Cangkuang

Three meters to the south of the temple is an ancient Islamic tomb of Embah Dalem Arief Muhammad, believed to be the community elders of Cangkuang village during the Islamization of Sundanese in the 17th century.

The temple occupies a 16.5 hectares island called Kampung Pulo ("island village") surrounded by a small lake (Sundanese: situ) called Situ Cangkuang.

The temple, tomb, traditional village and the areas surrounding the island and lake, it is a cultural and archaeological sanctuary.

Inside the main room there is a small 62 cm tall stone statue of Shiva.

The architectural style is similar to those of early Central Javanese Hindu temples.

Cangkuang temple and the Islamic tomb of Arief Muhammad on the foreground.
Cangkuang temple