Tanah Lot is a rock formation

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 off the Indonesia

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n island of Bali

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. It is home of a pilgrimage

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 temple

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, the Pura Tanah Lot (literally "Tanah Lot temple") and a popular tourist and cultural icon

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 for photography and general exoticism

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Tanah Lot means "Land [sic: in the] Sea" in Balinese language

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  Located in Tabanan

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, about 20 km from Denpasar

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, the temple sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.

Tanah Lot is claimed to be the work of the 15th century priest Nirartha.