Abhiseka Ceremony at Prambanan Temple

Hindus carry holy water and offerings during the Abhiseka ceremony in the courtyard of Prambanan Temple, Sleman, DI Yogyakarta, Sulasa (12/11/2024). The Abhiseka ceremony, which was attended by hundreds of Hindus, is a purification procession and commemoration of the first inauguration of Prambanan Temple by Rakai Pikatan in 856 AD as a marker of the peak of the power of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom. ANTARA FOTO/Hendra Nurdiyansyah/Spt.