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North Coast (West Java), Indonesia
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Batujaya is a village and district in the North Coast region of Western Java, Indonesia. The district is known for the archaeological site of the Batujaya temples.
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The Candi Jiwa temple is located in the middle of rice fields. It is one of the temples that has been researched the most, and has been partly restored. It measures 19 by 19 metres, and is 4.7 metres high. In the middle of the temple, there is a circular structure, which could have been a stupa such as found in the Borobudur temple.
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One of the other temple buildings that has been recovered and partly restored. The original function of the Candi Blandongan temple building remains unknown. In contrast to the Candi Jiwa, the Blandongan structure has stairs on all four sides.
Simple Sundanese style eatery, offering free wifi.
Batujaya is near Java's north coast, about 40 km northeast of Central Jakarta. Several small roads lead to Batujaya.
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