One of the main twin Buddhist temples of Plaosan Lor, in Prambanan Sub-district, Klaten, Central Java from the 9th century Sailendra dynasty of the ancient Mataram Kingdom.
Plaosan Temple is a designation for a temple complex located in DukuhPlaosan, Bugisan Village, Pambambanan District, Klaten District, Central Java Province, Indonesia. This temple is located approximately one kilometer to the northeast of Sewu Temple or Prambanan Temple. The existence of the top of the stupa, Buddha statue, and ancillary temples (companion / small) in the form of stupas indicate that the temples are Buddhist temples. The complex was built in the 9th century by King Rakai Pikatan and Sri Kahulunan during the Medang Kingdom, also known as Ancient Mataram Kingdom.
Plaosan Temple Complex consists of Plaosan Lor Temple and Plaosan Kidul Temple.
Twin Temple Festival is an annual event held in this temple by displaying various dances from all over the archipelago. This festival is the only large-scale cultural festival held in Klaten. This activity is part of a series of launches of a tourism village in collaboration with ISI Surakarta.
In this activity, Regent Klaten Sri Hartini appreciate the activities of Twin Temple Festival which took place in Bugisan. He hopes the activity will last about a month to be one form of promotion of tourism potential in the region.