Temples
of Tanah Lot is located in coastal side of Beraban countryside, Kediri sub
district and Tabanan Regency. It is situated in 30 Km in west side of Denpasar
town and about 11 Km in south side of Tabanan town. The temple is built on the
rock with 3 acre size and reachable in a few minute by walk, because it is just
20 meters from the coastal lip. This temple is very famous among Tourist
Destinations in Bali with spectacular view of sunset. At some nooks of coral reef
around Tanah Lot Temple there are holy tame snake in black and white color
where according to the local society believe that it as a deity property and as
the guard of the temple from the bad influence.
The
word of Tanah Lot is 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 is now called
as Tanah Lot has been used at a Megalithic period as a place that 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 is only consisted of one plain yard as Jeroan.
The
function of this temple can be realized from the function of the main temple
building which is located in the temple main area. In this place, there is a
main temple to worship the god in form of Dewa Baruna or Bhatara Segara, the
sea power. The media of worship to this god is the temple building with 5
storied meanwhile the 3 storied temple building in north part of this area is
purposing to worship to Dang Hyang Nirartha.
In order to know the status of - Tanah Lot Temple as dang Kahyangan(the big Holy Temples in Bali ), because the history and the Penyiwi (The people taking care of the temple) are from the local people from Tabanan regency and surrounding area
- Tanah Lot temple as Segara Temple, because its function as sanctum to worship the Bhatara Segara, the God with manifestation as the ocean Power Deity
The unique animal can be seen in this temple area
is the snake which are generally can be met in the coast. Part of its stomach
there are no athwart skin, there is only small skin, but this sea water snake
very noxious but snakebite case are very seldom happened, because the sea water
snake generally very passive.
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