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BESAKIH TEMPLE

Om 🙏. Besakih Temple located at Besakih Village, Rendang Sub-district, Karangasem Regency, Bali. Besakih Temple is Bali's Mother Temple on the southwestern slopes of Mount Agung. Besakih is the biggest and holiest temple that is surrounded by rice paddies, hills and mountains. Stands at the slopes of Mount Agung, Besakih temple complex became the centre of spritual activity of Hindu Dharma in Bali. The cold of the mountains that surrounds the temple complex blends with its natural landscapes, traditions, and rituals of the Hindu community in the land of the Gods. All of this things make this temple be the perfect place to worship and adore Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa.

Fragrant scent of incense and flowerbeds evaporated and spiritual atmosphere when entering the biggest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia, Besakih Temple. People dressed in Balinese traditional clothing seen passing over and over in this temple, there some people who bring offerings and others are in prayer. The ambiance looks so peaceful and quiet.

Besakih is a complex of worship of Hindu which consists of  a central temple that named Penataran Agung Temple. Of all the temple in the complex of Besakih Temple, Penataran Agung Temple who is the greatest temple. In the area of Penataran Agung Temple also there are three statues as the main shrine building. The Three statues symbolizing " Stana " of the nature of God " Tri Murti " in Hindu Bali belief. The third God in the nature of Tri Murti is Brahma ( God as the creator ), Vishnu ( God as the preserver ), and Lord Shiva ( God as the buster ).

In addition, in the complex of Besakih Temple there is also a temple called Besukian Temple. According to the story contained in the " Babad Bali " , Besukian Temple is where the first revelation of Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa down to earth and received by a Yogi who came from the land of Hindustan or India named Sage Markendya. The revelation received, then became the forerunner to teachings of Hindu Dharma which is currently become the belief of the majority community on the Bali island. Om 🙏🙏🙏 Om