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These strongly carved figures are so intriguing because they are done in the 'wayang-puppet style'. There is a statue of Bima, plus carvings of crabs, lizards, tortoises, bats, panakawan clowns, nasty underworld creatures, decorated tortoise statues, and guardians holding their clubs in one hand and their penis in the other. Pylons and obelisks nearby are decorated with the story of Garuda. Sleep in the hut near the temple grounds. There's also a kampung nearby with excellent goats' milk. On Sukuh's mountain the last king of Majapahit, Brawyaya, is said to be buried; offerings are placed on this site by the Sultan of Yogya each year. Candi Ceta: A 15 km walk from Candi Sukuh. You pass through a small village, then it's 6 km beyond. At 1500 m altitude, it's 600 m higher than Sukuh, but not as fascinating.Ceta is in poorer condition, not having the statues and monuments that Sukuh has, just guardian figures and /inggas.