Ceto ( id, Candi Ceto) is a fifteenth-century
Javanese-
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
temple that is located on the western slope of
Mount Lawu
The Lawu ( jv, ꦭꦮꦸ), or Mount Lawu ( jv, ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁꦭꦮꦸ, Gunung Lawu) is a massive compound stratovolcano straddling the border between East Java and Central Java, Indonesia. The north side is deeply eroded and the eastern s ...
(
elev. 1495 m above sea level) on the border between
Central and
East Java
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provinces.
Cetho is one of several temples built on the northwest slopes of
Mount Lawu
The Lawu ( jv, ꦭꦮꦸ), or Mount Lawu ( jv, ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁꦭꦮꦸ, Gunung Lawu) is a massive compound stratovolcano straddling the border between East Java and Central Java, Indonesia. The north side is deeply eroded and the eastern s ...
in the fifteenth century. By this time, Javanese religion and art had diverged from Indian precepts that had been so influential on temples styles during the 8-10th century. This area was the last significant area of temple building in Java before the island's courts were converted to Islam in the 16th century. The temples' distinctiveness and the lack of records of Javanese ceremonies and beliefs of the era make it difficult for historians to interpret the significance of these antiquities.
It is close to
Sukuh
Sukuh ( id, Candi Sukuh, ) is a 15th-century Javanese-Hindu temple ( candi) that is located in Berjo, Ngargoyoso district, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia on the western slope of Mount Lawu (elevation ).
This temple has a height of ...
temple.
See also
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Gunung Padang Megalithic Site
Gunung Padang is a megalithic site located in Karyamukti, Campaka, Cianjur Regency, West Java, Indonesia, southwest of the regency seat or from station. Located at above sea level, the site covers a hill, an extinct volcano, in a series of f ...
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Candi Kethek
Candi Kethek, is a terraced megalithic pyramid shaped 15th-16th century Hindu temple on the northwest slope of Mount Lawu in Anggrasmanis village of Gumeng subdistrict in Jenawi district of Karanganyar Regency in Central Java of Indonesia., p. ...
, 11th-16th century similar smaller site in Central Java.
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Candi of Indonesia
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The ''Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia'' defines a ''candi'' as an ancient ...
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Prambanan Temple
Prambanan ( id, Candi Prambanan, jv, ꦫꦫꦗꦺꦴꦁꦒꦿꦁ, Rara Jonggrang) is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimūrti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the P ...
, 6th-9th century UNESCO heritage Hindu temple in Central Java.
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Sunda Kingdom
The Sunda Kingdom ( su, , Karajaan Sunda, ) was a Sundanese Hindu kingdom located in the western portion of the island of Java from 669 to around 1579, covering the area of present-day Banten, Jakarta, West Java, and the western part of Centr ...
, 7th-16th century Indianised Hindu kingdom in Western and Central Java.
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Taruma Kingdom, 2nd-6th century Indianised Hindu kingdom of Western Java.
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Greater India
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Indianisation
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History of Indian influence on Southeast Asia
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Hinduism in Indonesia
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Buddhism in Indonesia
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List of places with columnar jointed volcanics
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