Tanah Lot
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Tanah Lot (Balinese: Template:Script/Balinese) is a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali. It is home to the ancient Hindu pilgrimage temple Pura Tanah Lot (literally "Tanah Lot temple"), a popular tourist and cultural icon for photography.[1]
Location
Tanah Lot is in Beraban,[2] Kediri district, Tabanan Regency, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". south of Tabanan and Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Denpasar. It sits on a large offshore rock and is only accessible on foot at low tide.[3]
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Tanah Lot
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Statue in Tanah Lot
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General view
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Nearby cliffs
Tanah Lot temple
Tanah Lot is one of the seven main Balinese "sea temples",Template:Sfn located along the southwestern coast of the island. The name means "land [in the] sea" in the Balinese language.[4][5] The main deity of the temple is Dewa Baruna, or Bhatara Segara, the sea god, or sea power.[6][7]
Tanah Lot is claimed to be the work of the 16th-century religious figure Dang Hyang Nirartha, who was significantly influenced by Hinduism and who allegedly spent a night there in the course of his extensive travels in Bali, Lombok, and Sumbawa.Template:Efn In the present day, Nirartha is also worshipped at Tanah Lot.[8]
Restoration
In the 1980s, the temple's rock face started to crumble, and the area around and inside the temple became dangerous.Template:Sfn The Japanese government then provided a loan to the Indonesian government of Rp 800 billion (approximately US$480 million[9]) to conserve the historic temple and other significant locations around Bali. As a result, over one-third of Tanah Lot's "rock" is disguised artificial rock created during the Japanese-funded and supervised renovation and stabilization program.[10]
Tourism
According to a 2019 study, Tanah Lot is one of the most visited places in Indonesia, averaging 500,000 tourists each year.[11]
To reach the temple, visitors must walk through a set of outdoor souvenir shops that cover each side of a path down to the sea. On the mainland clifftops, there are restaurants.
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Guardians of the gate
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Stair dragon
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Sacred water at Tanah Lot temple
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Odalan ritual
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Kecak dance, 14 August 2022
See also
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Notes and references
Notes
References
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Further reading
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External links
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