MAGELANG, Indonesia -- Towering high over the countryside in central Java's Kedu Valley, the Borobudur temple complex is one of the world's biggest and most revered Buddhist monuments. These days, however, it rarely sees crowds as big as the 45,000 who flocked there in early May for the annual Vesak Day celebration of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death.
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Vesak Day underlines recovery of historic Indonesian Buddhist temple
Borobudur complex rises above decades of tourism damage
Some 45,000 people flocked to the Borobudur temple complex in Magelang, Indonesia, in early May for the annual Vesak Day celebration of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. © Getty Images
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