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Magelang, Central Java · -7.6062°, 110.2195°
A small ninth-century Sailendra shrine standing on the straight line that joins Borobudur and Mendut, credited to the architect Gunadharma and admired for the simplicity, symmetry and balance that mark Central Javanese work against the later East Javanese manner. Its name derives from a Javanese word for kitchen, from a root meaning dust, and it may have served as a mortuary temple for a king; bodhisattva and tara reliefs adorn its walls. Restored in 1835 under Raffles, it was inscribed with the Borobudur Temple Compounds as a World Heritage Site in 1991.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Sailendra