Pura, kuil dan sejenis altar Sanatana Dharma selalu membutuhkan perlindungan secara hukum dan politik sejak dulu agar bertahan.
Melewati hal itu, banyak yang sudah hancur.
Bahkan ada yang dianggap hanya kuburan semata.
The celebration of Mahashivaratri at Prambanan Temple, a #UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991 in the Province of Central Java, Indonesia, highlights how living heritage continues to connect India and Indonesia and strengthens cultural diplomacy.
In his address at the Mahashivaratri celebrations, the Ambassador of India to Indonesia, Amb. Sandeep Chakravorty, hailed Prambanan Temple as one of the finest Shiva temples and noted its immense potential to welcome more Indian pilgrims and tourists.
It is indeed a meaningful celebration of shared civilizational links, spirituality, and cultural partnership.
@VishalVSharma7
Mahashivratri celebrations at Indonesia's 9th-century Prambanan Temple. The largest Hindu temple complex in the country, dedicated to the Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Indian envoy @IndianEmbJkt@sandiplomat at the temple:
Hindus in Indonesia making offerings during Mahashivratri at the Prambanan complex in Yogyakarta, Java 🇮🇩🕉️
Hindus were not allowed to perform rituals there until some years ago.
You will even see a handful hijabis making offerings to Mahadeva here. 🧕
Recently, the Bali Provincial Government has encouraged families to have up to four children, with subsidies, mainly to preserve Balinese culture, not because Hindu numbers have declined.
The year 1965 was an extremely difficult period for religious minorities in Indonesia, particularly for those perceived as being politically incompatible with the new presidential regime.