Mount Agung, Bali

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All of Bali’s mountains are revered as sacred dwellings of the gods, but none more so than Mount Agung, an active volcano and the island’s highest peak. It's said to be the home of Mahadewa, the supreme manifestation of Lord Shiva, and is the site of the largest and most sacred of Bali’s Hindu temple complexes, Besakih. The compound consists of many temples strewn over a vast area up to and near the holy peak’s summit.

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Mount Agung, Bali All of Bali’s mountains are revered as sacred dwellings of the gods, but none more so than Mount Agung, an active volcano and the island’s highest peak. It's said to be the home of Mahadewa, the supreme manifestation of Lord Shiva, and is the site of the largest and most sacred of Bali’s Hindu temple complexes, Besakih. The compound consists of many temples strewn over a vast area up to and near the holy peak’s summit.

Discover the secrets of the world's most beautiful mountains