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Kimpulan temple is a 9th century located in the area of Indonesia Islamic University, Jogjakarta, Indonesia. The temple was buried about five metres underground. Parts of the temple have been excavated to reveal square andesite stone walls and statues of Ganesha, Lingam Yoni, and Nandi. The temple was accidentally discovered on 11 December 2009 during land excavations to lay foundations for the construction of a new university library. The discovery drew public attention and sparked excitement and curiosity. The news instantly drew many visitors to the site. Archaeology office feared that large numbers of curious visitors would harm the excavation site, and feared the looting might take place. As the result, the area was surrounded with tin fences and closed; it is presently off-limits for visitors. 

Kimpulan temple is thought to have been buried by an ancient volcanic eruption from nearby Mount of Merapi about a millennia ago. The discovery of this temple was the most exciting archaeological findings in Yogyakarta recently, leading to speculation about whether other ancient temples still lie underground in the vicinity, buried under Mount Merapi volcanic ash. The temple is clearly a Hindu Shivaistic temple. However the temple architecture is quite unusual for a temple dated from this period. Unlike common Central Java Hindu temples, the stone main structure and towering roof are absent. The temple is modestly small in size and has simple decorations. It only consists of several squares of walled stone base and staircases with the carving of Kala. The inner chambers contain statues of Ganesha, Nandi, and Lingam-Yoni.

So far, experts suggest that the history and architecture of this temple is a modest one. The body, column, and roof of the temple probably were made from wooden or any organic materials that have decayed over time and left no traces. The temple was probably similar to present day Balinesse temple with tall Meru-style roof. Unlike the magnificent and richly decorated Prambanan that served as the royal national temple of the Mataram Kingdom, Kimpul was a modest village shrine built by common people of a village on the outskirt of the capital.

***Once upon a time, there was a kingdom named Prambanan. The people lived peacefully. However, soon their happy lives were disturbed by Pengging Kingdom. The king, Bandung Bondowoso, wanted to occupy Prambanan. He was a mean king. The war between Prambanan and Pengging could not be avoided. Prambanan lost the war and led by the new king, Bandung Bondowoso. Pengging could win the war because Bandung Bondongwoso had a supernatural power. His soldiers were not only humans but also genies. Those creatures always obeyed Bandung Bondowoso. They always did whatever Bandung Bondowoso asked them to do. The king of Prambanan had a beautiful daughter. Her name was Loro Jonggrang. Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with her and wanted to marry her.

"If you want to marry me, you have to build a thousand of temples in just one night," said Loro Jonggrang. She hated Bandung Bondowoso because he made the people of Prambanan suffered. "What? Impossible! You just gave me an excuse for not marrying me!" said Bandung Bondowoso. But he did not give up. He asked the genies to help him. Then all those genies worked hard to build the 1.000 temples. Meanwhile, Loro Jonggrang heard from the lady-inwaiting that the building of 1.000 temples was almost finished. She was so scared; she did not want to marry Bandung Bondowoso. And then she had a great idea. She asked all the ladies-inwaiting to help her. "Please prepare a lot of straw and mortar. Come on! Hurry up!" said Loro Jonggrang. All those ladies-in-waiting were confused. They did not know why Loro Jonggrang asked them to prepare a lot of straw and mortars in the middle of the night.

"Listen, all those genies are building the temples, right? We have to stop them by burning the straw and make some noise by pounding the mortar. The genies will think that sun is going to rise and they will run away. Genies are afraid of sunlight." It worked! All those genies thought that sun rose. They did not know the light was from the fire that burning the straw. And the noise from pounding the mortar was like the start of a new day. Bandung Bondowoso was angry. He knew Loro Jonggrang just tricked him. "You cannot fool me, Loro Jonggrang. I already have 999 temples. I just need one more temple. Now, I will make you the one-thousandth temple." With his supernatural power, Bandung Bondowoso made Loro Jonggrang a temple. Until now, the temple is still standing in Prambanan area, Central Java. And the temple is named Loro Jonggrang temple.(from indonesianfolklore)

Borobudur Temple is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. This colossal relic of Borobudur Temple was built by Sailendra dynasty between 750 and 842 AD; 300 years before Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, 400 years before work had begun on the great European cathedrals. Little is known about its early history except that a huge tropical heat to shift and carve the 60,000 Cu m of stone. Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles revealed Borobudur Temple in 1814. He found the temple in ruin condition and ordered that the site be cleared of undergrowth and thoroughly surveyed. The massive restoration project began from 1905 to 1910 led by Dr. Tb. van Erp. With the help of UNESCO, the second restoration to rescue Borobudur was carried out from August 1973 to 1983.The overall height of Borobudur was 42 meters, but it is only 34.5 meters now (after restoration), and has the dimension of 123 x 123 meters. The building has 10 floors or levels: Hhumtcambharabudara, the mountain of the accumulation of virtue in the ten stages of Bodhisatva. Borobudur is located 41 km northwest of Yogyakarta, 7 km south of Magelang, Central Java.

