Gunung Gangsir

This red brick structure is located in Gunung Gangsir village, Beji subdistrict, Pasuruan Regency, East Java Indonesia.

According to local residents, this name appears when one day there was someone who tried to dig a hole into the mound to loot valuable objects under the temple building.

However, the design, shape and proportion, also the decorations is more similar to Central Javanese temples from earlier period.

The temple is 15 metres in height, with visible distinction between foot (base) part, body, and roof.

Intricate panels, featuring ornaments in the form of bas-reliefs, vessels with floral motifs, pilasters, images of trees and animals, which are made with clay molding techniques.

Remnants of the original bricks, showing details of brick work ornamentations.
Gunung Gangsir temple viewed from the south.
Temple decorations of vessels with floral motif, made by clay mold casting technique.