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Every year, Buddhists all around the world flock to sacred temples to commemorate Wesak, one of the most important Buddhist festivals marking the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. But did you ...

Marvel at the architectural beauty of Borobudur Temple, world’s largest Buddhist temple, The Borobudur Temple lay hidden for a long time and was almost reclaimed by nature when locals informed Sir ...

It is 5:40 a.m. and, directly on cue, the sun rises slowly over the horizon, silhouetting volcanic Mount Merapi and casting early-morning light on the majestic Buddhist temple of Borobudur. Tourists ...

The number of visitors to Borobudur Temple in Magelang District, Central Java, during the 2025 Christmas and 2026 New Year holidays is estimated to reach 170 ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Culture Minister Fadli Zon clarified that there are no plans to build an escalator at Borobudur Temple, Central Java. He dismissed circulating issues regarding the ...

This head of the Buddha originally comes from a statue in Borobudur in Java. Borobudur is one of the largest Buddhist monuments in the world, containing around 500 statues of the Buddha. The monument ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A part of the Borobudur Complex, the Borobudur Cultural Center in Magelang, Central Java, caught fire in the early hours on Saturday, September 20, 2025. The former Manohara Hotel, ...

I am in the Indonesian island of Java - just a few degrees south of the equator. It's hot and it's humid, but I, and hundreds of other people on this steamy early morning, am about to set off on a ...