Tanah Lot

Tanah Lot is a rock formation in Bali, Indonesia. It is the home temple of pilgrimage, Pura Tanah Lot (literally "temple of Tanah Lot") and a popular tourist and cultural icon for the exotic and general photography

History

Tanah Lot means "Land of the Sea" in Balinese Located in Tabanan, about 20 km from Denpasar, the temple is located off the coast of a big stone that has been shaped continuously over the years by waves sea

Tanah Lot, who claimed to be the work of the 15th century priest Nirartha. During his voyage along the south coast, he saw the beautiful stone of the island and rest. Some fishermen saw him and bought him gifts. Nirartha then spent the night on a small island. Then he spoke to the fishermen and told them to build a temple on the rock because he felt like a shrine to worship the gods of the sea in Bali

Tanah Lot temple was built and is part of Balinese mythology for centuries. This temple is one of seven sea temples around the coast of Bali. Each of the Temple of the Sea was founded in the vision of each other to form a chain along the southwest coast.

At the base of the rocky island, poisonous sea snakes are considered to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. A giant snake is said to protect the temple, which was created fromNirata scarf when he established the island.

Restoration

In 1980, the rock of the temple began to collapse and the area around and inside the temple started to become dangerous. The Japanese government then lend to the government of Indonesia amounting to Rp 800 billion (approximately USD 130 million millionto preserve historic temples and other important locations throughout Bali accordingly. More than a third of the "rock" is actually clever disguise Tanah Lot artificial rocks created during the renovation of Japan funded and supervised and stabilization programs.

Tourism

Space leading to Tanah Lot is sold and people have to pay to enter the area. To reach the temple, visitors must pass through a planned series of souvenir market Bali format covering each side of the descent to the sea at the top of the earth cliff, the restaurant also provided for tourists.

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