Title
View of Candi Sukuh
Caption
View of Candi Sukuh, The main monument, unusually for hindu temples, is a pyramid. It was a sacred place for the worship of ancestors, nature spirits and fertility cults. It is believed that local virgins were brought to the temple to act as sacred whores. Indonesia. Hindu. c 1437 AD, Majapahit Kingdom. Central Java, Western slopes of Mount Lawu.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A40_048
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
27,9Mb (1,6Mb) / 9,3in x 11,7in / 2780 x 3506 (300dpi)