 Tanah Lot
is an exciting tour to visit the temple on the rock with breathtaking view of
sunset view as a backdrop. The tour will explore the famous tourist
destinations in Bali of Tanah Lot Temple that is
located above a big stone in coastal periphery. The tour also visits other
places of interest in Tabanan regency or west part of Bali like Taman Ayun
Temple and Alas Kedaton (monkey forest). It is a half day tour with private
air-conditioning car transfer and professional tour guide who is always
outstanding offer out best quality service.
Tanah Lot is a Balinese Hindu Temple on the rock and the
seawater encircles it when the sea water is tide. It is looked to be adrift in
on the ocean and owns the magnificent view of sunset in the late afternoon.
There are several points to see this temple with all amazing view. At this
temple, we can find other Hindu temples like that make it a holy place in
Bali.
Tanah Lot Temple in Philosophy
The
word of Tanah Lot consisted of 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 now called Tanah Lot have been used at a
Megalithic period as place which looked into holy, proven from the
existence of menhir. Pursuant to environmental condition, hence the
structure of Tanah Lot temple is built at irregular reef plain of its
angle which only consisted of one plain yard as Jeroan. Function of
Tanah Lot temple knowable for example from function of temple building
(Pealinggih core) especial building which are exist in Jeroan area that
is to worship of Baruna God or Bhatara Segara that is potency power go
out to the sea with the media of worship Meru (5 high rise temple
building) and to worship and also respect the Danghyang Nirartha for
Miraculous God with the media of worship Meru with 3 high rise temple
building.
To know the status of Tanah Lot Temple for
example is knowable from the temple history, function and also incoming
devotee existence pray when temple ceremony is held. Knowable in this
case that :
- Tanah Lot Temple as dang
Kahyangan(the bid Holy Temples in Bali ), because the history and also
especially the Penyiwi (The people taking care of the temple) is from
the people or society of Tabanan regency and its surroundings.
- Tanah
Lot temple as Segara Temple because its function as sanctum to worship
the Bhatara Segara, the God with manifestation as Power Deity go out to
sea and oceanic.
It
is require to be opened related here animal type becoming the unique
tourism object in Tanah Lot temple is snake which is generally can be
met in coast having water skin-deep, especially in river estuary. Part
of its stomach there no athwart skin, there's only small skin, but this
sea water snake very noxious but snakebite case are very den happened,
because the sea water snake generally very passive.
Tanah Lot is a place to visit in Bali
As
a favorite tourism object in Bali, Tanah Lot owns a magnificent view in
particular at the sunset time where the sun slows down to the earth
stomach. Every visitor who is paying a visit to this place will be
marveled to see the beauty panorama of Tanah Lot. Its Coast is rock
bound and its wave is big adds the beauty of Tanah Lot Temple which can
be seen from various location. Beside of Tanah Lot Temple there are
other temples which can be seen on your visit to Tanah Lot like Batu
Bolong Temple, Batumejan Temple and Enjung Galuh Temple. |
