Tanah Lot Bali Indonesia

Tanah Lot is located in the village Beraban or 13 miles west of Tabanan, taken approximately 45 minutes from the Kuta.Di here there are two temples are located on a large rock. One is located on top of the boulder, when the tide of this temple will be seen surrounded by the sea and the other, precisely in the north Pura Tanah Lot temple located there is a jutting into the sea and over the cliff. This place is a cool place to photograph the sunset while duduk2 and young coconut drink, this temple is unique among
other location of the temple which is located on the hill boulder seafront. at low tide and no more than knee-high, we are still able to cross over to the facility.Pura Tanah Lot is part of the temple Sad heaven. Pura Tanah Lot temple in the middle of the beach is a place of worship of the gods of the sea guard. Tanah Lot, famous as a beautiful place to watch the sunset (sunset), usually the guests will arrive in the afternoon to see the beauty of the sunset.In this place, from the parking lot up to the attraction / temple, there are many art shops offering local crafts products, many stores and food, there are also facilities washroom / toilet, which is the cost of rent is not howAccording to a source there was legend of travelogue priest from East Java named Dang Hyang Nirartha that were heading east to spread the teachings of Hinduism. Up to a point, Dang Hyang Nirartha arrive at one of the beach with a small island in the middle of the sea with parangan soil and rock hard underneath. that's where the priest rested and soon came the fishermen bring worshiped him. then in place Dang Hyang Nirartha convey their religion and advise communities to build a shrine on the island where he stays. After the death of the priest, the shrine built on the island by the name of Divine Temple Tanah Lot the man is land on the sea.Apparently not everyone is allowed to enter into the temple. the tourists are only allowed to look out of the temple. only certain people who want to pray or conduct religious activities that are allowed into the temple. Related to the concept triangga (depictions of the human body from head to toe body), this temple became associated with two other holy places in Tabanan, the Divine Temple Batukaru (upstream) and Pura Puser Tasik (middle) as well as downstream Pura Tanah Lot. Pura upstream and downstream is also described as the symbol of the phallus and yoni, Divine Temple Batukaru as phallus (purusa) and Pura Tanah Lot as yoni (soon). blend of the source of life that the welfare of human beings around him.

In the northern temple, precisely in the cave under the cliffs, there is a sacred snake. flat black poisonous snake is believed to be yellow shawl Nirartha Dang Hyang were separated when she was imprisoned and was now the temple guards. in this same place there is a source of fresh water called Tirta Pabersihan (usually used as a means of pleading chastity).