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View of Candi Ngawen from the North.          Detail from over the entranceway to the main cella.

Candi Ngawen

Candi Ngawen is located about 4.5 kilometers to the the east of Candi Mendut on the north side of modern Yogyakarta. It is most easily found by taking the marked road that leads to the west from the nearby town of Muntilan. Constructed during the 9th century, Candi Ngawen had a total of five primary structures that opened to the east. Portions of the superstructure for just one of these buildings, together with its detached gate in the east, can still be seen today. However, the foundations of the other buildings, including some very beautiful reliefs, are also in evidence.  (Drag the cursor over each picture to access the descriptive text.)

 Ornamentation above the image niche on the North side of the main cella.                  Detail from the photograph that appears to the left.
A Kinnari/Kinnara pair float above an image niche.                    On of the lions affixed to the corners of the temple.
The detached gateway in front of the cella entrance.                   Makara staircase banister.

The standing shell art motif is also seen at Candi Mendut and other temples in the area.

The figures on the foundations may represent the temple's donors.

The elephant art motif reminds of similar figures found at Candi Sajiwan.
  The figures on the foundations may represent the temple's donors.                 A headless image of Ratnasambhava, the Tathagata of the cardinal direction South.

    The theme of the face in the middle of an antefix is also seen at temples such as Candi Plaosan among others.

A detached stone found on site.                  The figures on the foundations may represent the temple's donors.

A yaksha figure upholding one of the temple's right angles.                  Kinnara/Kinnari pair over one of the exterior image niches.

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