Besakih Temple

Besakih Temple, The Largest Temple Tourism Object of Hindu People In Bali

Bali Art - Besakih temple is a place of worship of Hinduism in Bali. Also inside this temple area, there is not only one temple, but many temples. Because there are so many temples in one area, the Besakih Bali temple is the biggest temple in Indonesia.

Stairs at the main gate at the Besakih Temple

Besakih temple Bali is also often called by the name of Agung Besakih temple. Besakih temple location is located in Besakih Village, Rendang District, Karangasem Regency, Bali.

Besakih Bali temple consists of a temple center named Penataran Agung Besakih temple and there are 18 companions temple around the temple of Penataran Agung Besakih. 1 unit of Basukian temple and 17 other temples.

If you've seen photos from this temple, then you will see many stairs and there is a very large gate. This gate is the entrance to the central area of ​​Penataran Agung Besakih temple.

Besakih temple in Bali is the center of religious activity for Balinese Hindus and Penataran Agung Besakih temple is the biggest temple in this temple area. Penataran Agung Besakih Temple has the most place or building for prayer. The Balinese used to call the name Pelinggih and is the center of this temple.

Besakih Temple of Bali, the Greatest Hindu Temple in Bali

Next we will discuss briefly about the history of the temple of Besakih Karangasem. The goal is that when you travel one of the temple in Bali, you already have a picture of the tourist attractions in Bali that you visit.

Agung Besakih temple in Bali is famous to the macanegara, so many foreign or domestic tourists who travel to this place. Because of the magnitude of this temple, Agung Besakih temple got its name as his mother from the temple in Bali.

If you now see a magnificent temple building, formerly the location of this temple is jungle. Surely you can imagine the wilderness of old times, certainly there will be many wild animals.

The History of Besakih Temple in Brief

You must ask who built this temple for the first time? At first I also did not know, but after reading the history book about the temple in Bali then I know the answer. The temple builder Besakih is a Hindu religious figure from India who has long lived in Java, his name is Rsi Markandeya.

It is said that at that time there is no Bali strait like now, because the island of Java and the island of Bali is still one and not separated by the ocean. Because the island is so long that we call now with the name of Java and the island of Bali, the island is named Dawa island which means long island.

Initially Rsi Markandeya founder of this temple, meditated on Mount Hyang (Mount Dieng in Central Java). After a long retreat Rsi Markandeya got a revelation to take the forest on Dawa Island from the south to the north.

In the forest, Rsi Markandeya planted a jar containing metal and holy water. These metals include gold metals, silver metals, copper metals, ferrous metals and bronze metals. The five metals in the Balinese community called the mama Pancadatu.

Besides the metal also participated planted gems called "Mirah Adi" which means main mirah. Place the pitcher is called Basuki which means survived. Given the name Basuki or survived because in the forest jungle the followers of Rsi Markandeya survived the duties. By the time the name Basuki changed into Besakih. *(Source of : http://www.babadbali.com/pura/plan/besakih.htm)