Mount Bromo (from Sanskrit:
Brahma, namely one of the main gods in Hinduism) or in the Tengger language
spelled "Brama", is an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia. This
mountain has a height of 2,329 meters above sea level and is located in four
districts, namely Probolinggo Regency, Pasuruan Regency, Lumajang Regency and
Malang Regency.
Mount Bromo is famous as a major
tourist attraction in East Java. As a tourist attraction, Bromo is interesting
because of its status as an active volcano. Mount Bromo is included in the
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park area.
The body shape of Mount Bromo is
linked between valleys and canyons with a caldera or sea of sand covering an
area of about 10 square kilometers. It has a crater with a diameter of ± 800
meters (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). Meanwhile, the danger area
is a circle with a radius of 4 km from the center of the Bromo crater.
For the residents around Mount
Bromo, the Tengger tribe, Mount Bromo/Mount Brahma is believed to be a holy
mountain. Once a year the people of Tengger hold the Yadnya Kasada or Kasodo
ceremony. This ceremony took place in a temple at the foot of Mount Bromo and
continued to the top of Bromo. The ceremony is held at midnight until early
morning every full moon around the 14th or 15th of the month of Kasodo (tenth)
according to the Javanese calendar.
The vast expanse of sea of sand
with the towering Mount Batok, the beautiful Mount Bromo, and surrounded by
mountains and hills, is the extraordinary charm of Mount Bromo, which is in the
Tengger area, East Java. There are two options for navigating the sea of sand,
using a rented hardtop vehicle or riding a horse.
In the middle of the sea of sand,
stands a temple which houses Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, who is revered by Hindus.
The temple is called Pura Luhur Poten Mount Bromo. This temple is a place of
worship for the Tengger people who are Hindu.
This place is well known
throughout the country so it is easy to find it, moreover this location has
also been marked on Google Maps to make searching easier
