Besakih

Besakih
The empirical trend of the declining number of tourist visits to cultural tourism and the number of Pura Besakih statement of the employers in the field of tourism who scrutinize the cultural tourism Pura Besakih on the mass media both print and electronic media since the last five years. Highlighting the most striking is the behavior of the local tour guide who act arbitrarily in the region to deliver front Pura Besakih. High-handedness, for example with the way these forces so that the tourists pay a guide fee services which the amount of money far greater than the operation. Other behavior problems are traditionally traders who often do not act that is commendable to deceive at the time of tourist shopping is also a problem that is quite serious.

With attention to what has been presented above, it appears to need to be a breakthrough to the right so that future cultural tourism Pura Besakih akan not hold a fine left by the management of tourism and tourist services. Some pembenahan or regulation that should be fundamental, namely: (1) Preparation and implementation of regulatory policies that clearly and firmly on the management of cultural tourism as Pura Besakih cultural tourism by the government, (2)
Empowerment of local communities in the development of cultural tourism Pura Besakih socialize with policies and regulations have been made and punishment when violations occur, provide access to the more involved in tourism activities, provide education and training resources so that the quality of local communities.

Pura Besakih, in addition to a role as the main center of the persembahyangan Hindu people in Bali in Indonesia and also the cultural heritage of Bali have a high historical value. Because the various unique and full value, the existence of the Pura Besakih must remain dilestarikan.
Pura Besakih Markandeya RSI was founded by a Brahmana who first spread the teachings of Hinduism in Bali. At that time, initially RSI Markandeya Hyang be imprisoned in the mountain (the mountain seems Hyang Dieng is a mountain that comes from the word in Hyang). In semedinya, he got pawisik form of the command that he merabas forest in the eastern islands Dawa (Java). At the same time, Java and Bali is still a land that has not been separated by the sea.

Based on these unseen whispering, RSI Markandeya depart to the east along with the train-pengiringnya a number of approximately 8000 people. Setiba where dituju he ordered all pengiringnya merabas wilderness. However, many surrounding the illness and death.

More than a thousand years old, Besakih Temple is known as the "Mother Temple of Bali" Perched on the slopes of Mount Agung, the majestic 1000 meter (3000 feet). Besakih is the biggest and holiest of all Balinese temples. Bali mother temple stands against a background giant mountain slopes in the southeast of Mount Agung.
The biggest island in this large-scale complex of 35 temples attract surprisingly small number each year, became the main point of pilgrimage for Hindu Bali. Steps ascend through split gates to the main page where the Trinity shrines, dedicated to Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu, which is wrapped in cloth and decorated with flower offerings. There are a few temples but many of their inner pages are closed to visitors. Tracing its origin to prehistoric times, the complex has been touched by large eruption of Mount Agung in 1963, which wiped from the surrounding villages. The complex also houses the oldest remaining in the Balinese gamelan instruments called selonding. Temple ceremony (odalan) fell in 10 hours. Bali's calendar, the month of April. If traveling, try to reach Pura Besakih before 9, when many tourist buses start arriving, so we can take in the lovely temple in Bali quiet morning.