Sujet
Candi Sukuh was a sacred place for the worship of ancestors, nature spirits and fertility cults
Légende
Candi Sukuh 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. View of the flattened tortoises at the entrance to the pyramid temple. The tortoises in Hindu mythology symbolise the base of the world. Their tops are flattened so they could be used as altars for purification rituals. Indonesia. Hindu. c 1437 AD, Majapahit Kingdom. Central Java, Western slopes of Mount Lawu.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive
Date
04 oct. 2010
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A16_055
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
41,6Mo (3,2Mo) / 35,5cm x 29,4cm / 4191 x 3470 (300dpi)