PM Modi and President Prabowo launch ASI restoration project at Prambanan
PM Narendra Modi visited the UNESCO World Heritage Prambanan Temple Complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on 8 July 2026 and, with President Prabowo Subianto, unveiled a plaque starting ASI's conservation project there.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the UNESCO World Heritage Prambanan Temple Complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on 8 July 2026, accompanied by President Prabowo Subianto. The two leaders unveiled a plaque marking the start of the Archaeological Survey of India's conservation and restoration project at the complex. Built in the 9th century, Prambanan is the largest temple complex in Indonesia dedicated to the Trimurti â Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The project follows an understanding reached during President Prabowo's State Visit to India in 2025; ASI had earlier documented the Borobudur Temple Compounds in Indonesia.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 8 July 2026, Prambanan Temple Complex, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Leaders
- Narendra Modi and Prabowo Subianto
- Project
- ASI conservation and restoration of Prambanan
- Built
- 9th century
- Dedicated to
- Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
- Status
- UNESCO World Heritage Site; largest temple complex in Indonesia dedicated to the Trimurti
- Earlier ASI work
- Documentation of Borobudur Temple Compounds
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Prambanan Temple Complex in Indonesia, where ASI began a conservation project in July 2026, is dedicated to whom?
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Correct answer: A â The Trimurti â Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
Prambanan, built in the 9th century, is the largest temple complex in Indonesia dedicated to the Trimurti.
In which Indonesian region is the Prambanan Temple Complex, visited by PM Modi on 8 July 2026, located?
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Correct answer: D â Yogyakarta
PIB says PM Modi visited the Prambanan Temple Complex in Yogyakarta.