describing Place

Kethek
Temple

HISTORY

Kethek in Javanese means monkey, the name given by
residents to this temple because there used to be many

monkeys in this area. The existence of this temple has
been reported since 1842. In 2005, excavations were

carried out by the Central Java Archaeological Heritage

Preservation Agency in collaboration with the

Department of Archeology of Gadjah Mada University

and the Karanganyar Regency Government.

Located on the northwest
slope of Mount Lawu in
Anggrasmanis

village

of

Gumeng subdistrict in Jenawi
district

of

Karanganyar

Regency in Central Java of
Indonesia.

Location

Kethek Temple is a terraced
megalithic pyramid-shaped
15th-16th

century

Hindu

temple

(The

end

of

Majapahit Kingdom).

Time, Kingdom
Era, and Century

The results of this research show that
Kethek Temple has a special character,
which is composed of andesite rocks
that have not been thoroughly worked.
Utilizing a fairly large natural rock
arrangement

to

provide

terrace

boundaries, such as those found on
terraces two and three.

Characteristic

Relief’s Meaning

These

reliefs

reflect

the

15th

century

Majapahit

period's

spiritual and cultural context.

Hindu Mythology1.

Symbolism

lotuses

(purity)

and

kalasa (abundance).

2.

Daily Life Agricultural activity and

nature

3.

Rituals4.

The Price of The

Ticket

Kethek Temple is a cultural

tourism that is open from 08.00 -

17.00 WIB the entrance ticket

price for local and foreign

tourists is Rp.7,000, - including

Puri Saraswati with facilities
including guard posts, toilets,

parking lots and souvenir shops.

Number of
Building

The structure of this temple

called “Punden Berundak” and

this temple have 4 terraces.

Function

The story of Samudramanthana

shows the function of Kethek
Temple as a ritual place to

cleanse and free someone from

mistakes or sins.

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