NewDelhi: During his three-day state visit to India, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is the chief guest for the country’s 76th Republic Day parade. During a principal meeting with President Subianto on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed the pride India felt in hosting the Indonesian chief. The Indian Prime Minister expressed the vital strategic partnership India sees with Indonesia across both the ASEAN and Indo-Pacific regions.
In his press briefing, PM Modi reported that President Subianto joined him to examine multiple elements of the India-Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The discussion generated multiple vital agreements and featured steps towards reinforcing maritime security arrangements. Indian Prime Minister Modi recalled Australia’s ancient connexions between India and Indonesia before declaring India’s dedication to maintaining the Prambanan Hindu Temple.
Prime Minister Modi outlined the ancient ties between India and Indonesia through storeys from Ramayana and Mahabharata and the historical ‘Bali Yatra’ trade connexion. The preservation of the Prambanan Hindu Temple marked another happy moment of Indian participation after our earlier support for the Borobudur Buddhist Temple.
The Prambanan Hindu Temple sits within Central Java Indonesia as a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple survived from the 9th century, when King Rakai Pikatan governed the Mataram Kingdom, to become a symbol of Indonesian cultural wealth. The temple complex functions as both a tribute to Lord Shiva and accommodation space for shrines honoring Trimurti components Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
The Prambanan Temple complex contains 240 structures which involve the central sacred temples of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma together with their mounts, Nandi Garuda and Hamsa. Smaller temples occupy four positions at its cardinal and corner points within the complex. This temple grouping, which holds its name from a well-known regional tale, bears the name Rara Jonggrang complex.
This temple combines Indian and Javanese architectural motifs with precise carvings which tell the storeys from the Ramayana and various Hindu epics. The temple has suffered damage from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions as well as political disruptions throughout history but received regular restoration work. Hinduism’s historical power and expansion throughout Indonesia stands represented in this temple. Indonesia and India will work together to restore it further.
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