Indonesia Tanah Lot: an emblematic temple on the Balinese coast Bali, Travel to Indonesia 0 (0)To end this stay in Bali and at the same time in Indonesia, we could not miss the famous Tanah Lot (which literally means “land [in the] sea”). This iconic temple is located on a small piece of rock in the middle of the raging waves (at least at high tide) a few meters from the shore. Built in the 16th century on the orders of a priest who had taken the habit of coming to meditate on this rock… its main purpose would be to pay homage to the spirits/guardians of the sea.To be more exact, the legend says that the priest in question named Nirartha would have settled on this rock one night, during which fishermen came to bring him gifts. He in return would tell them to build a sanctuary because he felt the sacred character of the place. There are also 7 other temples built along the Balinese coasts to venerate the gods of the sea of which this same Nirartha would be the instigator.It is one of the most important temples in Bali and therefore today one of the most visited places in Bali, very popular with photographers, amateurs or not.Another giant state not far from the airport.Rice fields on the road to Tanah Lot. Many Balinese people also go to the temple.In the middle of prayer. Notice the “DO NOT ENTRY”… It’s a permanent ban, not just because they’re doing a ceremony. Like we’re “impure”? I don’t really like this kind of discrimination, as if we were banning entry into our churches… for the temple of the day before it was the same reason… Right next door we “defy” the waves.The dragon breathes fire…Once the religious part is over, it's straight to the cigarette in the mouth... And here is the famous Tanah Lot, at high tide and therefore inaccessible. There were people of course but it was still largely passable, it was also very hot so many people stayed in the shade.Temporary henna tattoo.The waves are breaking violently on the rock (in the background), so it's not surprising that part of it has collapsed.For the record, in 1980 part of the rock supporting the temple actually collapsed due to erosion. The temple was then renovated with the help of the Japanese government which gave them a loan of 300 billion rupiah to help them maintain this important cultural heritage, part of the rock is therefore in fact artificial and cleverly hidden. Lots of young people.Overall view of the corner.Another point of view.Just a little further on is another of the 7 temples along the coast, Pura Batu Balong. A day to rest. A beautiful mix of colors. Back towards the car park, we go through the back (without actually turning around) hoping to return to the car park by road in order to avoid the endless corridors of souvenir shops...The monkey had a look of “haha you can’t escape!”And indeed here we are, we are back to square one, knowing that here it is on the way there and back that we go to the shops (enough is enough...how do they manage to make their turnover?)Access to the temple from the parking lot, with the heat the scooter saddle was really burning my buttocks...In the meantime, work is going on hard.Another of their giant statues at a roundabout, here we can see the size!On the road. Did you like the article? Vote on the article Note globale 0 / 5. Number of votes: 0 No votes yet. Be the first to rate this article! Did you like the article? Follow me on social media Sea and beaches Rice field Hindu temple 0 1 Roman 07/05/2012
