Mount Bromo is one tourist destination in East Java. Natural tourist attractions are located in Taman Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in the eastern city of Malang, East Java. The crowd was not only local tourists, even many who come from abroad. With a typical scene makes Bromo proper destination. What are the privileges of Mount Bromo?
Cold, so you'll feel when you first get out of the car. The temperature here reached 10 degrees and even up to 0 degrees Celsius during the morning. So, you should prepare for cool clothes, hats skullcaps, gloves, socks, scarves to overcome. But, if you forget the equipment, there are many vendors offering wares of hats, gloves, or scarves.
Bromo Sunrise view from Pananjakan
Regular visitors visiting this area since the early days with the aim of seeing the rising sun. To see it, you have to climb Mount Pananjakan which is the highest mountain in the region. Field to go through to get to Mount Pananjakan a heavy field. To get to the foot of Mount Pananjakan, you have to go through a desert-like area that can make you get lost. We had to climb Mount Pananjakan, narrow streets and lots of tight curves necessarily require a high driving skills. For that, many visitors who choose to rent a car hardtop (jeep type) driven by the community around. Communities around the Tengger tribe comes from a friendly with the visitors.
Up above, there are many shops serving coffee or hot tea and a fire to warm while waiting for the sun tebitnya time. There are also stores that rent warm clothes. Watching the sunrise is an interesting event. The proof, the visitors would have waited since 5 o'clock in the morning facing the east so as not to lose this moment. You were not always able to see this event, because if the cloudy sky, the appearance of the sun is not seen clearly. However, when the sky is clear, you can see the sun spots in the first place only as small as a match pins, slowly enlarge and eventually form a complete sphere and provide information so that we can see the mountains scenery in this area. Among others, Mount Bromo, Mount Batok, or Mount Sumeru which is the highest mountain in Java.
Ocean Sand crater and Bromo
Finished watching the sunrise, you can go back down the mountain toward Pananjakan and Mount Bromo. Sunlight can make you see the scenery around. Apparently you go through the vast sea of sand which reaches 10 km ². Arid areas filled with sand and covered only a little grass is dry. Gust of wind, making the sand fly and can be difficult for you to breathe.
To reach the foot of Mount Bromo, you can not use the vehicle. Instead, you must hire a horse at a price of Rp 70.000, - or if you feel strong, you can choose to walk. But, it is worth noting that walking was not easy, because the hot sun, long distance, the flying dust can make the journey even more severe.
Now, you have to climb the stairs that amounted to 250 steps to see the crater of Mount Bromo. Arriving at the top of the high Bromo 2392 m above sea level, you can see the crater of Mount Bromo smoke. You can also cast your eyes down, and sea sand with terlihatlah temple in the middle. Really incredibly rare and unusual that we can enjoy.

Ceremony KASADA

Since Jaman Majapahit they supposedly inhabit the area were sacred places, because they are considered servants - servants of the Majapahit kingdom. Until now, they still adhered to Hindu religion, the public once a year perch KASADA Yadnya ceremony. This ceremony disebuah temple located under the foot of Mount bromo. And after that continued kepuncak Bromo mountain. Ceremony performed at midnight until the early hours of the full moon each month according Kasodo Javanese calendar.
On the night of the 14th month the Tengger people KASADA adherents of Hinduism (Mahayana Buddhism by Hindus Parisada East Java) in droves to the top of Mount Bromo, a ongkek with offerings from a variety of crops, livestock and so on, then thrown into the crater of Mount Bromo as offerings to the god he believed Bromo enthroned on Mount Bromo. These sacrifices begged Tengger community and get the blessings of salvation given by the Almighty.

The ceremony begins with the inauguration KASADA Tengger elders and ballet performances Jaka Seger anteng Rara on an open stage Ngadisari Village. Then promptly at 24.00 in the morning held the inauguration of the shaman and the blessing of the people in a sea of sand potent Mount Bromo. Shaman Tengger society is a leader in the field of religious people, who usually led the rituals of marriage, etc.. Before appointed shamans must pass the exam by rote and recite mantras.

After the ceremony finished, ongkek - which contains ongkek offerings brought from the mountain foot to the crater bromo. And they threw into the crater, as a symbol of sacrifices made by their ancestors. Inside the crater there are many beggars and people who live perched hinterland, they were far distant days come to bromo mountain and set up the mountain Bromo dikawah lived in the hope they get thrown offerings. Residents who threw offering a variety of fruits and livestock, they consider it as a vow or received