Jumat, 08 Maret 2013

LOMBOK-Mt RINJANI SACRED

by Lombok Rise
The two volcanoes create a visual connection for people living on Lombok, and historically and culturally , Rinjani has an important significance to Lombok’s native Sasak and Balinese, being considered a “home of the God”
Pilgrimages are often made to the mountain , and many people visit the mountain to pray and bath in the pools and hot springs which are believed to have healing powers.
Each year, around the full moon in October or November, a sacred pilgrimage called “Mulang Pekelem” takes place, when gold, silver and other gifts are thrown into the lake near the summit as offerings to the gods.
A Hindu ceremony said to date from the 18th century, during Pekelem pilgrims make offering and pray for the safety and prosperity of the island and its people.
The huge caldera near the top of the volcano is around 4 KM wide and it almost filled by a beautiful lake , Danau Segara Anak (Child of the Sea Lake).
The lake is around 230m deep and contains plentiful fishes, as well as being home to birds and other wildlife.
A smaller volcanic cone Gunung Baru Jari was formed a couple of hundred years ago, and just from the crater’s interior at the edge of the lake.
It’ been estimated  that the force needed to create the new cone and the lake would have been equal to around 300 Hiroshima type atomic bombs.
In early 2009 and again in 2010, Baru Jari come to life and for several months was spewing hot rocks and volcanic ash into the air. Being within the original caldera, it posed no serious risk to the rest of the island.
The lake, which surrounds the smaller cone, and the summit of the volcano were closed to trekking, although those who still climbed to the shoulders of the mountain were afforded awesome views of a small volcano in action.

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