Mount Bromo, together with mount
Tegger and Mount Semeru, is one of the most beautiful place of interest in east
java. Watching the sun rises from the crest of Mount Bromo is a very exiting
experience for the tourists coming to this mountain. The reach the area, which is
about 2392 m above sea level, people usually take a bus or a car as far as the
village of Ngadisari from there, a Pony ride will take tourists to the rim of
the mountain. It is an active volcano, and the people from surrounding areas
bring various as a sacrifice to the fire god, Betoro Bromo. The legend goes as
follows:
Hundreds of years ago, during
reign of the last king Mjapahit, Brawijaya, one of the king’s wives gave bird
to a girls, who was named Roro Anteng. Later this young Princess married Joko
Seger, who came from a Brahman caste. Because of an unfortunate situation the
couple was forced to leave the kingdom. They settled down in the mountain area.
They ruled thae are and named it “Tengger,” which was derived from the couple’s
names: Roro Anteng and Joko Seger.
