Photo and caption by Michael Dean Morgan / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year
Blessings at Besakih
Besakih Temple has been known as Bali’s ‘Mother Temple’ for over 1,000 years and is perched 1,000 metres high on the southwestern slopes of Mount Agung. Here Balinese often come to make prayers and take blessing from the temple priests or ‘Pemangku’ who reside there.
