After my transfixion with Prambanan and Borobudur, I had two more days in my hand and I thought I will put them to better use to explore other temples and structures in the region though my body was crying for a rest with my travel from the US and three days of being in the hot sun. Finally, my spirits won and I planned to explore other temples and structures in the region.



As the hotel offered scooters for rent, I rented one of these and ventured out with Hema. Do understand that this region of Central Java is very safe and these people are some of the friendliest people I have come across. Hema and I had a firsthand experience of their friendliness. Different groups of people, who had come to see Candi Sambisari, wanted us to take pictures with them for being Indian Hindus.

Before I start going into the details, let me bring in one more classification of the structures around here (added to the architectural classification in the previous two parts of the series), especially for the Buddhist structures as I will be classifying the structures below. The structures are of two types, Vihara or where Buddhist monks used to stay and Caitya-griha, which would mean temples with stupas, typical of Buddhist architecture.