Unlike the other Hindu temples, this temple seems mysterious and has a strong spiritual aura. Beside its calm, quite and beautiful scenery, a trip to Cetho temple is challenging and arouses adrenaline.
In Java language, cetho means clear or pure. Thriving over 1400 meters above the sea level on the slope of the Mount Lawu, Cetho Temple can only be reached by a narrow pavement road which is steep and curve. The anxiety and afraid would be paid off when you reach the temple complex. The mild mountain air and the breakthrough scenery would accompany your trip enjoying the temple.
A high gate standing elegantly under the sky will bring your memory to the temple's gates in the God's island, Bali. The gatekeeper statues look like pre historic statues. The temple, standing on a terraces land, was built at the end of the Majapahit Kingdom under the Brawijaya V reign. In one of the terraces, there is a rock stacked with a carved of the sun depicting the Majapahit's Sun, the symbol of Majapahit kingdom. This temple was first discovered as the stones ruin with 14 terraces. However 13 terraces left, 9 of them have been renovated.
As a place to worship the Siva God, this temple is decorated with a phallus statue as a symbol of Siva. There are also statues of Brawijaya V, his advisors and a configuration of 2 meters rocks in lingga and yoni shapes. The main building, trapezoid shape, is located on the highest terrace. Until this time, Cetho Temple is still used by the societies for a worship ritual place. They put their ritual sesajen (offerings, Javanese) on the statues and walks to the highest terrace for doing their ritual. Not only the scent from the offerings flowers and incenses, the fog come down from the hills covering the temple area gives mysterious and mystic aura to this temple.
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