Besakih Temple
Besakih Temple is a holy place to worship the Hindu temple in Bali and in this there is not only one temple , but many temples . Because there are so many temples in the area , it is also referred to as the Besakih temple Khayangan universe . Besakkih temple is the biggest temple in Indonesia . Besakih Temple is also often referred to by the name Pura Besakih . Location there at Besakih Besakih village , Rendang sub district , Karangasem regency , Bali .
Besakih temple consists of one center that is named Penataran Agung and there are 18 companion who run around from Penataran Agung . 1 piece Basukian Temple and 17 others .
Of all the existing temples in Besakih, Penataran Agung is the biggest temple in the temple region . Penataran Agung most have a place or a building to worship the Balinese call Pelinggih name and is the center of the temple .
History Besakih

Pura Besakih in Bali are well known far beyond the country , so many foreign or domestic travelers who traveled to this place .. You must ask who is building a temple for the first time ? Builders Besakih Temple is a Hindu religious leaders from India who have long settled in the island of Java , his name was Markandeya .
Formerly the location of this temple is a jungle . Of course you can imagine the ancient wilderness , there is sure to be a lot of wild animals .
Beginning Markandeya imprisoned founder of this temple on Mount Hyang ( Mount Dieng in Central Java ) . After a long ascetic Markandeya revelation to log in Dire Island from south to north. Place logging , planting Markandeya jug containing metal and holy water . Metals include metallic gold , metallic silver , metallic copper , ferrous metals and metallic bronze . The metal fifth Balinese society called mama Pancadatu . In addition to metal also participated grown gem called ruby Mirahadi which means major . Place the jug planting is called by the name Basuki which means congratulations . Basuki or given name survived because of the deforestation of the followers of Markandeya safely perform their duties . Over time, the name basuki turn into Besakih.
If you are interested to see the beauty of Besakih you can visit this temple .
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