Magelang, ANTARA JATENG - Thousands of tourists thronged the Borobudur Temple Tourists Park in Magelang, Central Java, on the second day of Eid-al-Fitr here on Monday.

The park`s general manager, Chrisnamurti Adiningrum, revealed that the total number of visitors on the second day of Eid reached 27,230.

The park`s management has set 11 days from June 22 to July 2 as the busy period for Eid holiday visitors.

Chrisnamurti stated that she expected the number of visitors during the Eid holiday this year to reach 3,16,792.

She noted that the park`s management has prepared various art and cultural attractions to entertain visitors and also provided various tourist attractions for them.

Borobudur Temple, a ninth-century Buddhist temple, has always attracted thousands of visitors during Eid holidays. It is still used for religious rites, such as for the Vesak Day, by Buddhists in the country.