Showing posts with label MYSTICAL Besakih Temple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MYSTICAL Besakih Temple. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

MYSTICAL Besakih Temple (Mother Temple)

MYSTICAL Besakih Temple 
(Mother Temple)


Over a thousand years old, Besakih Temple is known as the "Mother Temple of Bali" Perched on the slopes of Mount Agung, at a lofty 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) Besakih is the biggest and holiest of all the Balinese temples. 






Eighteen separate sanctuaries belonging to different regencies and caste groups surround the three main temples dedicated to Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu. 






Steps ascend through split gates to the main courtyard where the Trinity shrines, dedicated to Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu, are wrapped in cloth and decorated with flower offerings.