Hindu worship. The temple is to be dedicated to Gajah Mada, the man attributed with transforming the small Hindu kingdom of Majapahit into an empire. Although there has been a more pronounced history of resistance to Islamization in East Java, Hindu communities are also expanding in Central Java near the ancient Hindu monuments of Prambanan. See also Balinese Hinduism Buddhism in Indonesia Candi of Indonesia Dewi Sri Hinduism in Indonesia Hinduism in Southeast Asia Hyang Indonesian Esoteric Buddhism Javanese Kshatriya Kakawin Sutasoma Kejawèn Prajnaparamita of Java Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian Sunda Wiwitan References Hinduism in Indonesia Java