
Sujet
View of Candi Sukuh
Légende
View of Candi Sukuh, The main monument, unusually for hindu temples, is a pyramid. It was a sacred place for the worship of ancestors, nature spirits and fertility cults. It is believed that local virgins were brought to the temple to act as sacred whores. Indonesia. Hindu. c 1437 AD, Majapahit Kingdom. Central Java, Western slopes of Mount Lawu.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A40_044
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
22,5Mo (1,8Mo) / 26,6cm x 21,2cm / 3142 x 2502 (300dpi)