Tanah Lot Temple, Bali

Tanah Lot Temple is located in coastal side of Beraban countryside, Kediri sub district andTabanan Regency. It is situated in 30 Km in west side of Denpasar town and about 11 Km in south side of Tabanan town. The temple is built on the rock with 3 acre size and reachable in a few minute by walk, because it is just 20 meters from the coastal lip. This temple is very famous among tourist destinations in Bali with spectacular view of sunset. At some nooks of coral reef around Tanah Lot Temple there are holy tame snake in black and white color where according to the local society believe that it as a deity property and as the guard of the temple from the bad influence.

Tanah lot is one of the famous tourist resort in Bali, Indonesia. Tanah lot is located on the coast west bali, at the village of Beraban in the Tabanan regency. Tanah lot means “Land in the Middle of the sea” in Balinese language. Tanah Lot, famous for its two temples unique and magical. The first temple is “Dang Kahyangan” located on the middle of the beach and second temple is “Sagara Temple” is located on the cliff.

According to story, the origin of the two temples were built by a Brahmin who wandered from Java, which is Danghyang Nirartha. Two temples were built in the 16th century at that time lots of land commanded by Bendesa beraben, because envy seeing a lot of people leave lots of land and follow  Danghyang Nirartha. So Bendesa beraben ordered Danghyang Nirartha to leave Tanah lot. Danghyang Nirartha then agreed to leave the tanah lot, but before left the land, he moved a boulder to the middle of beach and built a temple there. He also changed his scarf into a snake guard the temple. According to the story of this snake was still there until now. End story Bendesa beraben has become followers Nirartha Danghyang.

Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali. It is home of a pilgrimage temple, the Pura Tanah Lot and a popular motif for tourists photography

There are many bali cultures and ceremony that can be seen at tanah lot like buda wage, kajeng kliwon, ngaben massal,ngebijian ceremony, etc

bali resorts - boat on tanah lot temple

Bali Resorts - tanah lot balinese hindu

Bali Resorts - tanah lot ngebijian ceremony

Bali Resorts - praying at tanah lot