Images of Indonesia

Mount Agung ( 3031m, 9944ft )

Mount Agung ( Gunung Agung ) is a stratovolcano

and the highest point on Bali..

The Balinese believe that Mount Agung

is a replica of Mount Meru,

the central axis of the universe.

Legend holds that the mountain

is a fragment of Meru brought to Bali

by the first Hindus.

Pura Besakih, the most important temple on Bali,

is on the upper slopes of Gunung Agung.

• Highest Mountains in SE Asia

Mount Agung