Indonesia and India have launched a collaborative long-term restoration project for the Prambanan Temple complex, a UNESCO World Heritage site that is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia. The decade-long programme running from 2026 to 2036 will focus on restoring more than 200 perwara, or ancillary temples, using LiDAR surveys, AI-based digital reconstruction, and anastylosis methods. The partnership was formalised when a Letter of Intent was exchanged on July 7, with the Archaeological Survey of India working alongside Indonesian authorities.
President Prabowo Subianto and Prime Minister Narendra Modi symbolicly unveiled a plaque marking the collaboration during a visit to the Yogyakarta site on July 8, where Culture Minister Fadli Zon guided the leaders through the conservation programme. Modi, on a state visit running July 6–8, also greeted Hindu worshippers at the 10th-century complex.
The two leaders also designated 2026–2027 as the Tagore-Dewantara Year for cultural and educational diplomacy and backed plans to open Indian Institute of Management and Indian Institute of Technology campuses in Indonesia. India has previously supported heritage restoration across Asia, including sites in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam.