Mount Bromo emerged from the valley exotic Tengger Mountains. Bromo is one of the three peaks of the volcano in East Java. Mount Bromo has a height of 2392 meters.
Mount Bromo (from Sanskrit / Old Javanese: Brahma, one of the main Hindu gods), is still an active volcano and most famous as a tourist attraction in East Java. As a tourist attraction, Mount Bromo become attractive because of its status as a still active volcano.
Bromo has a height of 2392 meters above sea level is located in four regions, namely, Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang, and Malang. Mount Bromo mesh body shape between valleys and canyons with a caldera or sea sand covering approximately 10 square kilometers.
Mount Bromo crater has a diameter of ± 800 m (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). While the danger area of a circle with a radius of 4 km from the central crater of Bromo.
The easiest and most popular route for climbing at Bromo is from Cemoro Lawang which can be accessed from the town of Probolinggo. To reach the peak of Mount Bromo, must first pass through the crater of sand. Enough to make a climb for one hour only, you can already reach the peak of Bromo.
From the top of Mount Bromo, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery, like the crater of Mount Semeru hot and still in a single series with the Mount Bromo. Like mountains around the world in general, the most preferred time to reach the top of Bromo is at sunrise.
Sunan Gunung Djati-Tengger is a community of people who are predominantly Hindu. Hindus had come to this area long before Islam arrived. So it is not true that the Hindu community of Tengger an escape from the Islamic kingdom of Demak ditundukan.
Until 2007 the number of Hindus here reached 99%. They worship the god Brahma, who is often called the god Brohmo resident who became a mountain in the region.
Any painter can not compete with the perfection of nature there. To reach the crater previous bromo must pass through oceans of sand which covered the cold. Sea of sand that stretched around Mount Bromo and Mount is very unique and beautiful shell. Distance sea of sand from a jeep to a halt at the temple who go around 300 meters.
An artistic temple is situated at the foot of the crater bromo add religious atmosphere increasingly felt. Pretend it has two gates. The first gate is located on the outer with a form typical of temples in general. This gate also forms many I found in front of the residential population of Tengger. Next to the gate to the two which consists of three gates with forms such as temples. This gate-door red and yellow. The greatest gate located in the middle. I think we will pass through the gate. It turned out that the stakeholders invited through another entrance on the right there are three gates. Maybe this gate which is used in official rites.
Upon entering the first temple in sprinkle holy water by the stakeholders so that the mind is clean. Having previously had to ask if anyone has abandoned the family died recently and who are not menstruating? Because people with both conditions, was not allowed to enter temples deeper. Inside the temple in front of stakeholders to guide the prayer offerings that are stored in a place like miniature houses (small saung). Saung these small yellow cloth decorated through all four sides. Fresh banana fruit offerings, incense and incense, and various other equipment in order rite in front of these saung.
Exactly five yards in front of the offerings saung no place like an altar was flanked by two statues. Whether it's anything but, like his sculptures were the statue of a goddess. Roads have an altar amid menjuju stairs totaling eight units. The ladder has a grip of a very long dragon statue. This dragon's body around the entire altar-like stage performances. Can not enter it because it is lined bamboo. Some statues also adorn the inside of the temple. After the ritual at the temple is completed, a move that is intended to mount a horse bromo crater. It takes about 20 minutes to get to the stairs to the crater of Bromo. Horse riding guided walk slowly because their owners. The road is climbing and bumpy. Road sand hill climb with a bit difficult to make that are not accustomed to mount a horse. But the spirit to reach the crater of Bromo to overcome this. Having fallen from a horse, must climb the 253 steps to the top of the Bromo. The time it takes approximately 10 minutes.
Arriving in the crater of Bromo, scenery looks similar to natural phenomena Tangkuban mountain. Namely that produces smoke from the crater of the volcano activity. Bromo crater only difference is narrower and focused in one spot, unlike Tangkuban. At the peak of Mount Bromo is a painting of nature was so amazing we were witnessing. Pura looks small and rectangular. On the left side of the mountain Bromo, Mount Batok standing with gagahnya. Cold temperatures make for long endure watching this incredible sight. Bromo temperatures not as cold as cold Tangkuban just cool.
Area attractions include the region of Mount Bromo and Pasuruan Probolinggo, East Java, the total closed during the Nyepi Day. Village Head Wonokitri, Wartono encountered, when the holiday Nyepi, starting at 0:00 in the morning, the village gate Wonokitri which is the gate through the tourist area of Mount Bromo Pasuruan District will be closed completely. The action was done so that tribal Hindus in the region of Mount Bromo Tengger can perform Yoga Samadhi well Nyepi Holy Day
