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Gebang : 8th-century Hindu temple located on the outskirts of Yogyakarta

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Gebang Gebang is an 8th-century Hindu temple located on the outskirts of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The temple is located at Gebang hamlet, Wedomartani village, Ngemplak, Sleman, Yogyakarta. The temple was built during the Medang Kingdom. There is no assuring historical backgrounds or inscription records concerning the temple. However the high proportional of the temple feet indicate that the temple was built in old period of Medang Mataram kingdom, circa 730 to 800 CE. In November 1936, a villager discovered a Ganesha statue. The Art and Archaeological Services led an excavation and discover that the Ganesha statue was the part of a small stone building. The archaeological excavation was conducted that year and discover a temple ruin, the andesite stones that parts of the roof and the base is appeared to be intact. Besides the parts of the building, the excavation also yielded some artifacts such as potteries, statuettes, stone box (peripih), and lingam. The temple is named " Ge...