Bringing a message of peace, 2,570 lanterns released at Borobudur

Participants release lanterns during the Vesak Lantern Festival at the Marga Utama area of the Borobudur Temple Tourism Park (TWC) complex in Magelang, Central Java, on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Thousands of visitors released a total of 2,570 peace lanterns to conclude the series of celebrations marking the Buddhist year 2570 BE. (ANTARA FOTO/Anis Efizudin/foc/M052)

Participants release lanterns during the Vesak Lantern Festival at the Marga Utama area of the Borobudur Temple Tourism Park (TWC) complex in Magelang, Central Java, on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Thousands of visitors released a total of 2,570 peace lanterns to conclude the series of celebrations marking the Buddhist year 2570 BE. (ANTARA FOTO/Anis Efizudin/foc/M052)

Buddhist monks release lanterns during the Vesak Lantern Festival at the Marga Utama area of the Borobudur Temple Tourism Park (TWC) complex in Magelang, Central Java, on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Thousands of visitors joined in to release a total of 2,570 peace lanterns to conclude the series of celebrations marking the Buddhist year 2570 BE. (ANTARA FOTO/Anis Efizudin/focM052)