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Modi Promises Doubled Indian Tourism to Prambanan After Restoration

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged that the number of Indian tourists visiting Prambanan Temple in Indonesia will double after its restoration.
  • Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto launched a joint conservation and restoration project for the temple, scheduled to run from 2026 to 2036.
  • The project aims to restore over 200 companion temples within the complex, with Modi expressing confidence in an expedited completion.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that the restoration of Prambanan Temple will significantly boost tourism from India. Speaking at the launch of a joint conservation and restoration project with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on July 8, 2026, Modi stated, "I can guarantee that after our joint efforts in renovation, the number of tourists and devotees (Hindus) from India will grow exponentially in the future."

I can guarantee that after our joint efforts in renovation, the number of tourists and devotees (Hindus) from India will grow exponentially in the future.

— Narendra ModiDuring the launch of the joint conservation and restoration project for Prambanan Temple.

Modi praised President Prabowo's strategic planning for the restoration of the Hindu temple complex, the largest in Indonesia. "Today, I want to say that President Prabowo, as a soldier, he knows how to plan things," Modi remarked, believing that meticulous planning would lead to faster completion of the restoration work.

Today, I want to say that President Prabowo, as a soldier, he knows how to plan things.

— Narendra ModiPraising Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's planning for the temple restoration.

The long-term project, spanning from 2026 to 2036, focuses on renovating over 200 companion temples that are currently in ruins. Modi noted Prabowo's request to complete the project before 2029, with Modi promising to return for the inauguration. He reiterated his commitment that the Indonesia-India project would be finished within three years, culminating in a grand festival to celebrate the restoration.

And I need to make a visit once again to Indonesia to inaugurate the temple complex after restoration.

— Narendra ModiResponding to Prabowo's request to finish the project before 2029.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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