Tanah Lot Temple is one of the most visited by domestic and overseas tourists. The temple is very well known since it is located on the rock in the sea with amazing sunset background view.

Tanah Lot Temple –  Location

Tanah Lot Temple located in Beraben village, Kediri area, Tabanan district, Bali Island. It’s about 13 km west east from Tabanan or 25 kmwest south from Denpasar city.

You can reach Tanah Lot by car and public transportation as well and you can park easily.

Tanah Lot Temple: What You Can Enjoy?

There are actually 2 temple, one lies on the rock and the other is on the edge of the cliff. Tanah Lot Temple is located on the sea separated with the land. Around the temple there are also some smaller and bigger temples like Pekendungan Temple. Tanah Lot temple is part of Dang Kahyangan temples and become prayer site for sea gods among the Balinese for a long time.

When the sea water decrese, you can go  to the temple only just for praying. Be careful if the sea water increase since the temple will surrounded by sea water. The temple is trully located in the middle of the sea and of course  this is the main attraction for many tourits.

On the bottom of the cliff there are many holly black white snakes. You can hold those snakes but not for hurt since they are believed as the temple’s guardian created by Dang Kahyangan from his scarf.

Another attraction from Tanah Lot Temple is holly water source called Tirta Pabersihan, it is purified by Hinduism in Bali. The water source is located below and south Tanah Lot Temple.

The best moment is on the afternoon when the sun goes down since the sunset view in Tanah Lot is very beutiful. Many people said that seeing the sunset in Tanah Lot is beautiful as watching full moon in the night. The sunset view in Tanah Lot make it as very famous tourism spot in Bali.

Facilities in Tanah Lot Temple

Those who want to stay in Tanah Lot, you can find many hotels and motels as well. In addtion you also can find many dinning place with great menus here which offer domestic and international menus.

There are also souvenir shop that selling many unique souvenir to bring home. The ticket for domestic : Rp 5000-7500/person and Rp 10.000/person for overseas.

Tanah Lot Temple History

Tanah Lot Temple  is establishe in XV century by Brahmana “Pedanda Bawu Rawuh” or Danghyang Nirartha from Majapahit kingdom in Java. He succeed brought Hinduism in Bali.

While Danghyang Nirartha succesfully gathered many fellowship, then the authority Bendesa Beraben became jeaulous and sent out Danghyang Nirartha from Tanah Lot. Next Danghyang Nirartha leaved Tanah Lot with one condition that he allowed to moved the rock in to the middle of the sea and build a temple. Tanah Lot meaning land on the sea.

Also he turn his syal into snakes as temple’s guardian too and they watch the Tanah Lot Temple until now. The snakes include to sea snakes with black and yellow, also has 3 stronger poison than cobra. At last Bendesa Beraben follow Danghyang Nirartha.