Tanah Lot is a tourist attraction in Bali, Indonesia.

In this area has the beauty and uniqueness of the extraordinary because it has two temples located on top of a large rock. One of the temples is located above the rock and the other is located on the cliff. Pura lot is a place of worship of the gods of the sea which is famous for its beautiful place especially at sunset.

According to legend, this temple was built by brahmins who wander from the land of Java. This brahmin is named Danghyang Nirartha. Danghyang Nirartha succeeded in strengthening the belief of the Balinese population of Hindu teachings in the 16th century. At that time Tanah Lot was controlled by Bendesa Beraben. At that time Bendesa Beraben felt jealous of the brahmin Danghyang Nirartha because his followers began to abandon him and follow Danghyang Nirartha. And then Bendesa Beraben told Danghyang Nirartha to leave Tanah Lot.

Before leaving Tanah Lot, Danghyang Nirartha brings out all his strength to move the Stone Slag to the center of the beach and build the temple there. Danghyang Nirartha also changed the shawl into a snake guard pura and it is said that this snake is still there and scientifically this snake including sea serpent species with flat-tailed trait like a fish with black color on the yellow auctioned part and this snake is very poisonous, even poison 3 times stronger than cobra. At the end of the legend states that Bendesa Beraben eventually also became a follower of Danghyang Nirartha.

If you want to visit Tanah Lot, this tourist attraction is located in the Village Beraban Kediri Tabanan regency, located about 13 km west of Tabanan. As we have explained above, Tanah Lot is famous as a beautiful place to see the sunset, it is this beauty that makes many tourists usually crowded in the afternoon to see the beauty of the sunset here.