The Lost Hindu Temple in the Jungle Mist

March 17th, 2008 | Indonesia, Travel |

The Lost Hindu Temple in the Jungle Mist

I took an afternoon hike in the remote area of Java just outside the town of Jogjakarta to explore this temple. It’s called Prambanan, and it was built around 850 CE.

The rain was pouring down, which left me and Will there pretty much alone, except for a few wild deer in the area. I waited through the rain because I knew if it cleared there would be a great sunset. I had a little baggy over my camera to keep it dry until everything passed…

While waiting on the rain to stop, I walked around and did more up close exploration of the temples of Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma, which were three of the largest in the complex. All the temple blocks were on the edge of collapse, after many centuries of Indonesian earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

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11 Responses to “The Lost Hindu Temple in the Jungle Mist”

March 17th, 2008 22:44 | Susan

1

Wowee! Super fantastic Trey! Soooo beautiful!
March 18th, 2008 10:14 | Carl Parkes

2

That’s the best photo of Prambana I’ve ever seen. Congrats, as usual.
March 18th, 2008 19:44 | Daniel Hellerman

3

MY jaw just hit the floor, and im having trouble getting it back up. Simply GORGEOUS.
March 19th, 2008 04:16 | Stuck In Customs

4

Thanks! Appreciate it!
March 20th, 2008 04:24 | Dhruva

5

amazing shot!!! is this a HDR?
March 20th, 2008 15:25 | Nicole

6

Love Love Love Loveee it!! Kudos to you..
March 20th, 2008 21:00 | Stuck In Customs

7

Thanks all – glad you like it
March 22nd, 2008 09:21 | markus941

8

another awesome shot. your life is cool
March 22nd, 2008 14:14 | J.K.

9

Feels like waking up..

Deep Bows
November 24th, 2008 14:34 | Sapphire

10

Beautiful Temple… mysterious ; inspiring.
Great photo.
February 19th, 2009 05:43 | hash3g

11

awesome! so old and so strong, i am under impression!