Dieng the Abode of the Gods

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Dieng Plateau, is a marshy plateau that forms the floor of a caldera complex on the Dieng active volcano complex, and is located at Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia.

there are Hindu temples from the 7th and 8th centuries, the oldest Hindu temples in Central Java, and the first known standing stone structures in Java. They are originally thought to have numbered 400 but only 8 remain. The Dieng structures were small and relatively plain, but stone architecture developed substantially in only a matter of decades resulting in masterpieces such as the Prambanan complex and Borobudur. The earliest architectural usage of the Javanese demonic masks and marine monsters are exhibited along the niches and doorways of the remaining structures. The name "Dieng" comes from Di Hyang which means "Abode of the Gods". Its misty location almost 2000 m above sea level, and its mists, poisonous effusions and sulphur-coloured lakes make it a particularly auspicious place for religious tribute. The temples are small shrines built as monuments to the god-ancestors and dedicated to Shiva, rather than acting as a convenience to man.

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Photos

arjuna temple complex
there is the arjuna temple comlex, its built about 7 century and one the oldest temple in java

sikidang creater
si kidang is deer or antelope, this crater is named like that because ist always moving up stakes

setiyaki temple
setiyaki temple that is being renovated

sundoro mount
sundoro mount viewed from dieng

goats around the temple
goats around the arjuna temple complex

Sindoro peak
Sindoro peak that blanket by fog, seen from the hills around the color lake