Lecturer of Post-Graduate, Denpasar State Hindu Dharma Institute
Online published on 25 June, 2019.
As a tourist destination, Tanah Lot temple has contributed a lot to the people of Beraban traditional village and the Government of Tabanan Regency. Levy from the management of Tanah Lot temple is now divided into two, they are first, traditional village of Beraban as a party I distributed in each traditional village in district Kediri and second is Tabanan regency as party II. The area of the sacred area, Tanah Lot temple which initially serves as a place of prayer then reproduced arranged to look beautiful to provide optimal service to tourists. The development of Tanah Lot tourism eventually led to economic practices. Acceleration of tourism development process Tanah Lot reap conflict as a result of hegemony of integrative elite. This study will try descriptively interpretative describes the problem. The development of tourism in Tanah Lot temple is very important to be observed because based on the facts, it can be identified that there has been commodification of space. There, on the one hand, it can produce material benefits, but on the other side as a threat to the sacred area of Tanah Lot temple which well-known as a temple of heavenly world(Kahyangan Jagat). There is also a threat in the form of conflict of interest.
Commodification, implications, Tanah Lot temple, tourism