Besakih is a huge complex of temples. The main one being Pura Penataran Agung, which has a large three-seated shrine to brahma, Wisnu, and Siwa.
Temple besakih is a complex temples with the Penataran Agung temple as its head. The Penataran Agung temple is situated in the middle. In Besakih temple, there is the cult of the three major manifestation of God as creator, maintainer, and fuser. That three manifestation namely Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Other temples at Besakih complex pretended mostly for ancestors worship, which were divided according to the ancient peoples order namely “Catur Warna”. Mostly Catur Warna also referred to the term “Pasek”. There are many kind of Pasek, namely “Pasek Gelgel”, “Pasek Kayuselem”, etc.
Bali besakih has been opened for public, but tourists only allowed to enter certain areas. Also, there are rules that must considered when entering this sacred area. Visitors should wear decent clothes and women who are menstruating are not allowed to enter the temple.
Temple besakih is two hours drive from Denpasar. But two hours will not a long time because the scenery along the way is very beautiful and the weather is so fresh. To reach this location, visitors can use various transportation. Because this temple has the most visitors in Bali, so its already has very good facilities and accommodations. Some best hotels near Besakih temple namely Bali Palm Hotel, Alila Manggis Hotel, Geringsing Homestay, and The Water Garden.
