Besakih Bali's Mother Temple

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Besakih Temple locally known as Pura Agung Besakih is the largest Hindu temple complex in Bali.
That comprises at least 86 temples which include the main Pura Penataran Agung (the Great Temple of State) and 18 others.
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Known as Bali's 'Mother Temple', for more than 1,000 years, has sat 1,000m up on Mount Agung’s southwestern slopes in the eastern part of Bali.
This complex of Hindu temples is the largest, holiest and most important on the island and miraculously survived the catastrophic volcanic eruption of 1963.
Surrounded by breathtaking scenery, Besakih Temple is nestled amid sweeping rice paddies, mountains, hills and streams.
The high set location of Mount Agung gives the temple complex a mystical quality and for the local Balinese, visiting this temple sanctuary is a truly special pilgrimage.
A huge staircase leads you up the sacred mountain to many different temples that represent all different types, functions and status.
Today, it serves as a popular destination for visitors to Bali and as a place of prayer for local Hindu people.
Travelers can wander the stepped terraces and brick gateways of the 23 ancient temples that make up the complex and sit on several parallel ridges, some 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) up the side of this active volcano.
The temples dedicated to the three main gods of Hinduism, Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma are surrounded by smaller structures housing temples to lesser gods or shrines to various Balinese castes.
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