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Sewu Temple

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Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple
Phone:
+62 274 496402

Hours:
Sunday6am - 5pm
Monday6am - 5pm
Tuesday6am - 5pm
Wednesday6am - 5pm
Thursday6am - 5pm
Friday6am - 5pm
Saturday6am - 5pm


Sewu is an eighth century Mahayana Buddhist temple located 800 meters north of Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia. The word for a Hindu or Buddhist temple in Indonesian is candi, hence the common name is Candi Sewu. Candi Sewu is the second largest Buddhist temple complex in Indonesia; Borobudur is the largest. Sewu predates nearby Loro Jonggrang temple at Prambanan. Although the complex consists of 249 temples, this Javanese name translates to 'a thousand temples,' which originated from popular local folklore . Archaeologists believe the original name for the temple compound to be Manjusrigrha.
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