THE MYSTERY OF MOUNT GEDE
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Mount Gede
or Gunung Gede is located on Java Island of the Republic of Indonesia.
It is among the regencies of Bogor,
Cianjur and Sukabumi. It has the height of 1000 – 3000 meters above sea level. The
average temperature is 18 degrees centigrade and the lowest temperature at
night is 5 degrees centigrade. The rainfall is approximately 3600 mm per year.
We can go there from Cibodas and Cipanas.
This mountain is still in the region
of Mount Gede
Pangrango National
Park, one of the oldest national parks in Indonesia and
was established in 1980. The National Park spans an area of 22000 hectares and
includes Mount Gede
and Mount Pangrango. Both the mountains are the
highest in West Java.
Mount Gede also keeps its own mystery stories.
A lot of mountaineers experienced some bizarre and inexplicable events while they
were climbing this mountain.
Some mountaineers at Surya Kencana
square field heard horses galloping along, but were unable to see the horses.
People said it was the sign that Prince Surya Kencana had arrived in the field with
his soldiers. Sometimes, the mountaineers will probably see a palace in the air
with thick white clouds around it.
Surya Kencana square field is a flat
and wide area and it is at the height of 2750 m above sea level. On the east
side of the peak of Mount
Gede lies a meadow and
edelweiss field. Surya Kencana is the name of prince Aria Wiratanudatar the
founder of Cianjur town. The prince has a djinn wife and two sons. One of his
sons is called Prabu Sakti and the other is Prabu Siliwangi.
The area of Mount Gede
is the residence of Prince Surya Kencana. The djinn community and the prince have
rice barns and palm plantation in that region.
In the middle of the field, there is
a stone resembling a saddle which is believed to be the prince’s throne. It is
called Dongdang Stone (Batu Dongdang) and is watched all the time by Mbah
Layang Gading the Saint. The water coming out in the middle of the square
field was formerly used for drinking and bathing.
There is an old grave in the woody area
around Surya Kencana square field. It is Prabu Siliwangi’s grave. When Prabu
Siliwangi ruled West Java, there was a war
against Majapahit Empire. Besides this, Prabu Siliwangi should also fight
against Banten Sultanate. After he was heavily defeated, he fled to Mount Gede
with his followers.
There are the historical remains of
Prince Surya Kencana, the djinn princess and Prabu Siliwangi and are
considered sacred by the pilgrims.
The invisible caretakers from the world of djinns
The crater of Mount Gede
consists of Ratu, Lanang, and Wadon craters. The invisible caretaker of these
craters is Embah Kalijaga. Embah Serah is the door guard who keeps eyes on two
big stones on that location. The entrance door is located on Batu Kukus, the
route to the peak before the hot waterfall.
Eyang Jaya Kusumah is the caretaker
of Mount Sela
beside the peak
of Mount Gede. Eyang Jaya
Rahmatan and Embah Kadok watch two big stones at the parking area of Cibodas
tourist attraction. Workers did try to remove the two big stones, but the machine
drills couldn’t destroy them.
The treasures of
Prince Surya Kencana
The prince’s treasure cave is at
Cibeureum waterfall. It is guarded by Embah Dalem Cikundul. Treasure hunters
aren’t welcome and will be punished if they have bad intentions.
There is a big boulder in the middle
of the waterfall lake. It is said that a recluse who was very diligent and had
reached the Samadhi sat there too long, so that he automatically turned his
shape into a big boulder. He will retransform himself into a human being when
the doomsday comes.
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