Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in East Java
Explore 7 sacred places in East Java, Indonesia, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
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Candi Belahan, Java
Bulusari, East Java, Indonesia
On the wooded eastern slope of Mount Penanggungan in East Java lies Candi Belahan, an eleventh-century royal bathing place....
Candi Jawi, Java
Prigen, East Java, Indonesia
Near Prigen in East Java rises Candi Jawi, the late-thirteenth-century memorial temple of King Kertanagara of Singhasari....
Candi Jolotundo, Java
Kedungudi, East Java, Indonesia
Carved into the western slope of Mount Penanggungan around 977 CE, Jolotundo is the oldest bathing temple in East Java....
Mount Penanggungan, Java
Kedungudi, East Java, Indonesia
Old Javanese tradition holds that Mount Penanggungan, once called Pawitra, is the topmost section of the cosmic world-mountain Mahameru, broken off and carried from the...
Mt. Bromo, Java
Cemoro Lawang, East Java, Indonesia
An active cone rising from a vast volcanic Sea of Sand, Mount Bromo, named for Brahma, is the sacred mountain of the Tenggerese, a Hindu people of East Java....
Mt. Kawi, Java
Batu, East Java, Indonesia
On the southern slope of Mount Kawi in East Java lies the Pesarean Gunung Kawi, a pilgrimage complex grown up since 1871 around the tombs of two revered nineteenth-century...
Mt. Semeru
Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia
Gunung Semeru, called Mahameru, is the highest mountain on Java and the most sacred to Indonesian Hindus....
Key questions
East Java sacred-site questions
- How many sacred sites are listed in East Java?
- This regional guide currently includes 7 sacred sites in East Java, Indonesia.
- Which traditions are represented in East Java?
- The most represented traditions in the current guide include Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam.
- Can I view East Java sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.