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Candi Rambut Monte
is made of andesite stones
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plan, with a length of 292
cm, width of 296 cm, and
height of 85 cm, and has
stairs up on the west side.
The building of the temple is only foot and body parts, while the roof of the temple
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in Candi Rambut Monte depicts as if a human head is crawling. In addition, there is
also a yoni and lingga which has carved decorative motifs of coiled tendrils, and in
its surrounding area, there are a lot of stone pedestals. Thus, the temple bears Hindu

character. Unfortunately, there is no other information which can explain its historical
background.
The name Rambut Monte according to the surrounding population is derived

from two words, rambut (hair) and monte. But is an abbreviation of buyut (great
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Adjacent to the temple, there is a springs that forms a lake of water. The water
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