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Exciting Journey for Western People

If you visit Tanah Lot Tourism Object during the temple anniversary, you will seen many western people wearing balinese traditional clothes and pray at the temple. They are western people which stay in Bali for a long time and already become Hindus people. Procession to become a balinese hindus for western people is very complex but they excited with that experience. Many westerners have become Balinese through the Suddhi Wadani ceremony and the Manusa Yadnya (ceremony for human) ceremony.

Suddhi Wadhani ceremony can be paralleled with taking a vow ceremony. In this ceremony someone make a vow to become a Hindu follower, but in order to become a Balinese another series of ceremony have to be performed. To be a Balinese someone has to be “reborn” in Balinese way. A Balinese is given various ceremony since he/she in the womb of his/her mother until he/she pass away, even long after he/she passed away a ceremony is held for him/her.

Development of Public Services at Tanah Lot

Tanah Lot Tourism Object as one target of world tourism, having tourism potency base on culture, continue improving the standar quality of service especially in public facility. Now, at Tanah Lot Tourism Object, is being built a resting place (halte) that will begin operating on December 2008. The resting place is built for visitors, drivers and guides who may be tired after traveling. Then they can take a rest at the moment on the halte. While enjoying food or beverages that are sold around the halte area. Th eresting place built with balance of nature concept. Also, around of halte will built gardens so the green concept remain intact. And of course, will create a comfortable atmosphere for visitors, drivers, and guides.

Tirta Yatra at Tanah Lot Temple

Today, at Tanah Lot Temple some judicial staff about 30 persons do pray or "Tirta Yatra" on 8 AM. Tirta Yatra is a holy journey to pray to every temple to required safety and faithfull. On this time, ceremony leading by Mangku Subagi as the priest of tanah Lot Temple. Tanah Lot Temple usually as main temple for Hinduism people to pray every time. Because function of Tanah Lot Temple as one of Dang Kahyangan Temple in Bali. And according to belief, Tanah Lot Temple having many mysterious thing that have not been known yet.

Arrive at Tanah Lot Temple, they directly prepare for praying activity. First, they prepare the facilitate for praying like flower, kwangen, and frankincense. First, they pray with empty hand called "puyung". After that continued with use some flower with red and white color called "muspa", and then use kwangen which consist of some flower with multivarious color, and there is money above the flower called "sesari". Pray with kwangen is part of muspa. The last is pray with empty hand again to say thanks to the God of fluency and amenity which have been given.