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 ...

Fifty Buddhist monks will join the Indonesia Walk for Peace from Bali to Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, ahead of the Vesak celebration, a ...

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Visiting the world’s largest Buddhist temple is about to get expensive. Borobudur, one of Indonesia’s most popular attractions, will soon be subjected to a massive price hike by government authorities ...

A total of 2,568 lanterns were released at Borobudur in honour of the current year in the Buddhist calendar. Every year, Buddhists all around the world flock to sacred temples to commemorate Wesak, ...

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, ...

As the world’s largest island country, Indonesia is famed for its natural biodiversity and diverse ecosystems. But Indonesia is also rich with cultural attractions and is home to 10 UNESCO World ...

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 ...