Mount Bromo

Mount Bromo, an active volcano and part of the Tengger massif, in East Java, Indonesia. At 2329 meters (7641 feet) the highest peak massif, but the most famous. District massif is one of the most visited tourism in East Java, Indonesia. Volcano Bromo Tengger Semeru owned National Park. Bromo name comes from Javanese language 'Brahma, the creator god of Hindu. Mount Bromo sits in the middle of a vast plain called the "Sea of ​​Sand", a protected nature reserve since 1919. Typical way to visit Mount Bromo from the nearby mountain village of Lawang Cemoro. From there it is possible to walk to the volcano in about 45 minutes, but also possible to take an organized jeep tour, which includes a stop at the viewpoint on Mount Penanjakan (2770 m or 9088 ft).

On the fourteenth day of the Hindu festival of National Costumes Festival, Tenggers Probolinggo, East Java, mountain climbing trip to perform fruit, rice, vegetables, flowers and sacrifices of livestock to the mountain gods by throwing them into the caldera of the volcano. Ritual origins lie in the 15th century legend where a princess named Roro Anteng from government Tengger with her ​​husband Joko Seger. Couples who have children and therefore seek the assistance of the mountain gods.

The gods gave them 24 children but stipulated that the 25th child, named Kesuma, should be thrown into the volcano as human sacrifice. Demand god executed. The tradition of throwing sacrifices into the volcano to appease ancient deities continues today and called beauty, Toraja ceremony. Though fraught with danger, some people at risk of fluctuations in the crater in order to remember the sacrificed goods that they believe can bring good luck to them. In Segara Wedi sand plain sits a Hindu temple called Pura Luhur Poten. This temple has a significant meaning to spread Tenggers mountain villages, such as Ngadisari, Wonokitri, Ngadas, Argosari, Ranu Prani, Ledok Ombo and Wonokerso.

Set annual National Costumes Festival temple ceremony which lasted for about one month. On the 14th day, Tengger community gathered at Pura Luhur Poten to ask for blessings from Ida Sang Hyang Widi Wasa and God Mahameru (Mount Semeru). Then people take place along the edges of the crater of Mount Bromo in which ritual offering thrown into the crater. The main difference between the temple and Balinese people are kind of stone and building materials. Pura Luhur Poten uses natural black stones from volcanoes nearby, while Balinese temples are made mostly of red brick. In this temple, there are several buildings and enclosures in line in the theater zone composition.

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 Source: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bromo