Tanah lot bali

Tanah Lot,Beraban village
Bali - Indonesia

Tanah Lot is a tourist attraction in Bali, Indonesia. Here there are two temples are situated on top of a large rock. One is located above the boulder and the other located on a cliff similar to the Uluwatu Temple. Pura Tanah Lot temple is part of Dang Goda. Pura Tanah Lot sea temple is a place of worship the gods guard the sea.

According to legend, this temple was built by a Brahmin who wander from Java. He is a successful Nirartha Bali's population will strengthen confidence and build Sad Hinduism Goda at the 16th century. At that time the ruler of Tanah Lot, Bendesa Beraben, jealous of him because his followers began to leave and follow Nirartha. Bendesa Beraben Nirartha told to leave the Tanah Lot. He agreed and before leaving Tanah Lot with its power to move him to the middle of the boulder beach (not into the sea) and built temples there. She also changed her shawl into a snake temple guards. These snakes are still there today and scientifically snakes including sea snakes that have a characteristic flat tail like a fish, striped yellow and black color has a poison 3 times more powerful than cobra snake. End of the legend states that Bendesa Beraben 'finally' a follower Nirartha. 

  

Sights lot of land situated in the village of Kediri Tabanan Beraban the District, approximately 13 km west of Tabanan. Just north of Tanah Lot Temple there is a temple situated on a cliff jutting into the sea. This cliff temple connect with the land and shaped like a bridge (curved). Tanah Lot, famous as a beautiful place to watch the sunset (sunset), the tourists usually crowded in the afternoon to see the beauty of the sunset here.

Odalan or feast in this temple is celebrated every 210 days, the same as pretending to others. The fall close to the celebration of Galungan and Kuningan is precisely on Holy Day Cemeng Langkir Buda. At that time, people who pray will pray at the temple's crowded.

Photo by M. Fauzan