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Candi Jago

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8.0058°S, 112.7641°E GIZA 300.87° DIST 9,655 km
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Coordinates8.0058°S, 112.7641°E
Giza Bearing300.87°
Distance9,655 km

8.0058°S, 112.7641°E.

Candi Jago is a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist temple in the Malang Regency of East Java, Indonesia, built between approximately 1268 and 1280 CE under the Singhasari kingdom as a funerary monument for King Vishnuvardhana. The temple is constructed of andesite stone in a stepped pyramid form, with three terraces rising on a rectangular plan and the principal cella located on the rear of the upper terrace rather than centered — a distinctive Singhasari layout. The terrace walls bear extensive narrative reliefs in a deliberately archaic flat carving style depicting episodes from the Kunjarakarna, Parthayajna, Arjunawiwaha, and Krishnayana — a syncretic mix drawing from both Hindu and Buddhist sources reflecting the religious blending characteristic of the Singhasari court. J. Krom published the foundational architectural and iconographic study in 1923. The temple is associated with King Kertanegara, the last Singhasari ruler.

The narrative reliefs remain in good condition along all three terrace levels.

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