Cangkuang Temple, Garut - West Java

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Cangkuang Temple is a Hindhu Temple that located in Kampung Pulo, Cangkuang area, Leles sub-district, Garut, West Java. This temple was the first temple that being found by Tatar Sunda, and the only Hindhu temple in Tatar Sunda. Cangkuang Temple is located near to Embah Dalem Arief Muhammad grave, an ancient grave from Islamic figure that believed as the ancestor of Cangkuang Village.

Cangkuang Temple is surrounded by four huge mountains in West Java, those are Haruman Mt, Kaledong Mt, Mandalawangi Mt and Guntur Mt. To reach this area, the visitors have to cross the lake by using traditional raft. This temple is being found in 1966 by the researcher Harsoyo and Uka Tjandrasasmita, based on research report of Vorderman in Notulen Bataviaasch Genotschap book, printed in 1893, about the broken statue and the ancient grave in Kampung Pulo.