I Gusti Agung Ngurah Mandala Vaisnawa undi nomor 7

A. Self introduction

Good Morning, Ladies And Gentlemen How Are you in this beautiful day? In today’s

wonderful day I will be your tour guide during your destination trip in Bali Dewata

Island so our starting point is the trans studio hotel and to get to our destination we’ll

be needing around 3 hours and 72 Kilometers to reach to our destination and the great

news is that we’re about to arrive soon so be prepared

B. Arrived:

Alright Ladies and Gentlemen welcome this is the Besakih Temple. One of the largest

in the Bali Dewata island, While In the Besakih Temple you’ll be able to enjoy the

beautiful view of the Mount Agung About 1000 Meters away from the Besakih temple

which right behind my back and also enjoy the calm surroundings that you can took

advantage for meditations and reflections.

C. Rules:

Before We enter I’d like to say a few rules before exploring the temple

• If you’re a female and apparently on your period session Please do not go inside

the Temple. Why? Because it’s restricted for period woman to enter a temple

because if you do enter then you’re disrespecting our culture and tradition

• ⁠Always wear a sarong and an udeng now if you do not know what an udeng is

an udeng is like a cloth head that’s what udeng basically is and a sarong is a

clothing that you wear to cover your entire lower body part

• ⁠please Be respectful, Quiet, kind to others

• You may take photos, but not the innermost sanctums of the temple
 • ⁠And always say “Om Swastiastu” Why? It’s because when you say Om

Swastiastu it means like greetings in Balinese language and by saying that

you’re respecting our culture and tradition as well

Alright before we enter I’d like to tell you about the Besakih temple geographically and

the architecture of the Temple

D. Besakih Temple geographic:

Now The Besakih Temple is an area of 20 hectares in the village of Rendang

Karangasem Bali. With a land of 20 hectares , 46 large and small group of temples are

occupied in this Besakih Temple complex the small and large Temples are then divided

into 3 parts, the first one is the Penyungsungan Jagat Temple containing 20 Temples

inside of it, 2nd one is the kawitan Temple containg 17 temples, 3rd and final one is the

dadya Temple containing around 9 temples

E. Architecture

Now the Besakih temple is a complex made up of 23 temples that sit in parallel ridges

that lead up to the main spire or the Meru Structure all this is aligned was to lead the

spiritual person upward and closer to the Mount Agung Which is Sacred. Now the main

sanctuary of the complex is the Pura Penataran Agung the symbolic center of the

sanctuary is the lotus throne and padmasana and lotus throne is a flower that is sacred

special to the gods

F. History:

Now the Besakih Temple Has an interesting yet Miraculous story so back in 1963 there

was an eruption that kills approximately around 1700 people in the Rendang

Karangasem Bali. But the lava flows missed by a mere meter from hitting the Besakih
 temple and the people inside the Besakih temple faith had been erected and that they

even said that “We Must Protect This Temple At All Costs”. And this shows that the

temple was protected and sacred although the origin of the temple is unclear this temple

was built on the 17th century along with the powerful gelgel dynasty

G. 5 Main Temples

Alright enough of the chit chats Let us explore the 5 temples visitors always went to

visit often

1. Pura Penataran Agung

The largest and also where main ceremonies took place in and here were dedicated

to worship 3 main gods Now if You’re wondering why do Hinduism have so many

gods well you know that there is only 1 god right well that goes the same for

Hinduism except that the god “Ida Shang Hyang Widhi Wasa” seperate itself to

different variations that’s why we’ve got “Bhatara” “Lord” “Deities” “Dewa” And

yeah in the pura penataran agung we’re dedicated to worship 3 main Gods :

• Lord Shiva

• Lord Vishnu

• Lord Brahma

Here in the Pura penataran agung you’ll be able to see ancient items like stone aged

relics and menhirs

2. pura Batu Madeg

Now let’s follow me to the north here we’ve got the Pura Batu Madeg One of the

oldest in the complex here we’re dedicated to worship the protector of the universe

Lord Vishnu
 3. Ulun Kulkul

Located in the west dedicated to worship Hyang Mahadewa

4. pura Gelap (Dark Temple)

Located in the east dedicated to worship’s Bhatara Iswara

5. pura kiduling

Located in the south dedicated to worship Bhatara Brahma

H. Ceremonies

Now in the Besakih Temple we’ve got around 70 ceremonies but I’ll only explain 3

main ones

• Bhatara Turun Kabeh (yearly)

To show appreciation to the gods

• Pance Wali Krame (10 years)

To stabilize the universe and its 5 elements Water Fire Air Earth and Gravity

• Eka Dasa Rudra (100 years)

The biggest ceremony in the Besakih Temple and took a devastating 2 whole

months to complete this ceremony exist because when the units and tens of

digits reaches 0 in the saka year which means going back to the start

I. Visitors:

Now usually it’s cloudy,Raining, or even thunderstorm in the Besakih Temple but

you’re very lucky the weather is clear and you’ll get the to enjoy the sun and clear view

of the Mount Agung which right behind my back. Now for the visitors the most
 dominant one for the visitors is the foreigners we’ve got around 74,863 Visitors 77.2%

of all visitors by the way domestic Visitors we’ve got 25,137 22.8% of all visitors

J. Closing

So we’ve spent quite a lot of time here almost 3 hours hope you learn something in

today’s tour in the Besakih Temple about Balinese rituals and culture and traditions.

And you can return the sarong and the udeng back to where you borrow it . And if you’d

like you’re also able to donate to the temple for the future generations ranging from

RP1000-RP100.000 just up to you how much you want to donate.

I’m I Gusti Agung Ngurah Mandala Vaisnawa is an honor and pleasure to be your guide Om

Santhi Santhi Santhi Om