KASADA, Tengger's Culture (East Java)

KASADA

TENGGER'S PEOPLE AND TOURISTS TO ENCOURAGE 
THE BROMO MOUNTAIN TO FOLLOW PARTICIPATION 
IN KASADA CULTURE

THE BURNERS BURNED IN ANGLO MEMORIES

EARNING MANTRA AND PRAYER

HINDU TENGGER PEOPLE GIVES

WORSHIP IN MOUNTAIN BROMO'S CRATER

TENGGER PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING  

TO GET WORSHIP  IN BROMO'S CRATER

VISITORS ARE SHOWN TENGGER TRADITIONAL DANCE 

Hari Raya Yadya Kasada is a ceremonial day of offerings offerings to Sang Hyang Widhi. Every 14th day Kasada Day in Javanese calendar ceremonies are held or offerings for Sang Hyang Widhi and the ancestors, the story of Rara Anteng (Princess of King Majapahit) and Jaka Seger (Putra Brahmana) "origin of Tengger tribe taken from the last name of both" couples Rara Anteng and Jaka Seger build settlements and then ruled in the region of Tengger with the title Purbowasesa Mangkurat Ing Tengger, which means "Tengger Ruler Budiman". They are not in the gift of the child so they do meditation or meditate to Sang Hyang Widhi, suddenly there is a magical voice saying that their semedi will be granted but on condition that has got the offspring, the youngest child should be sacrificed to the crater of Mount Bromo .

Couples Roro Anteng and Jaka Seger agreed and then obtained 25 children, but the instinct of parents still can not bear to lose sons and daughters. In short the couple Rara Anteng and Jaka Seger break the promise, God became angry with threatening to inflict havoc, then there was a tempestuous circumstances into pitch black crater of Mount Bromo sprayed fire.
Kesuma, his youngest son vanished from the sight of the fire and into the crater of Bromo, along with Kesuma's disappearance came the unseen voice, "My dear friends, I have been sacrificed by our parents and Sang Hyang Widhi saved all of you.Live peace and serenity, worship the Sang Hyang Widhi, I remind you every month of Kasada on the 14th day to make offerings to Sang Hyang Widhi in the crater of Mount Bromo ". This habit is followed by hereditary by Tengger society and annually held Kasada ceremony in Poten sea of ​​sand and crater of Mount Bromo.

As a Hindu, Tenggerese are not like Hindus in general, have temples as a place of worship, but when worshiping takes place in punden, danyang and poten.

Poten 

Poten is a plot of land in the sea of ​​sand as a place of ceremony Kasada. As a place of worship for the Hindu Tengger community, poten consists of several buildings arranged in a composition arrangement in the yard which is divided into three mandala / zone.

Mandala Utama 

Mandala Utama is also called the innards where the worship of worship. Mandala itself consists of Padma serves as a place of worship of God Almighty. Padma is similar in form of a developed temple complete with pepalihan, not wearing a roof consisting of legs called tepas, body / batur and head called sari equipped with Bedawang Nala, Garuda, and Geese.

Bedawang Nala depicts a giant tortoise supporting the padmasana, twisted by a dragon or two, garuda and swan flying positions behind the body of padma which each according to mythology depicts the majesty of the form and function of padmasana.

Quickly (four) or larger buildings are located on the side in front of the worship building / padmasana, facing east or in accordance with the worship and open orientation of the four sides. Its function is for the presentation of ceremonial facilities or activities of a series of ceremonies. Bale Pawedan and the shaman's place of worship.

Kori Agung Candi Bentar, shaped like a monument of his head using a rectangular crown or rectangular multicolored shrinks upward with square rectangular or multi-sided buildings with sides around the alt deposition, the middle deparas or the great depa. The height of the building can range from or as high as a monument until about 100 meters allow also made higher by observing the beauty of the proportions of the temple.

Mandala Madya 

Mandala Madya is also called jaba tengah, where the preparation and companion ceremony consists of Kori Agung Candi Bentar, its shape is similar to a monument, its head wearing a rectangular crown or multilevel multicolor shrinks upward with square, rectangular or hexagonal buildings with the sides around one depal of alit, the middle of the depa, the great depa.

Bale Kentongan, called bale kul-kul letaknya in the front corner of the temple grounds, the shape of the arrangement tepas, batur, sari and roof cover kul-kul / kentongan. Its function is to place kul kul kulek initial, end and certain moment of ceremony series. Bale Bengong, also called sacred pewarengan located between the middle jaba / mandala madya, mandala nista / jaba side. The shape of the building is four square or elongated row of pole two or two or many building area for kitchen. Its function is to prepare ceremonial feasibility needs that need to be prepared in a temple which is generally far from the village where the settlement.

Mandala Nista 

Mandala Nista also called jaba side that is the transition from outside into the temple consisting of temple building bentar / other supporting buildings. Temple yard is limited by the wall of the encroachers of the entrance court yard in front or in the middle / side jabaan wearing temple bentar and entrance to the main innards using Kori Agung.

source : Wikipedia