#sacred mountain
- Agung — An active stratovolcano located on the island of Bali, Indonesia, representing the highest geographical point of the island, with an elevation exceeding three thousand meters. In local Indonesian culture and Balinese Hinduism, this mountain is considered deeply sacred, viewed as the central axis of the universe and the dwelling place of the gods, hosting the famous Pura Besakih temple complex on its slopes.
- Apu — A term of indigenous origin incorporated into the universal cultural lexicon from the Quechua language, used to designate the sacred spirit of a mountain or the mountain itself viewed as a protective divinity in the traditional Inca religion of the Andean region; also an honorific title granted to rulers or ancestral spirits of great structural authority.