Tanah Lot Temple is one of the most consecrated temples (Hindu places of worship) in Bali, Indonesia. On the ground of the lot there are two temples located on a large rock. One is located on a boulder and the other is located on a cliff similar to Uluwatu Temple. Tanah Lot Temple is part of Dang Kahyangan temple. Tanah Lot Temple is a sea temple where the guardian gods of the sea worship. Tanah Lot is famous as a beautiful place to watch the sunset.
The story behind the beauty of Tanah Lot Temple in the 15th century, Bhagawan Dang Hyang Nirartha or known as Dang Hyang Dwijendra carried out a mission to spread Hinduism from Java to Bali.
At that time the ruling party on the island of Bali was King Dalem Waturenggong. He very much welcomed the arrival of Dang Hyang Nirartha in carrying out his mission, so that the spread of Hinduism managed to reach remote villages on the island of Bali.
In the history of Tanah Lot, it is said that Dang Hyang Nirartha, saw the holy rays from the southern sea of Bali, so Dang Hyang Nirartha looked for the location of the rays and arrived at a beach in the village called Beraban Tabanan village.
At that time the village of Beraban was led by Bendesa Beraban Sakti, who strongly opposed the teachings of Dang Hyang Nirartha in spreading Hinduism. Bendesa Beraban Sakti, adheres to the school of monotheism.
Dang Hyang Nirartha meditates on a rock that resembles the shape of a parrot that was originally on the mainland.
In various ways Bendesa Beraban wanted to expel the existence of Dang Hyang Nirartha from his place of meditation.
According to the history of Tanah Lot based on the legend of Dang Hyang Nirartha moved the rock (his place of meditation) to the center of the beach with spiritual power. The rock is named Tanah Lot which means rock in the middle of the ocean.
Since that event, Bendesa Beraban Sakti recognized the power that Dang Hyang Nirartha had by becoming his follower to convert to Hinduism along with the entire local population.
It is told in the history of Tanah Lot, before leaving the village of Beraban, Dang Hyang Nirartha gave a dagger to the Bendesa Beraban. The dagger has the power to eliminate any diseases that affect the plant.
The kris is stored in Puri Kediri and made a religious ceremony at Tanah Lot Temple every six months. Since this has been routinely done by the villagers of Beraban, the welfare of the residents has greatly improved with abundant agricultural crops and they live with mutual respect.
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