BROMO STORIES

The vast expanse of sandy oceans with tall, towering Mount Batok, the beautiful Mount Bromo, and surrounded by mountains and rolling hills, are an extraordinary charm on Mount Bromo, located in Tengger, East Java. In the middle of the sea of ​​sand, stands a temple that became the place beristananya Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa worshiped by Hindus. The temple is named Pura Luhur Poten Gunung Bromo. This temple is a place of worship for Tengger people who are Hindus. Pura Luhur Poten stood in 2000. This temple became a place of worship of God Brohmo (God Brahma), which became the manifestation of Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa as the Creator. Bromo own name taken from the name of God Brohmo The temple building generally faces west, entering the temple towards the east as well as worship and worship facing east towards the rising sun. The main tourist destination is Penanjakan I, which is the most exotic place to watch the sunrise (sunrise) from behind the mountains. No wonder, the more tourists / visitors who come in the early morning to be able to see the sunrise is so beautiful. But travelers should prepare thicker clothes, gloves, headgear, and socks given the very cold temperatures. Around the mountaineering mountain, where the gods reside, there is also the hermit. And his activities every day is just adore and silence. One day a happy day, a wife gave birth to a boy who was named JOKO SEGER this child has a handsome face, bright light. It's really a child born like a sacred god. Since childbirth, the child showed great health and strength. JOKO SEGER itself has a healthy and strong meaning. In the vicinity of Mount penanjakan, also born baby girl named RORO ANTENG, this child has a beautiful face and beautiful. RORO ANTENG is the only one of the most beautiful children in the place in gunug bromo area. Day by day the body of RARA ANTENG grows big and looks so beautiful when he grows up. Many sons of the king proposed to him. But the proposal is rejected. Because RARA ANTENG is captivated by the JOKO SEGER's cruelty. The history of Mount Bromo continues when one day RARA ANTENG will be proposed by a very evil hijacker not only the Evil Beast is so Sakti mandraguna. RARA ANTENG famous fantasy persaannya not dare to simply refuse to the applicant magic. So he asked to make the sea in the middle of the mountain bromo. With a strange request he deems the applicant magic will not meet the request. The requested seas must be made overnight. not many thinkers then pirate pirates are then agreed to the request RARA ANTENG. The magician begins his work with a coconut shell or coconut shell, using all his magic, the work is almost complete. RORO Anteng was getting restless. He was afraid that someone he did not love would marry the Poet. Then came the thought to thwart the hijacker's work. Then came the ingenious idea, when it RORO ANTENG invite the community, especially the mothers to pound rice at midnight to wake the sleeping chicken. Chicken crowing while shouting. It was as if the dawn had arrived. The Sakti pirate heard the crowing of the chicken at the dawn of the day. Irritatedly he threw the coconut shell and fell beside the mountain bromo, the shell turned into a mountain called Mount Batok. Hearing that the pirate fails with his request, likes to smile and smile sweetly. And continue his relationship with JOKO SEGER, and until finally they became a happy couple. Behind their household. Evidently. ANTENG RORO is not in the gift of descent. REMUNING RORO ANTENG at the top of Mount Bromo. And begged the ruler. The ruler granted his request. With condition, if he got offspring, their youngest son must be sacrificed. RORO ANTENG undertakes that requirement. Then in the presence of their daughter of 25 children. But as we know if a mother's instinct is not willing to let her children become victims. So he broke the agreement with the god of the ruler. God became angry and there was a catastrophe in that place. Mount bromo began to devour into all the children roro anteng with fire that burns down the mountain bromo. After that incident, the sound of the unseen sounds so loud that: my beloved brothers, we have been sacrificed by our parents and hyang widi in the crater of bromo. I remember you. Every month on the day to-14 held offerings to hyang widi in the crater of Mount Bromo. that's the end of the Gun History story