The portion of Tanah is located in the southwest in Bali, only one short distance of district of Tabanan de Kuta and Denpasar. With her it is the beautiful location and the architecture that is one of the most characteristic temples in Bali, and for the most sacred Balinese of the temples of the sea throughout the southern coast of Bali. In a clear day you can see the south of Pure Luhur Uluwatu far from here more, another famous temple of the sea. The portion of Tanah means something like the “temple of the Earth sea”.
According to legend the portion of Tanah was constructed in the sixteenth century by Hindu priest Sanghyang Nirantha de Javanese. The local rule Bendesa Beraben arrived jealous when their followers assembled to this just arrived, and to be ordered stops you to go away. Then Nirantha used its magical energies to move the portion of Tanah of the cliff was constructed ignition towards outside in the sea. He also transformed his scarf to the holy serpents that still is said today to keep the temple. Beraben turned more ahead to the Hindu religion of Nirantha.
This one of the attractions more known and visited in Bali, and it has become inevitable a tourist trap. But to watch a putting of the sun is immovable worthy here of the annoyance to bypass all the shutdowns of the memory. Within you he will be gone and it generally only can relax with a supper or as soon as to seat and to watch the sun to plunge itself in the water of the red one of the blood. In the low water you can you walk towards it go to the temple, whereas in the high water she is isolated with the sea. The temple feels upon a cliff, is only allowed the Hindus to raise the stairs the cover.
There are a certain comfort and restaurants with a variety of prices here. To obtain here does not have to be a problem due to the short distance to the great tourist centers and is reputation.