Episode 1350
Pura Lempuyang Luhur
Wed, 2021-Jan-13 01:18 UTC
Length - 2:03
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The random article for Wednesday, 13 January 2021 is Pura Lempuyang Luhur.
Pura Lempuyang Luhur is one of the oldest and the most revered temple in Bali, Indonesia. 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 split gate, three dragon stairs and three kori agung gates, this compound has views to the west overlooking Mount Agung, the highest volcano in Bali.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:18 UTC on Wednesday, 13 January 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Pura Lempuyang Luhur on Wikipedia.
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