Tanah Lot Temple is located in coastal side of Beraban Village, Kediri district, Tabanan Regency. The temple is built on the rock with 3 acre size and reachable in few minutes by walk, because it is just 20 meters from the coastal lip. Tanah Lot is very famous among tourist destination in Bali with spectacular view of sunset. At some nooks of coral reef around Tanah Lot Temple.
The name of Tanah Lot Temple is come from two words that are Tanah word interpreted as a reef looking like gili or isle. Lot or lod word has meaning the sea, So Tanah Lot is meaning the small island floating on the sea. The location is now called as Tanah Lot has been used at a Megalithic period as a place that looked into holy, proven from the existence of menhir. Pursuant to environment of Tanah Lot temple is built at structure of Tanah Lot Temple is built at irregular reef plain of its angle with is only consisted of one plain yard as Jeroan.
Dang Hyang Niratha or better known as Pedanda Sakti Wau Rauh that come from the region of Blambangan, East Java to Bali Islands, around 16th century. At the time of the reign of King Dalem Waturenggong in Gelgel, Bali. Later, he held a sacred journey (Dharmayatra) and walk down the south coast of the Bali islands from the western to the eastern regions. In the journey, in the end found a beach in Tabanan area (now is Tabanan Regency), not far from the Braban village. Furthermore, he saw a rock in the shape of small island in the sea.in this place he meditate and he felt the vibrations of chastity. So on top of the rock, he suggested setting up a holy building for worship of God then is now the Tanah Lot Temple.
Tanah Lot Temple differences with other temples on the island of Bali, Tanah Lot Temple does not have a few pages because it is built on a plain of coral that irregular corners of his home. inside the actual temple compound itself there are tiered shrines that follow the fundamental elements of Balinese design where the complexities of the faith. There are other formations within the area that indicate that site is not only of great religious importance, but also maintains archaeological value. Temple nestled in the ocean has ritual or ceremony which take place every six month or 210 days. At that time all the Hindus from different areas in Bali will come to worship in peace and harmony to invoke.
The function of Tanah Lot temple can be realized from the function of the main building which is located in the temple main area. In this places, there is a main temple to worship the god in form of Dewa Baruna or Bhatara Segara, the sea power. The media of worship to this god is the temple building with 5 storied meanwhile the 3 storied temple building in north part of this area is purposing to worship to Dang Hyang Nirartha.
In order to know the status of Tanah Lot Temple can be realized from the story, function and also incoming devotee existence pray when temple ceremony is held. In this case can be realized as follows :
Not be separated from the myths that includes everything from the establishment of the Tanah Lot Temple this temple remains one of the main icons of tourism in Bali island. this will be an impressive religious tourism travel for you let alone a visit while holding rituals accompanied by the event themed Tanah Lot spectacular will make a trip on the Bali island is becoming increasingly a memorable one. And the most popular time to visit a Tanah Lot Temple is late afternoon when the sun begins to settle over the horizon and the temple is silhouetted against the vibrant glow of the sky. The site draws a crowd of travellers who come this temple to witness this magnificent temple scene against a background of crashing waves.
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