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Volcanic offerings
Volcanic offerings: A Tengger tribesman hold a goat before throwing it towards the crater as an offering at Mount Bromo during the annual Kasada ceremony in East Java on Tuesday
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Volcanic offerings: A Tengger tribesman hold a goat before throwing it towards the crater as an offering at Mount Bromo during the annual Kasada ceremony in East Java on Tuesday. The Kasada ceremony is a festival held every 14th day of the Kasada month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar to honor Sang Hyang Widhi (God Almighty) and is based on the legend of Roro Anteng and Joko Seger from the Majapahit Kingdom, from which their Tengger tribe name originates. Hundreds of worshippers from the Tengger tribe offer food and livestock as a symbolic sacrifice which they throw into the crater for the blessings of safety and prosperity to their families and community. (AFP/Juni Kriswanto) (God Almighty) and is based on the legend of Roro Anteng and Joko Seger from the Majapahit Kingdom, from which their Tengger tribe name originates. Hundreds of worshippers from the Tengger tribe offer food and livestock as a symbolic sacrifice which they throw into the crater for the blessings of safety and prosperity to their families and community. (AFP/Juni Kriswanto)
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span class="inline inline-center">Volcanic offerings: A Tengger tribesman hold a goat before throwing it towards the crater as an offering at Mount Bromo during the annual Kasada ceremony in East Java on Tuesday. The Kasada ceremony is a festival held every 14th day of the Kasada month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar to honor Sang Hyang Widhi (God Almighty) and is based on the legend of Roro Anteng and Joko Seger from the Majapahit Kingdom, from which their Tengger tribe name originates. Hundreds of worshippers from the Tengger tribe offer food and livestock as a symbolic sacrifice which they throw into the crater for the blessings of safety and prosperity to their families and community. (AFP/Juni Kriswanto)
