Pura Lempuyang Luhur is one of the oldest and the most revered
temple
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in
Bali,
Indonesia
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. The temple is actually a collection of several temples along the hiking path to the summit. The main temple also the highest, the ''Pura Lempuyang Luhur'', lies at 1,175m above sea level, up on the peak of the namesake
Mount Lempuyang.
The temple is located on Mount Lempuyang or Gamongan Hill, Bunutan village, Abang subdistrict,
Karangasem, east Bali, around 10 kilometres north from
Amlapura, the capital of Karangasem. The temple complex is dedicated to
Ida Betara Hyang Iswara, the
guardian of the east.
It is one of ''Sad Kahyangan Jagad'' or the "six sanctuaries of the world" which are the six holiest places of worship on Bali.
The most popular temple among visitors is the
Pura Penataran Agung Lempuyang. With its towering white
candi bentar
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split gate, three dragon stairs and three
kori agung gates, this compound has views to the west overlooking
Mount Agung
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, the highest volcano in Bali.
Temples
The temple consists of several temples along the hiking path to the summit of Mount Lempuyang or also known as Gamongan Hill in eastern Bali. The temples along the hiking track among others areː
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Pura Penataran Lempuyang
* Pura Telaga Mas
* Pura Telaga Sawangan
* Pura Lempuyang Madya
* Pura Puncak Bisbis
* Pura Pasar Agung
* Pura Lempuyang Luhur
See also
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Hinduism in Indonesia
Hinduism in Indonesia, as of the 2018 census, is practised by about 1.74% of the total population, and almost 87% of the population in Bali. Hinduism is one of the six official religions of Indonesia. Hinduism came to Indonesia in the 1st-cent ...
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Pura Ulun Danu Bratan
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Besakih
Besakih Temple ( Balinese: ᬧᬸᬭᬩᭂᬲᬓᬶᬄ) is a ''pura'' complex in the village of Besakih on the slopes of Mount Agung in eastern Bali, Indonesia. It is the most important, the largest and holiest temple of Balinese Hinduism, ...
References
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