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Candi Jiwa (more properly the Segaran I site)
Height: 4.70 m; area: 500 square metres; excavated in 1984, 1985-1986 (2 times); restored: 1996-2001; dimensions: 18 m x 18 m x 4.7 m (no stairs or entrances).
Upon excavation the foot of the Candi was already ruined. The hyphotesis is that this candi was shaped like a stupa. The upper part of the candi is thought to have been shaped like fully-opened lotus, if observed from above. There was once a pradaksina path made of bricks around the Candi which had a width of 2.65 metres.
Candi Blandongan (Segaran V site)
Height: 4.70 m; area: 110 x 38 square metre; excavated in 1984, 1999-200 (2 times); restored: 1996-2001; dimensions: 25 x 25 (first level), 10 x 10 (second level).
Upon excavation, the Candi no longer had roofs and the roof’s shape was unknown. They knew the Candi once had fences surrounding it. The hyphotesis is that the top of this candi was shaped like a stupa, from the remnants of the stupa bell.
Votive tablets were found with a Buddha image on it at the Candi’s feet; and they also found fragments of inscription of Buddhist mantras and even gold plate, which was in Sanskrit written in the Pallawa alphabet. They found also statues made from gold, copper, stone, and stuco.
Buried inside the candi was another layer of building from an older era, maybe 5-7th Century. They also found surrounding slabs of stones of which have been identified variously as whetting stones, meditation cushions, or stands for statues.
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