Under the bright skies of Yogyakarta, the ruins of Candi Sewu still stand proudly, a testament to the grandeur of the ancient kingdom of Mataram and its Buddhist heritage. This vast VIIIᵉ century complex, the second largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia after Borobudur, impresses with the scale of its structure and the finesse of its architecture. Around the central temple, hundreds of smaller sanctuaries form a harmonious whole, once intended to symbolise cosmic perfection.
The crumbling stones, neatly lined up on the ground, tell of the earthquakes, wars and centuries that have eroded its splendour. Yet each block retains the spiritual energy of the place, as if ancient prayers continue to vibrate in the warm Java air. To walk among these remains is to feel both the fragility of time and the power of the sacred.
Candi Sewu embodies the union between man, nature and the divine - a reminder that beauty also lies in the silent persistence of ruins.
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