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Tuesday 4 December 2012

Historical plateau


"Dieng Plateu is a marshy plateau that forms the floor of a caldera complex on the Dieng Volcanic Complex near Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia. Referred to as "Dieng" by Indonesians, it sits at 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level, far from major population centres. The name "Dieng" comes from Di Hyang which means "Abode of the Gods"
The Plateau is the location eight small Hindu temples. They are the oldest known standing stone structures in Java. They are originally thought to have numbered 400 but only eight remain."
Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieng_Plateau


Dieng Plateau, where candi Arjuna or Arjuna temple standing, another Hinduism ancient temple. It is different from candi Borobudur or Borobudur temple. Borobudur temple is a Buddhist temple, and it is decorated with reliefs that featuring their Gods. Hinduism temple has so many shrine and scattered around a wide area. You could see a lot of shrines along the way in Dieng Plateau. This is one of the most visited site at Central Java.

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