![]() īetween 11 additional Hindu temples were built, but abandoned by Hindus and Buddhists as Islam spread in Java circa 15th to 16th century. According to local beliefs, Java had thousands of Hindu temples which co-existed with Buddhist temples, most of which were buried in massive eruption of Mount Merapi in 1006 AD. As the result numerous Hindu temples, locally known as candi, constructed and dominated the landscape of Java. Prior to the rise of Islam, between the 5th to 15th century Dharmic faiths (Hinduism and Buddhism) were the majority in Indonesian archipelago, especially in Java and Sumatra. Prambanan, the largest Hindu temple compound in Indonesia.Ĭandi is an Indonesian term to refer to ancient temples, the word originated from the Sanskrit word Candikargha which is associated with the Goddess Durga. Hindu Dayak and Kaharingan groups are concentrated in Central Kalimantan. Numbers of Indonesian natives that adhere to a form of native Austronesian ancestral and natural worship might also be categorized as Hindus, such as Dayak people ( Kaharingan), Batak Karo ( Parmalim), Javanese ( Kejawen) and, Baduy people ( Sunda Wiwitan). There is also a significant Indonesian Indian Hindu minority settled in large cities. This claim has been disputed by one of the leading Hindu bodies of the nation, the Parishada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI), which estimates there are about 18 million Hindus, indicating that most are not of Balinese origin. According to government statistics, the majority of Indonesian Hindus are Balinese that inhabit the island of Bali. ![]() Hindus in Indonesia are a multi-ethnic society consisting of different Indonesian ethnicities, such as Balinese, Javanese, Indian and other ethnic groups. Indonesia has been part of Indosphere of Greater India where sanskritization and Hinduism spread across Indonesia. This is a list of Hindu temples and their remains in Indonesia.
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