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Penataran
Penataran or Panataran (Indonesian: Candi Penataran) is one of the
largest Hindu temple ruins complex in East Java, Indonesia.[1] It is located
roughly 12 km northeast of Blitar, with the closest airport being farther
away at Malang. Believed to have been constructed between the 12th
century to the 15th century, the temple played a significant role in the
Majapahit Kingdom, especially under King Hayam Wuruk.[1][2] He The main temple of the Penataran
considered his favorite sanctuary.[3]:241 Penataran dates from the Kediri complex took the form of a stepped
pyramid.
era.

Candi Panataran is a Shiva (Siwa) temple. It is notable for including one the
largest Indonesian collection of reliefs showing life stories of Hindu god Vishnu in different avatars. In particular, the
temple site include 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 UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on
October 19, 1995 in the Cultural category. This temple was identified in
Nagarakretagama as Palah temple and reported being visited by King
Hayam Wuruk during his royal tour across East Java. The site is being
considered to be put on the World Heritage list of sites that have
"outstanding universal value" to the world.[7]

See also
Angkor Wat
Bali
Hinduism in Indonesia

References
1. Lydia Kieven (2013). Following the Cap-Figure in Majapahit Temple
Reliefs: A New Look at the Religious Function of East Javanese
The dated temple in the Penataran
Temples, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
complex
(https://books.google.com/books?id=BfKBAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA161).
BRILL. pp. 161–175. ISBN 978-90-04-25865-5.
2. "Penataran Temple - One of Majapahit Inheritance in Blitar" (http://www.eastjava.com/books/majapahit
/html/penataran.html). East Java.com. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
3. Cœdès, George (1968). The Indianized states of Southeast Asia (https://books.google.com
/books?id=iDyJBFTdiwoC). University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824803681.

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