Yadnya Kasada Festival
Submitted to Faith: Festivals and Rituals
Tenggerese pilgrimage bring her son and ask for blessing from Pandhita (priest) during Yadnya Kasada ritual. The main festival of the Tenggerese is the Yadnya Kasada, which lasts about a month. On the fourteenth day of the Kasada, the Tenggerese go to Poten Bromo and ask for blessing from the main deity Hyang Widi Wasa and the God of the Mountain (Mount Serumu) by presenting annual offerings of rice, fruit, vegetables, flowers, livestock and other local produce. They will also see the examination of the medicine men memorizing prayers. The medicine man who passes the exam is decided to be spiritual leader of Tengger tribe.
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