Besakih

Located at the southern slope of mount Agung , Pura kahyangan Jagad Besakih beautifully rises in the village of besakih, rendang distric, karang asem regency, bali province. Besakih comes from the word 'basuki' which means safety in sanskrit. The village has been selected the development of place of worship and has been destined as the location of a mother temple in bali since its sits atop the highest site at the slope of the island biggest mountain .The building complex, constructed in 14 century, consist of 22 temples which line up aloang the foot of the mountain. Its has grade teracces with stairs that represent a spiritual philosopy of journey to reach the summit of the mountain and God , the creator. Entering the gate visitor will lead to see the peak of a main tower appering in a menu structure, The Penataran Agung Temple which is the largest temple within the besakih temple besakih temple serves as the heart of ritual performance of the hindu darma religion the main faith of balines peole more than 70 religius rituals take place in the tample every year.

Besakih tample can be reach by car from Ngurah rai airport the Trip take about one hour.

From the parking lot to the temple , tourist must pass through a long row of food stalls and souvernis shop. Here, tourists patience is tested as some of the sellers behave excessively and force visitor to buy their merchandise.

Wear comfortable shoes tp explore the vast temple complex with hundreds of stair which turn slightly during a raining season

Besakih temple is a place of worship for hindu darma religion , so tourist are expected to behave properly by not touching or ever holding anything in the temple , and by wearing a tradisional sarong and ikat provided at the entrance point.

Visitors can go up to the largest temple , but only those who will say their prayer are allowed to enter the other temple.

Giude who charge various fees are available at the entrance to help tourist understand any object found in the vasttemple complex , such us the relief that decorate the temple architecture that tell the Mahabharata epics and Kamasan style old painting

Car Parking Fee : Rp. 5.000
Entrance fee       : Rp. 15.000