This king seemed to have some relation with another lineage of kings in Java known in inscriptions as the Shailendra dynasty, which actually means “kings of the mountain” in Sanskrit. So kings were evidently identifying themselves with mountains and with Shiva, the god of mountains.We can see that the ritual importance of mountains (and especially volcanoes) was central to Javanese life even in ancient times.The kings’ identification with Shiva is a transference of the god’s position in Indian Hinduism.The custom of connecting the local mountain god and the king with Shiva is an example of Sanskritization.A good example of ancient rituals for the worship of mountains is seen in the temples of the Dieng plateau (mountains), which date to the 8th century CE as well.These temples were set up near a sulphurous lake. Because of the sulphur, the lake has a bright green color. This shows that it is also a center of volcanic activity.The name Dieng itself comes from “Di Hyang,” which means the land of the gods in ancient Javanese.Currently eight Hindu temples survive here. Formerly These are the oldest surviving temples in Java. Have you seen temples like these?there were around 400 in total, but most have been destroyed over the years.