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Tanah LotTanah Lot Tourism Sites is located in sub-province of Tabanan, precisely in countryside of Beraban, district of Kediri, sub-province of Tabanan.
Tanah Lot Tourism Sites visited by one million of domestic and foreign tourist every year, so that Tanah Lot becoming one of the tourism icon in Bali.
All of that thing because of Tanah Lot have different characteristic with the other, that is, looks like a floating one if the tide is high but when tide is low, people can walk to the Temple.

Because of erosion many caves, which are inhabited by sea snakes, are formed. People cannot disturb these snakes because according to the belief, they belong to the God in the Temple.

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Mepepada Ceremony at Pakendungan Temple

Pakendungan TempleNowadays, at  Pakendungan Temple preparing some ceremony before the temple anniversary held exactly tomorrow, February 2nd, 2008 which exact with Kuningan Day. At 8 AM perform "mepepada" ceremony. Mepepada is procession bring all devoting like "bebantenan", animal, and any other, encircling "piadnyan" or the place of ceremony, counted three times. It must be three times, because this symbolise the Hindu people time submit to curtsey to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa (God), every day. All of animal  that used for devoting, will be slaughtered later, and believed if the animal born again, it become better creature of its degree.

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"Ngayah" at Tanah Lot Temple

NgayahAt the same time at Tanah Lot Temple there are activity before the Tanah Lot Temple anniversary that is on February 6th, 2008 until February 9th, 2008. Most of hindus people at Beraban village "ngayah" at Tanah Lot Temple. The word ‘ngayah’ is hard to define, it is derived from the word ‘ayah’ means ‘voluntary work,’ and the word ‘ngayah’ itself can be defined as ‘working voluntarily.’ The agenda of ngayah today is installing lelontek on every road corner which going to Tanah Lot Temple and on building that will used during the ceremony.

The ladies usually make some devoting or offering like canang sari, segehan, and any other. While the man, installing lelontek that looks like umbul-umbul or banner that defining a symbol from each God which made from some cloth usually with white and yellow color and some with black and white color. Balinese are working voluntarily as a sign of devotion to God. In the spirit of ngayah, Balinese present their time, effort and talent as an offering to God.

 

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