Mount Agung is the most sacred mountain in Bali. This volcano last erupted in March, 1963 and the lava flows missed, sometimes by mere yards, the Mother Temple of Besakih , which is located on the slopes of this important mountain. The saving of the temple is regarded by the Balinese people as miraculous and a signal from the gods that they wished to demonstrate their power but not destroy the monument the Balinese faithful had erected. However, many people were killed and a number of villages were destroyed in this eruption.

Mount Agung (3,148 meters; 10,308 feet) is at the left in this NASA image; Mount Batur, or what remains of it, is to the right of center; on the far right is Mount Bratan . This view is looking to the south west. Full details available on the image page.

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