Tanah Lot Bali

Tanah Lot is one of the tourist attractions in Bali the most visited by tourists, both domestic and foreign wiatawan, land lot has a special attraction in the eyes of the tourists, one of the most prominent temples in the middle of the ocean there.

History

Tanah Lot means "Land [sic: in the] Sea" in the Balinese language.[2] Located in Tabanan, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Denpasar, the temple sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.

Tanah Lot is claimed to be the work of the 15th-century priest Nirartha. During his travels along the south coast he saw the rock-island's beautiful setting and rested there. Some fishermen saw him, and bought him gifts. Nirartha then spent the night on the little island. Later he spoke to the fishermen and told them to build a shrine on the rock for he felt it to be a holy place to worship the Balinese sea gods.

The Tanah Lot temple was built and has been a part of Balinese mythology for centuries. The temple is one of seven sea temples around the Balinese coast. Each of the sea temples were established within eyesight of the next to form a chain along the south-western coast. However, the temple had significant Hindu influence.

At the base of the rocky island, poisonous sea snakes are believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. A giant snake purportedly protects the temple, which was created from Nirartha's scarf when he established the island.

Restoration

In 1980, the temple's rock face was starting to crumble and the area around and inside the temple started to become dangerous.[4] The Japanese government then provided a loan to the Indonesian government of Rp 800 billion (approximately USD $130 million[5]) to conserve the historic temple and other significant locations around Bali. As a result, over one third of Tanah Lot's "rock" is actually cleverly disguised artificial rock created during the Japanese-funded and supervised renovation and stabilization program.

Tourism

Tanah Lot is one of the tourist attractions in Bali the most visited by tourists, both domestic and foreign wiatawan, land lot has a special attraction in the eyes of the tourists, one of the most prominent temples in the middle of the ocean there. Go it alone in the morning or afternoon arrived there pesoina incredible natural beauty, at sunset or sunrise at noon.

at Tanah Lot is also a lot arshop - arshop providing typical bali handicrafts, souvenirs, restaurant with a seafood menu seductive clothing store that sells t-shirts with the word or words - words that are funny, you can invite your heart to come back again visiting land lots.

To enter you will be put on a charge of IRD 20,000 / person

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