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The quite comfortable PJKA Railways Guesthouse is Rp1000. About 3 km after this village, take horse or walk up road which turns up the mountainside where 9 minor temple groups stand on tops of 6 different hills. Most beautiful temple location on Java. This Shivaite-Hindu complex dates from the 8th-9th Century and clusters around ravines and sulphur springs. Includes a Vishnu temple, very rarely worshipped on Java. Most are elaborately built and in excellent condition. See Temple II with its well preserved kala-makara relief on the portal. Place chosen with great care; sweeping view high over the central Javanese plain plus 3 of its most towering volcanoes. Wander about. Walk the ancient pilgrims' paths; takes about 3-4 hours to visit all the sites