Yadnya Kasada
yadnya kasada also known kesodo traditional hindu ritual tenggerese people ethnic subgroup javanese ritual serf way expressing appreciation god believe granted blessing abundance welfare tenggerese live sixty village around tengger mountain mount bromo bromo tengger semeru national park comprising regency probolinggo lumajang pasuruan well city malang east java indonesia administratively festival location take place probolinggo regency east java origin festival legend date back majapahit kingdom reign king brawijaya fall majapahit empire princess kingdom husband roro anteng took refuge upper slope mount bromo couple follower later settled tengger mountain ruled region jointly title purbawisesa mangkurat ing tengger leadership tenngerese people settled began flourish couple happy remained childless many year marriage therefore meditated atop mount bromo beseeching mountain god assistance god granted child condition th child must thrown volcano human sacrifice gods’ request observed tradition offering sacrifice thrown volcano appease deity continues today course sacrifice human instead today chicken goat vegetable thrown crater sacrifice according another version legend couple follow promise god becomes angry threatening inflict catastrophe tempestuous circumstance pitch black crater mount bromo sprayed fire youngest son kesuma vanished sight fire crater bromo along kesumas disappearance came unseen voice dear friend sacrificed parent sang hyang widhi saved youlive peace serenity worship sang hyang widhi remind every month kasada th day make offering sang hyang widhi crater mount bromo poten sacred area land sea sand javanese segara wedi indonesian lautan pasir becomes place kasada festival sand plain locally called segara wedi lit sand ocean sits hindu temple called pura luhur poten temple organises yadnya kasada ritual last one month th day tenggerese congregate pura luhur poten ask blessing ida sang hyang widi wasa god mahameru mount semeru temple consists several building enclosure arranged composition arrangement yard divided three mandala zone mandala utama mandala madya mandala nista eksotika bromo festival held part yadnya kasada ritual organized regency administration develop traditional culture art activity community help lure tourist region held prior yadnya kasada ritual various type traditional art cultural program presented celebrate festival festival attracts huge number local well foreign tourist every year yadnya kasada held every th day kasada month traditional tengger calendar ceremony held honor sang hyang widhi god almighty based ancient legend roro anteng joko seger pendopo agung desa ngadisari ngadisari village grand hall became starting point yadnya kasada procession offering began distributed luhur poten temple sand ground known poten right bottom mount bromo following ritual tengger tribe shaman local public figure tenggerese people gather pray safety prosperity day yadnya kasada devotee journeyed mountain pray together atop mountain throw offering crater volcano th day kasada tenggerese go poten bromo ask blessing main deity hyang widi wasa mahadeva god mountain mount semeru offering sacrifice include vegetable fruit livestock flower well money offered grateful thanks abundance agricultural produce livestock given sometimes local clamber crater despite obvious danger retrieve sacrificed good believed bring good luck tenggerese people malang kasada dirayakan secara meriah kompascom retrieved september perayaan kasada di tengah erupsi bromo beritagarid retrieved september cara merawat kearifan lokal di bromo detiktravel retrieved september