Prime Minister visits the UNESCO World Heritage Prambanan Temple Complex

📌 Summary:

• PM Modi visited the UNESCO World Heritage Prambanan Temple Complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; President Prabowo Subianto accompanied him in a special gesture
• The two leaders unveiled a plaque marking the commencement of the Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) conservation and restoration project at the complex
• Built in the 9th century, Prambanan is Indonesia's largest temple complex, dedicated to the Trimurti — Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
• The project follows the understanding reached during President Prabowo's State Visit to India in 2025
• ASI has earlier undertaken extensive documentation of the Borobudur Temple Compounds in Indonesia; India has a successful track record of heritage restoration across Southeast Asia

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 IR — cultural/heritage diplomacy as soft power with Indonesia under Act East Policy; GS1 Art & Culture — spread of Indian temple architecture and Hindu-Buddhist heritage in Southeast Asia

📝 Prelims Facts:

• Prambanan: 9th-century Trimurti (Shaiva-Vaishnava-Brahma) temple complex at Yogyakarta, Indonesia — a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• ASI to conserve/restore Prambanan; it earlier documented the Buddhist Borobudur Temple Compounds
• Indonesia's President: Prabowo Subianto

🔑 Key Term: Cultural/Heritage Diplomacy — use of shared civilizational heritage (temple restoration abroad by ASI) as an instrument of foreign policy and soft power