Mountains of Borobudur abd Prambhanan -The Mystic SHIKHARA Dr Uday Dokras Phd STOCKHOLM Why did gods live in mountains? According to popular belief Heavens are like snow capped mountains. So lords like to reside in such places in earth as well. One more reason could be they are closer to heavens from earth. So lord of the highest like to descent to the highest mountains when he wants to meet his people. What mountain do the Hindu gods live on? Mount Meru Mount Meru, in Hindu mythology, a golden mountain that stands in the centre of the universe and is the axis of the world. It is the abode of gods, and its foothills are the Himalayas, to the south of which extends Bhāratavarṣa (“Land of the Sons of Bharata”), the ancient name for India.Even in Christianity are the ultimate symbol of stability. So when Jesus speaks of mountains being moved, or even more dramatically 'thrown into the sea', as the result of faithful prayer (Matthew 17:20; 21:21), he is deliberately invoking a human impossibility. Indonesia has many high mountains, the highest of which are over 4000 metres. Many of them are active volcanoes. Mountains of Indonesia — many Indonesian mountains are known as Gunung , & most are active or dormant volcanoes. Sacred mountains of Java The island of Java is over 1000 km long and about 100 km large. Its main summits are, from west to east, Slamet (3432 m), Ragajembangan (2177 m), Prahu (2565 m) and Ungaran (2050 m).