Singhasari temple, Hindu temple in Malang, Indonesia.
Singhasari Temple is a stepped tower of stacked, rough-hewn dark grey andesite blocks standing on a square base about 14 m by 14 m, with roughly 14.1 m of its height remaining. Two colossal stone Dvarapala guardians flank the base, which has recessed niches and vertical panels. Above, the body narrows into tiered, squared rooflines, with a carved kala head over the lower entrance and a second cella on the upper level.
Built around 1300 AD during the Singhasari Kingdom reign, this temple was constructed to honor King Kertanegara, the last ruler of the dynasty who died in 1292 AD.
The temple serves as a symbol of Hindu-Buddhist cultural influence in East Java, featuring Dwarapala guardian statues and reliefs depicting scenes from ancient Javanese mythology and royal history.
Visitors can explore the temple grounds year-round through guided tours that explain the historical context, with basic amenities available in nearby Malang city for travelers and researchers.
The temple's unfinished state shows in the incomplete kala head above its lower entrance, and rough-hewn stones still lie stacked around the yard from the 1934-1937 Dutch restoration, which repaired only the roof. In 1896 King Chulalongkorn of Siam took a four-armed Buddhist Vinayaka image from here to Bangkok, now in the Bangkok National Museum.
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