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Early medieval · Hindu · Indonesia

Sambisari Temple

Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta · -7.7625°, 110.4471°

Shiva (lingga-yoni in the main chamber)Mataram Kingdom
Sacred since
812 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
early 9th c. (Mataram)
Mataram Kingdom

History & significance

A ninth-century Shaiva temple compound that lay buried about five metres deep under Merapi volcanic deposits until a farmer struck its carved stone in 1966; excavation and reconstruction were completed in 1987, leaving the shrine sitting in a sunken courtyard.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Mataram Kingdom