Tanah Lot is a tourism destination in Bali, Indonesia. Tanah Lot is located in Beraban, Kediri, Tabanan, about 13 kilometers south of the city of Tabanan. In the north Pura Tanah Lot, a another temple built on a cliff jutting into the sea. This cliff temple connect with the land and shaped like a bridge (arch). This temple called Pura Karang Bolong. Tanah Lot is a tourist object in Bali, Indonesia. Here there are two temples are located on a large rock. One located above the boulder and the other is located at the top of the cliffs similar to Uluwatu Temple. Pura Tanah Lot temple is part of Dang heaven. Pura Tanah Lot sea temple is a place of worship of the gods guard the sea. Tanah Lot, famous as a beautiful place to see the sunset. Other tourist destinations are perfect for enjoying the panoramic sunset is Kuta Beach. You can read the information regarding the Kuta Beach tourist destinations in the previous article.
According to legend, this temple was built by a Brahmin who wander from Java, namely Danghyang Nirartha successful will strengthen the trust of the population of Bali Hinduism and build the heaven Sad in the 16th century. At that time, the ruler Tanah Lot named Bendesa Beraben envy him because his followers started going to follow Danghyang Nirartha. Bendesa Beraben then told Nirartha leaving Tanah Lot. Danghyang Nirartha agreed, but before he had the strength to move Chunks of stone into the middle of the beach (not into the sea) and build a temple there. She also changed her shawl into a snake temple guards. These snakes are still there today and this snake scientifically including species of sea snakes that have characteristics such as flat-tailed fish, yellow and black stripes have 3 times more powerful venom of cobra.
Pura Tanah Lot has been disrupted by abrasion and erosion due to waves and wind. Therefore, the Bali government through the Regional Security Project Bali Beach tetrapod did put up as a breakwater and strengthen the cliffs around the temple in the form of an artificial reef. The area around Tanah Lot also laid out considering the role of Tanah Lot as one tourist destination in Bali. The first renovation since 1987 as a protection project phase I. At this stage, the breakwater (tetrapod) weighing two tons is placed in front of Pura Tanah Lot. In addition, the banks of the concrete and artificial wall was also built as a surge protector lacing. However, the laying of tetrapod interfere with the beauty and the beauty of the surrounding nature so that the feasibility study conducted by involving the local community and religious leaders in 1989. The building's design breakwater under the water surface and the manufacture of artificial reef created in 1992 and renewed again in 1998. Protection temple was started around June 2000 and was completed in February 2003 through a grant Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) amounting to Rp95 billion. Overall work includes building Wantilan, Pewaregan, Paebatan, Bentar Temple, the arrangement of the parking area, as well as structuring the road and park in the lot of land area.
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