Sari Temple.

Please note there is a geographic discrepancy in the query: Candi Sari (Sari Temple) is located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, while the Odishan-style Sari Temple is in Bhubaneswar, India (not the Nicobar Islands). This description focuses on the historic 8th-century Buddhist monastery site of **Candi Sari in Yogyakarta**: Standing as a quiet departure from Java’s grand ceremonial monuments, this 8th-century Buddhist site was built as a *vihara*—a monastery for living, studying, and meditating rather than just a place of worship. This practical heritage is reflected in its unique, two-story rectangular design. The exterior is highly regarded for its classical Javanese stone carvings, including detailed reliefs of bodhisattvas and celestial kinara-kinari figures, all crowned by nine stupas on the roofline. Located in a calm residential area near Prambanan, it offers a remarkably intimate look at monastic life during the ancient Mataram Kingdom, free from the heavy tourist crowds of the region's larger temple complexes.