TANAH LOT TEMPLE-"THE GOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA"

In Balinese language Tanah Lot is the translation of "Land Sea". Tanah Lot Temple is located in Tabanan, 20 km from Denpasar, Bali. The Tanah Lot Temple is build on a large rock which has been shaped over the years by the ocean. You can enjoy the beautiful romantic moment on the sunset time at Tanah Lot, Bali. It is a popular place in Bali where many tourists, local and international, have visited

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The Javanese priest Nirartha is claimed to have established a series of sea temples around Bali Island in the late 15th-early 16th century; today they are some of the most visited tourist attractions in Bali. During his travels along the south coast it's told that 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 allegedly spoke to the fishermen. He told them to build a shrine on the rock for he felt it to be a holy place, to worship the Balinese sea gods.

Nirartha then spent the night on the little island. Later he should have spoken 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 Hindu temple, Bali, was built and has been a part of Balinese mythology for centuries. The Tanah Lot temple is one of seven sea temples around the Balinese coast. Each of the sea temples was established within eyesight of the next, to form a chain along the south-western coast of Bali. 

In the coral reefs around the Pura Tanah Lot temple, there are snakes. The snakes are believed to be very sacred, holy and tamed. The snakes are in black and white and according to the Balinese, they are the guardians of the Pura Tanah Lot temple, sent by Dewa Baruna, the Ocean Power Deity.
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