Prambanan Temple: Why is India restoring Indonesia’s largest Shiva temple? | Explained
India and Indonesia are collaborating on a joint conservation project to restore the 10th-century Prambanan Temple complex in Indonesia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dedicated to Hindu and Buddhist deities. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the site, highlighting cultural connections between the two nations.
Story so far: “The winds here carry a scent of culture, a scent which connects us and we feel every moment on the soil of India,” waxed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) when he visited the 1200-year-old Prambanan Temple complex in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta. The visit was preceded by the announcement of India-Indonesia’s joint conservation project to restore the shrine.
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