Indonesian photographer Daniel Tjongari took a series of photos showing the attractive misty forests across the Borobudur Temple present in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the eighth and ninth centuries, is situated in Central Java. It was built with three floors: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, a cone trunk with three circular platforms and a monumental stupa on top.
The partitions and balustrades are decorated with small bas-reliefs, covering a complete area of 2,500 m2.2. Surrounding the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a Buddha statue. The monument was restored with the assistance of UNESCO within the Nineteen Seventies.
When we take a look at the hills and forests surrounding Borobudur, it is straightforward to assume how the explorers will need to have felt after they emerged from the forest in 1814 and discovered that such a sight had not been known to the world for nearly 500 years. This awe-inspiring monument houses the most important and most complete collection of Buddhist relief sculptures on the partitions of seven terraces, all of which detail the history of Buddhist cosmology.
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Image credits: Photography: Daniel Tjongari
