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Candi Sewu (Temple complex) (Buddhist) one of the two colossal rakshasas at the east entrance, rear view. Yogyakarta district, D.I. Yogyakarta province, 8th -9th century.
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A raksasa, a man-eating giant demon living in the wilderness, which here functions as a temple guardian of the Tjandi Sewu.
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Credit lineCandi Sewu (Temple complex)(Buddhist) one of the two colossal rakshasas at the east entrance, rear view. Yogyakarta district, D.I. Yogyakarta province, 8th -9th century.. 1865-07 - 1865-09. Isidore Kinsbergen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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