Besakih

Besakih Temple is a pura in the village of Besakih on the slopes of in eastern , . It is the most important, largest, and holiest temple of Balinese Hinduism, and one of a series of Balinese temples.
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  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,160 metres (3,806 feet)
  • …is also known as “Besakih Temple”
  • Description: major Hindu temple in Bali, in Indonesia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pura Pasar Agung Giri Tolangkir.

Hindu temple
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is a Hindu temple, which is situated 4½ km east of Besakih.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Bali.

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is a region of the island of in .

Besakih

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Latitude
-8.3633° or 8° 21′ 48″ south
Longitude
115.4628° or 115° 27′ 46″ east
Open location code
6P3QJFP7+M4
Geo­Names ID
7084749
Wiki­data ID
Q829418

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Besakih” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد بيساكيه”
  • Balinese: “Besakih”
  • Balinese: “Pura Besakih”
  • Bengali: “বেসকিহ মন্দির”
  • Cebuano: “Desa Besakih”
  • Chinese: “百沙基母庙”
  • Czech: “Pura Besakih”
  • Dutch: “Pura Besakih”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد بيساكيه”
  • French: “temple de Besakih”
  • French: “Temple de Besakih”
  • German: “Besakih”
  • German: “Pura Besakih”
  • Hindi: “पुर बेसकिह”
  • Indonesian: “Besakih”
  • Indonesian: “Desa Besakih”
  • Indonesian: “Pura Besakih”
  • Italian: “Tempio madre di Besakih”
  • Japanese: “ブサキ寺院”
  • Japanese: “ベサキ寺院”
  • Javanese: “Besakih”
  • Javanese: “Pura Besakih”
  • Korean: “브사끼 사원”
  • Malayalam: “പുരാ ബേസാകി”
  • Pfaelzisch: “Pura Besakih”
  • Polish: “Pura Besakih”
  • Portuguese: “Pura Besakih”
  • Romanian: “Pura Besakih”
  • Russian: “Бесаких”
  • Spanish: “pura Besakih”
  • Spanish: “templo de Besakih”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Besakih”
  • Spanish: “templo madre de Besakih”
  • Swedish: “Desa Besakih”
  • Tagalog: “Besakih”
  • Tamil: “பெசாகி கோயில், பாலி”
  • Tatar: “Пура Бесаких”
  • Telugu: “బెసాకిహ్ ఆలయం”
  • Thai: “ปูราเบอซากิฮ์”
  • Ukrainian: “Пура Бесакіх”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Iroy nga templo han Besakih”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Iroy nga Templo han Besakih”

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