Tanah Lot Beach Bali Indonesia

Tanah Lot is claimed to be the work of the 16th-century Dang Hyang Nirartha. During his travels along the south coast he saw the rock-island's beautiful setting and chose to rest there. Some fishermen saw him, and bought him gifts. Nirartha therefore spent the night on the small island. Later he spoke to the fishermen and told them to build a shrine around the rock, for he sensed it to be a holy destination to worship the Balinese sea gods.The primary deity of the temple is certainly Dewa Baruna or Bhatara Segara, who is the sea god or sea power and these days, Nirartha is also worshipped here.

The Tanah Lot temple was created and has been a part of Balinese mythology for centuries. The temple isone of seven ocean temples around the Balinese seacoast. Each of the sea temples was established within eyesight of the subsequent to form a chain along the south-western coast. In addition to Balinese mythology, the temple was significantly influenced by Hinduism.

At the base of the rocky island, venomous sea snakes are believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. The temple is purportedly protected by a big snake, which was created from Nirartha's selendang (a type of sash) when he established the island.