Candi Cetho (Cetho Temple)

The Candi Cetho (Cetho Temple)  is located in the Cetho hamlet , Gumeng village, Jenawi sub-district, Karanganyar regency, at an altitude of 1.400m above sea level. Is a Hindu temple relics of the late reign.

On the third terrace there is a stone structure that forms a giant turtle that supposedly as a symbol of Majapahit. In front of the turtle’s head there is a symbol of phallus (male genitalia) 2 meter equipped with a decorative piercing of type ampallang. The tortoise is a symbol of creation of the universe while the penis is a symbol of human creation. From suryasengkala Saka dates to 1373, or 1451 BC Majapahit(15th century).