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Visit mount Bromo in East Java

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kasada

  • Kasada Ceremony

    Kasada ceremony at Mt. Bromo is held every year - East Java, Indonesia

    Every 14th of the 10th month of the Javanese calendar, the Kasada Ceremony is performed. Normally that is July or August. Then the Tenggerese show their gratitude for all the blessings they received.

  • Old & new temples

    Luhur Poten temple

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    On the sand plain that surround Mt. Bromo sits a Hindu temple, named Luhur Poten. The temple is very important to the Tenggerese that live in the mountain villages near Mt. Bromo, among which are Cemara Lawang, Wonokitri, Ngadas, and Ranu Pane. The temple is important in the annual Yadnya Kasada ceremony which lasts for about one month.
    Pura Luhur Poten is constructed of natural black stones from volcanoes, while the Balinese temples are mostly made from red bricks. Inside Luhur Poten one can find several buildings and enclosures aligned in a mandala zone composition.

    Jago temple

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    The Jago temple was built between 1275 and 1300. It is believed that it is the burial place of the ashes of King Wisnuwardhana, the fourth king of the Singosari kingdom. The temple has similar ornament as the Penataran temple in Blitar regency.
    Candi Jago sits on your way to Mt. Bromo in the village Tumpang, just about 20 km east of Malang.

    Candi Singosari

    Singosari temple in Singosari village - East Java

    According to some sources, this construction is the funerary temple of King Kertanagara who ruled between 1268 and 1292. Kertanagara was the last king of the Singhasari dynasty. He was assassinated in 1292 which finally led to the establishment of Majapahit rule.
    Two gigantic statues nearby - called Dwarapala - are believed to be the guards of "the palace". Singosari temple is constructed out of red bricks. Its relief describes the greatness of the Singosari Kingdom.
    You can find this temple in Singosari village, just north of Malang.

     

    Sumberawan

    Sumberawan temple near Singosari temple

    Candi Badut

    Badut temple - candi Badut

    Kidal temple

    Kidal temple in East Java

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