03:59The Tenggrese tribe, an ethnic subgroup of the Javanese, offered sacrifices to Mount Bromo volcano in Indonesia to celebrate the annual Hindu ritual ceremony known as Yadnya Kasada or Kesodo on Friday.
Footage shows tribe members and tourists taking part in the ceremonial rituals including praying and offering ornaments composed of fruit and vegetable crops. Worshippers were also seen holding fishing nets near the volcano to drop their offerings.
"Carrying out this very important ritual is an obligation of the Tengger people to their ancestors in accordance with Raden Kusuma's message. That is: 'Don't forget every full moon of the month of Kasada, don't forget to send me some of your crops'," said Bambang Sprapt, the chairman of Indonesian Hindu Dharma Society.
A tourist from France said that she was 'happy and grateful' to witness and participate in the Tenggrese ritual, adding that the ceremony was 'respectful.'
Yadnya Kasada is held every 14th day of the Kasada month in the traditional Tengger calendar. The origin of the ceremony stems from an ancient legend of a princess named Roro Anteng and her husband Joko Seger who had to sacrifice their first child named Raden Kusuma to the crater of the volcano.
Indonesian Tenggerese tribe offers sacrifices to Mount Bromo volcano to celebrate Yadnya Kasada
The Tenggrese tribe, an ethnic subgroup of the Javanese, offered sacrifices to Mount Bromo volcano in Indonesia to celebrate the annual Hindu ritual ceremony known as Yadnya Kasada or Kesodo on Friday.
Footage shows tribe members and tourists taking part in the ceremonial rituals including praying and offering ornaments composed of fruit and vegetable crops. Worshippers were also seen holding fishing nets near the volcano to drop their offerings.
"Carrying out this very important ritual is an obligation of the Tengger people to their ancestors in accordance with Raden Kusuma's message. That is: 'Don't forget every full moon of the month of Kasada, don't forget to send me some of your crops'," said Bambang Sprapt, the chairman of Indonesian Hindu Dharma Society.
A tourist from France said that she was 'happy and grateful' to witness and participate in the Tenggrese ritual, adding that the ceremony was 'respectful.'
Yadnya Kasada is held every 14th day of the Kasada month in the traditional Tengger calendar. The origin of the ceremony stems from an ancient legend of a princess named Roro Anteng and her husband Joko Seger who had to sacrifice their first child named Raden Kusuma to the crater of the volcano.
The Tenggrese tribe, an ethnic subgroup of the Javanese, offered sacrifices to Mount Bromo volcano in Indonesia to celebrate the annual Hindu ritual ceremony known as Yadnya Kasada or Kesodo on Friday.
Footage shows tribe members and tourists taking part in the ceremonial rituals including praying and offering ornaments composed of fruit and vegetable crops. Worshippers were also seen holding fishing nets near the volcano to drop their offerings.
"Carrying out this very important ritual is an obligation of the Tengger people to their ancestors in accordance with Raden Kusuma's message. That is: 'Don't forget every full moon of the month of Kasada, don't forget to send me some of your crops'," said Bambang Sprapt, the chairman of Indonesian Hindu Dharma Society.
A tourist from France said that she was 'happy and grateful' to witness and participate in the Tenggrese ritual, adding that the ceremony was 'respectful.'
Yadnya Kasada is held every 14th day of the Kasada month in the traditional Tengger calendar. The origin of the ceremony stems from an ancient legend of a princess named Roro Anteng and her husband Joko Seger who had to sacrifice their first child named Raden Kusuma to the crater of the volcano.