Pura Besakih, known as the Mother Temple is the largest, the most important, and is considered to be the holiest temple in all of Bali! This 1000-year-old temple is located 1000 meters above the sea level on the slopes of the sacred Mount Agung, the tallest mountain and highest volcano in Bali (talk about a dramatic setting). The fact that the Besakih temple complex remained intact during the volcano that erupted in 1963 is regarded by the Balinese people as miraculous. It was apparently one of the largest and most devastating eruptions in Indonesia's history and is said to have destroyed several villages around the temple but the lava flows missed the temple complex by mere meters, a miracle indeed! So naturally, visiting this world heritage site was high up on our Bali ... Read the Post