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The Magnificent Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta Indonesia

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Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta Indonesia

Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta is one of the historical landmarks in the world that have been declared as the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in central Java and built in 850 CE by the well-known Rakai Pikatan of Mataram Kingdom. According to the inscription, the temple complex was built at the time with the sole purpose to honor Lord Shiva, although it was then abandoned in the 10th century when the kingdom moved to East Java.

The Prambanan Temple is a host of a large number of Hindu temples, records show that it originally hosted about 240 temples in the area. Unfortunately, many of them have been looted by locals and Dutch residents in the past and deteriorated due to age, leaving a few temples in the three known zones up to this date.

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