A candi is a Hindu or Buddhist temple in Indonesia, mostly built during the Zaman Hindu-Buddha or "Hindu-Buddhist period" between circa the 4th and 15th centuries.
Buddha in an open stupa and the main stupa of Borobudur in the background
The 47 metres tall Shiva temple in Prambanan compound. The towering candi prasada (temple tower) are believed to represent the cosmic Mount Meru, the abode of gods.
Central Java style Bubrah temple
Eastern Java style Penataran temple
A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Koil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to deities through worship, sacrifice, and devotion. It is considered the house of the god to whom it is dedicated. The design, structure and symbolism of Hindu temples are deeply rooted in Vedic traditions, which use circles and squares in their architecture. The temple's design also represents the concept of recursion and the equivalence of the macrocosm and the microcosm through astronomical numbers and specific alignments related to the location of the temple and the connection between the deity and the worshipper. A temple incorporates all elements of the Hindu cosmos — presenting the good, the evil and the human, as well as the elements of the Hindu sense of cyclic time and the essence of life — symbolically presenting dharma, artha, kama, moksha, and karma.
Image: Undavalli Caves
Image: Hindu temple in Ubud
Image: Masrur rockcut temple
Image: Somnath current