History Tanah Lot

Tanah Lot is derived from two words, namely 'land' which means the island and 'lot' meaning the sea. When combined, both meaning 'island in the middle of the sea'. Aside from the origin of the name, these places also have a story or legend that is believed to be the beginning of the establishment of Pura Tanah Lot.

In the past, there was a disseminator of Javanese Hindu teachings named Nirartha and wander into the land of Bali. He managed to strengthen the trust of locals, but a ruler village named Bendesa Beraban not like the presence of Nirartha.

Beraban and his followers tried to evict Nirartha. By Nirartha, his wish will be fulfilled, but first he had to move a rock giant middle of the beach. There, Nirartha continue semedinya. He also threw a shawl she wore to sea. Shawl was later turned into a black snake with yellow stripes flat tail guarding the place meditated. The snake can still be seen in Tanah Lot until now.
Viewed Nirartha extraordinary ability, Beraban Mersa amazed. That said, Beraban Nirartha repel the attack and turned into his followers. Then built two temples to worship the villagers, the temple above the boulder was moved to the middle of the beach, the temple again at the end of the cliff that juts into the sea.
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