Bali is true heaven of tourism. At least that existing fact and which I feel as part of Bali society which live and grow in Bali island. There are a lot of beautiful exotic place in this island. One of them is Tanah Lot. As tourism object, Tanah Lot is true famous. It’s called as icon of Bali Tourism beside GWK statue kuta, Sanur, Nusadua and Ubud Beach. As Icon, Tanah Lot is so enthused by all tourist, foreign or Domestic tourist.Tanah Lot is True with fascination. This tourist object integrate consist of sunset moment that very beautifull with spiritual tourism marked by tanah lot temple. Even a number of tourist at the moment. Tourist can directly show activity of hindhu people ritual.
Tanah lot located in tabanan Regency. If you want to go there from Denpasar or Ngurah Rai Air Port just need 30-40 minutes but for local tourist from java island tanah Lot could reach from Kediri region located about 8 kilometers north of Tanah Lot and be important way (rush) Denpasar-Gilimanuk. The big of Tanah Lot tourism object can not be let loose from Tanah Lot temple in the Midle of Beach for Praying, Hinduism come to Pura tanah Lot on foot across the beach. Just for five minutes, not too long. The beach water that must be accrosed undeep, just limit of knee.
Tanah lot temple established by Dang Hyang Dwijendra some one who has iron skill that live in majapahit kingdom in era 15. He comes to Bali for starting lofty Duty. Teach spiritual problems and social harmonization. By the Bali King that has power, Dalem Waturenggong Dang Hyang Dwijendra accepted and gived achance to spread Hindhu religion. In Bali, Dang Hyang Dwijendra establish some temples, one of them is Pura Tanah lot.
Danghyang Nirartha promised and before leaving the Tanah Lot he (with his strength) moved the stone chunk to the middle of the coast (not to the middle of sea) and built the temple there. Danghyang Nirartha also changed his shawl into the guard's snake of the temple. This snake is still having now and scientifically this snake including the kind of the sea snake that had the characteristics thin tail like the fish, the black color was striped yellow and had poison 3 times were stronger than the Cobra snake. The end of the legend mentioned that Bendesa Beraben had finally become the follower Danghyang Nirartha.
Tanah Lot was known as the place that was beautiful to see the sunset, usually busy tourists arrived in the afternoon to see beauty of the sunset here. Moreover, the Tanah Lot Temple was made the place of the Hindu ceremony of group's religion in Bali. For tourists who wanted to shop, around the Tanah Lot often were encountered shops that sold results of typical Balinese diligence.
