When I arrived at the Borobudur Temple in Java, I distinctly remember being amazed by its grandeur and the spiritual aura you ...
In a remarkable coincidence, the rediscovery and first exploration of both the Kesariya and Borobudur stupas took place in 1814. That year, a Col. Mackenzie did an initial exploration of Kesariya.
The government initially planned to install the chattra at the top of Borobudur, a Unesco World Heritage Site and the world’s largest Buddhist temple in the world.