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Mount Penanggungan

Mount Penanggungan is a dormant volcano in East Java, Indonesia, rising to about 1,650 metres. Its shape, a central peak ringed by smaller summits, recalled the sacred Mount Meru, and from the 10th to the 16th century it became a holy mountain covered with more than a hundred terraced sanctuaries, hermitages and bathing places, including Candi Belahan, linked with King Airlangga.

Mount Penanggungan
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mount Penanggungan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mount-penanggungan
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The Epoch Institute. “Mount Penanggungan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mount-penanggungan.
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