Mount Merapi Resembles Smoke Mbah Petruk

MBAH Petruk, watchman appeared MERAPI MOUNTAIN

A strange phenomenon appeared before the eruption of Mount Merapi on 26 October. Clouds on Mount Merapi to form an image similar to the head Petruk, one of the characters in the puppet world.

These strange events successfully immortalized Suswanto, village residents Sudimoro, Pucang Anom, District Srumbung, Magelang, Central Java, with his camera. Petruk cloud was visible on Tuesday, October 26 around 17:00 pm.

Mentioned, the cloud on the summit of Merapi that set the pattern Petruk head with long nose hair and pigtails curved upward. His figure is facing toward the South, namely Yogyakarta. From the front of the house to the top of Merapi Suswanto approximately 13 kilometers.

For the community at Merapi Slope Petruk figure has its own myth and mystery. They believe Mount Merapi mastered magical figure, namely Mbah Petruk. A number of residents who saw shots Suswanto believed that the image is similar to figure Petruk, the guardian of Merapi.

They suspect, Petruk show themselves as a sign there will be a big disaster on Mount Merapi. Mbah Sihur, Gaten Village, Village Ketunggeng, Srumbung, said the emergence of cloud-shaped head Petruk belief as a warning to residents around Merapi to step aside. "By looking at him that the south has proved a severe hit by the eruption of Merapi is Yogyakarta," he said.

Mbah Mbah Petruk Sihur believe lives in the crater of Merapi. Beliefs about Petruk not separated from the history of the Hindu Majapahit transition to Islam Demak. Communities around Merapi believe Petruk as Sabdo Palon Lolo figure carrying the King of Majapahit Barawijaya advisor V.

At the end of the heyday of Majapahit and the entry of Demak, Brawijaya V reside in Mount Lawu choose which lies on the border of Central Java and East Java. This is done because he refused to convert to Islam.

So Sabdo Palon chose to follow the referendum the king, only he did not come to Mount Lawu but to Mount Merapi as a place of residence. As a warning against political opponents who were in power at that time, he was an oath that the future ruler of the country will claim the promise welfare of the people.

Slope community believed that the eruption of Mount Merapi, the most active in Indonesia since last October 26 is a reminder that the rulers of this country have neglected to carry out the mandate of the people prosper. "So he's angry and collect pledge ruling," he said.