Borobudur temple model major attraction among visitors at Lok Virsa exhibition.

ISLAMABAD -- A miniature model of Borobudur, the biggest Buddhist temple in the world, remained a major attraction among the visitors on the 3rd day of the exhibition at Lok Virsa on Friday.

The people from the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad were flocked to the exhibition showing rich cultural heritage and tradition with similarities between Pakistan and Indonesia.

The event was jointly organized by the Indonesian embassy and Lok Virsa, featuring a collection of photographs and videos shedding light on inter-regional connectivity and cross-cultural influence on both countries.

Maheen Mirza a student from National Defense University told REPORTER that she was quite amazed to find many cultural similarities with the Pakistani art pieces and cultural depictions.

"I was unaware of the similarities between culture, history and religion between the two countries before visiting the exhibition," she mentioned.

Irsa Bin Mairaj, a foreign visitor who was keenly observing the temple model said he was amazed to know that the miniature was made by a Pakistani craftsman.

It reflected that Pakistani people have great potential in artwork that can scale up the design of such a difficult model with perfection, he remarked.

Hooriya Shiekh another visitor taking photos while draping the Indonesian Batik at the display booths Sindhi Ajrak and Batik termed both the crafts an excellent example of fusion of the two cultures.

She hoped that the exhibition besides introducing the...