Indonesians climb and throw offerings into volcano to pray for rain to save crops

Indonesians climb and throw offerings into volcano to pray for rain to save crops

Monday, July 1, 2024 22:06 PM (GMT+7)

Thousands of Tenggerese people in Indonesia climb Mount Bromo and end their rain-praying ritual by throwing offerings into the crater.

Hindus and Tenggerese villagers climb Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada festival in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

The ancient thanksgiving rituals of the Yadnya Kasada festival date back centuries. Today, increasingly unpredictable weather makes seeking blessings even more important for this Hindu farming community. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

Worshippers play a traditional musical instrument, called ketipung, during a ritual ahead of the Yadnya Kasada festival. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

A woman holds money, bananas and cigarettes as she prays at an altar near the 2,329-metre-high Mount Bromo. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

Villagers stand on the slopes of Mount Bromo's crater as they wait for offerings thrown by Hindu devotees in Tengger during the Yadnya Kasada festival. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

Asih, 64, a Tenggerese farmer, stands next to a damaged cabbage field in Ngadirejo village, East Java. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

Worshippers pray during a ritual at the Watuwungkuk altar ahead of the Yadnya Kasada festival. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

Offerings are displayed at the village chief's house during the Yadnya Kasada festival in Jetak village, East Java. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

A Tenggerese Hindu shaman prays at the Luhur Poten temple on Mount Bromo. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

A villager carries offerings of goats up the slopes of Mount Bromo crater. The offerings also include vegetables, fruits and other livestock. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

Villagers hold nets on the slopes of Mount Bromo crater as they wait for offerings thrown by Hindu devotees in Tengger. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

Hindus in Tengger blow torches before climbing Mount Bromo. This week's festival, many worshippers said they hoped it would help improve their livelihoods. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.

Thanh Nha (according to GDTĐ)

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