Tag: Java

  • Javanese Hindus revive Mahashivaratri at Prambanan Temple

    Javanese Hindus revive Mahashivaratri at Prambanan Temple

    Mahashivaratri (15th February 2026), marked the month-long Prambanan Shiva Festival at the UNESCO heritage site in Yogyakarta, Java (Indonesia). The Prambanan complex is the second largest Hindu temple in South East Asia. Consisting of 240 free-standing temples, the complex is dominated by a central temple of Shiva, with temples of Vishnu and Brahma on either…

  • Indonesian Hindus welcome Murugan to Java

    Indonesian Hindus welcome Murugan to Java

    Java, Indonesia: Mahakumbhabhishekam rituals took place to inaugurate Jakarta’s Murugan Temple, (Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam) @jktmurugantemple this February. At 400 square meters, this is Indonesia’s first temple dedicated to Murugan. Built with a towering 40-meter high Rajagopuram (entrance tower), it is now Indonesia’s largest temple built in the Dravida style of architecture (native to Southern Bharat).  Home…