Mount Bromo in East Java is renowned for its stunning scenery and as host of the annual Yadnya Kasada ritual. The ritual is thought to have started when Princess Roro Anteng and Prince Joko Seger, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) Agency decided to close Mount Bromo, one of the most popular tourist destinations in East Java, following land fires in Watangan ...

The charming lobby of Hotel Bromo Permai, decked with a lovely sitting zone, dainty corner pieces and Javanese handicrafts, overlooks an unsettling territory — an undulating stretch of fine volcanic ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Mount Bromo national park in East Java will be completely closed to visitors from June 21 to 24. The area will be closed for the Yadnya Kasada ritual of the Tengger tribal ...

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One of the mountains favoured by tourists in Indonesia is once again active. Local authorities prohibit access, because of the amount of ash, which is destroying crops and tourism industry. The people ...

Indonesian Hindus throw live offerings into Mt Bromo volcano, in pictures During the Yadnya Kasada Festival in Java Tenggerese worshippers trek across the 'Sea of Sand' to make offerings to the ...

During the Hindu ceremony of Yadnya Kasada, the Tenggerese people toss offerings — food, money, flowers, livestock — into the hazy crater of Mount Bromo. A view of Mount Batok, as seen from Mount ...

An ash-covered statue stands at the entrance to the village of Cemoro Lawang near the active Mount Bromo volcano on Indonesia's Java island Credit: CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Bromo, a popular ...