Nglanggeran came
from word ‘Pelanggaran’(infraction), it was occur if somebody had done an
infraction or wickedness (Javanese words: nerak angger- angger) would be
punished.
Nglanggeran Mountain
was a top of Merapi Mountain at that time. As the story goes, Raden Hanoman
that had a shape liked a white ape played in the night and wanted to get star in
the sky. Then he treaded the top of Merapi, but he could not pick it up so he got
angry and kicked the top of this mountain (Javanese word: dipancal). The hunk
of the stone was catches by Punokawan (doer or actors in wayang’s story, they
were: Semar, Gareng, Petruk, Bagong), but the stone was very weight, it made
their feet stepped on the land that caused water which came out and became
flowing spring. That water source was shaped like “dandang” (an equipment to
cook rice) and took place in Kemadang and well known as “Sendang” (river). The
hunk of stone was planned would be taken into southern that used Jarak wood
(kind of Javanese wood). In the middle way, that wood was broken and the stone
fell down in Ngalnggeran, so it called Nglanggeran Mountain in sub district of
Patuk, GunungKidul.
It placed in
Baturagung, with height around 200 – 700 meters above sea level in the high
with average temperature 23 – 27o c, 20 km distance from Wonosari
and 25 km from Yogyakarta. There are two
ways to go there with asphalt pavement: from wonosari, walked along the
‘Bundaran’(round about) Sambipitu, turn right onto Bobung village/ Mask
handicraft, and goes to Nglanggeran village (Pendopo Joglgo
Kalisong/Nglanggeran Mountain). From Yogyakarta: Bukit Bintang Patuk, GCD
radio, turn left about 7 km (on the way Ngoro – Oro, location of stations
Transmissions), walked to Nglanggeran village.
(Hery Fosil, Translated by Nia Susanti)
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