Besakih Temple

Besakih Temple is a pura complex in the village of Besakih on the slopes of Mount Agung in eastern Bali, Indonesia. It is the most important, the largest and holiest temple of Hindu religion in Bali,and one of a series of Balinese temples.nnPerched nearly 1000 meters up the side of Gunung Agung, it is an extensive complex of 23 separate but related temples with the largest and most important being Pura Penataran Agung. The temple is built on six levels, terraced up the slope. The entrance is marked by a candi bentar (split gateway), and beyond it the Kori Agung is the gateway to the second courtyard.nnThe precise origins of the temple are unclear but its importance as a holy site almost certainly dates from prehistoric times. The stone bases of Pura Penataran Agung and several other temples resemble megalithic stepped pyramids, which date back at least 2,000 years.nnIt was certainly used as a Hindu place of worship from 1284 when the first Javanese conquerors settled in Bali. By the 15th century, Besakih had become a state temple of the powerful Gelgel dynasty.

Think before you go to besakih tample Local guide not good and to expencive .carefull if you go to besakih tample coz they not tell from the beginning.if we need guide or not they just come to you to the tample ,and tell you everything .after that we pay and he asking more and more.they force us to buy something that has no function

Unique place. Worth the trip. Please be respectful.

They will force you to use a sarong on your waist and buy a basket of flower to pray even if you're a foreign. They also use they're kids to sell photo so you feel guilty if you don't buy the photo. The pople in here are very aggressive they will insist you to buy they're stuff

Beautiful temple. One of the must visit temple in Bali.