give you beautiful photos.

- The feeling of relaxing on the green grass in the parks surrounding the temple and watching Prambanan from afar is very pleasant. You will not be able to miss the three temples worshiping the three main gods here: the God of Creation, God of protection and god of destruction.

- This place is open for visitors to visit on all days of the week and from early morning until late afternoon. Pupils and students also receive discounts when coming to this sacred Hindu temple.