The Boko Queen Temple or Candi Ratu Boko is three kilometres south of Prambanan temple complex. The name "Candi Ratu Boko" was given by the locals just based on a legend of Ratu Boko, Rara Jonggrang's father. This site lies on a small plateau about 196 meter above the sea level. The remains cover the areas of two villages, Dawung and Sambirejo, belong to Jogjakarta Special Territory Province. The views from the plateau's ridge are most beautiful during the dawn or in the late afternoon. 

The Boko Queen Temple structure are devided into three clusters. The 1st consits of an impressive gateway and a large stone structure with a central depression-perhaps ancient crematorium. The 2nd set of ruins lies a few hundred metres 500th. These consists of several stone fondations and enclosures, including a set of bathing pools. The 3rd cluster, several hundred metres north of the first enclosure, consists of two artificial meditation caves, a square pool and a staircase. 

Ratu Boko was probably built in about the 8th century by the Buddhist Sailendra's and later took over by Hindu Mataram. Van Boecjholzt discovered it in 1790. In 1989 - 1990, Subroto in his research concluded that there is a lot of similarities between the components of Boko Queen Temple and some early palaces in India. Who was the founder? How long had it been dwelled? We haven't known them until today. In fact, we even haven't known the function. Was it used as a royal park, a palace, a fort or a shrine temple?

Base of Public BuildingIts located outside the fence, about 1.5 meters to the east. Its base which is 38 m long, 7 m wide and 1.5 m high lies north to south. There 4 steps on the west side. 20 pedestals are found on its floor. There are also 4 grooves which were possible used for laying walls partitions. Bathing Palace (water reservoir). This complex lies to the east of Pendopo and consists of 3 groups. The complex are bordered by rectangular fence. the first group consists of 3 square pools, two of them, pool A and B, lie north to south. There is a gate between pool A and pool B. The second group consists of 8 round pools devided into 3 rows. Miniature Temples. These temples are located in the south east of  The Pendopo and are formed of 2 temple-flankers and middle largest one is called the main temple.

Group of Keputren (Princessly Palace) The third group consists of a rectangular pool only, 31 x 8 square m, surrounded by the fence with 2 gates on the south west side and the north east side. A ruined gate is found about 20 meter in the south of the other groups. A ruin of stone structure is also found about 60 meters from that gate with its floor which is still in good condition. Its base has the shape of a square measuring 20 m long and 20 m wide. There are 28 pedestals on the floor.

Group of Caves These two caves are located on the south slope of a rocky hill. Male CaveIt lies about 300 m to the north east of Base of Paseban measuring 3.5 m long, 3 m wide and 1.5 m high. Two recesses are engraved on the inside back wall and a recess on the other respective inside walls. Female CaveIt lies about 20 m to the south east of Base of Paseban and lower than the Male Cave. This cave is smaller. A recess is engraved on the inside back wall.

Prambanan is one of beautiful temple in Indonesia. It also the biggest temple complex in Java. There are 224 temples in the complex; three of them, the main temples are Brahma Temple in the north, Vishnu Temple in the south, and the biggest among the three which lies between Brahma and Vishnu temples is Shiva Temple (47 meters high). These three ancient masterpieces of Hindu architecture are locally referred to as Prambanan Temple or Lorojonggrang Temple. One of its appeals is the wealth of sculptural detail. The well known one is on the inner wall of the balustrade, the wonderfully vital and utterly engrossing Ramayana epic. Perhaps one of the most majestic temples in the South-East Asia, Prambanan attracts many admirers each year from abroad. Situated about 15 kilometers from Yogyakarta, the top of the main shrine is visible from a great distance and rises high above the scattered ruins of the former temples.

Prambanan is the best seen shortly after dawn or in the late afternoon. However it is still beautiful at any time.Prambanan Sunrise Enjoy sunrise behind the glory of Prambanan Temple. Visitors should be at the location-in the area of The Open Air Theater and archaeological park of the temple-before sun rise at about five o'clock in the morning. Playground A park designed specially for children and the rest of your family to play in and have fun while enjoying the beauty of Prambanan Temple. Archeological Museum The museum where you can learn about the ancient history of Prambanan and all the surrounding temples and Wanabaya's discoveries.