Sukuh

7°37′38″S 111°7′52″E / 7.62722°S 111.13111°E / -7.62722; 111.13111

The main monument of Sukuh temple.

Sukuh (Indonesian: Candi Sukuh, Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈtʃandi ˈsukʊh]) is a 15th-century Javanese-Hindu temple (candi) that is located in Berjo, Ngargoyoso district, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia on the western slope of Mount Lawu (elevation 910 metres (2,990 ft)). This temple has a height of 87 meters. Sukuh temple has a distinctive thematic relief from other candi where life before birth and sexual education are its main themes. Its main monument is a simple pyramid structure with reliefs and statues in front of it, including three tortoises with flattened shells and a male figure grasping his penis. A giant 1.82 m (6 ft) high of Shishna with four testes, representing penile incisions,[1] was one of the statues that has been relocated to the National Museum of Indonesia.

  1. ^ Wassana Im-em; Kullawee Siriratmongkhon (19 August 2002). "Gender and Pleasure" (PDF). Australian National University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2023.