Hi Hivers!, how's life going? Today I am still in Yogyakarta, West Java, and today I traveled to the Tomb of the Imogiri Kings, which is located in the hills of Imogiri, in Ginirejo village, Imogiri District, Kab. Bantul, Yogyakarta. The tomb of the Imogiri king is the tomb of the Islamic Mataram Kings and their lineages that once existed in Indonesia, the tomb of the Imogiri Kings is also called the tomb of the kings who once had royal thrones in the Surakarta kingdom and the Yogyakarta kingdom in the past. This tour of the tomb of the Imogiri Kings is opened every day, and the ticket price has been calculated at the parking fee, for two-wheeled parking for 2000 Rupiah and for four wheels for 5000 Rupiah, and the most unique thing about this place is that visitors are advised to wear clothes. It is customary in this area to enter the tombs of the Imogiri kings, in addition to feeling the royal atmosphere there as well as a form of tribute to the ancestors at the tombs of these Imogiri kings. and the price for renting traditional clothes here is 10,000 Rupiah only. The tomb area of the Imogiri kings was first built by a famous architect named Kyai Tumenggung in 1632 AD, during the reign of Sultan Agung.
After paying for parking to enter here, the first time the visitors will be confronted by the stairs from the bottom up to get to the location of the tombs, so I put my feet one by one to climb the stairs. And there are stories circulating among the lips of the visitors, but this is either true or not, that every visitor who counts these stairs from the bottom up will not get an accurate count and will vary from one visitor to another. This story is trusted by some visitors because remembering this is the tomb of the previous kings and is said to be sacred. The visitors do not need to be afraid of getting lost in this tomb area, because there is already a grandfather or caretaker of this tomb who knows all the stories and ins and outs of this tomb. Usually this grandfather has a typical Yogyakarta blangkon on his head.
According to the explanation of this tomb guard grandfather, I conclude that this tomb consists of several tombs including; So first, is the tomb named Kasultanan Agungan, while in the first tomb the third king of Mataram is buried, Sultan Agung Prabu Hanyakrakusuma with his wife Sri Ratu Batang, then the fifth king Sunan Amangkurat 2, then the sixth king Sunan Amangkurat 3. And in the second tomb is a tomb named Paku Buwanan's tomb, this tomb is where the king Sunan Pakubuwono 1, Sunan Amangkurat 4. buried in it. Then on the east side there is a tomb named Kasuwargan, Besiyaran, and Saptorenggo Yogyakarta, in the three names of the tombs buried the king Sri Sultan I to 9, except for Hamengku Buwono 2 who is buried in the Tomb of the Kings of Kotagede. While on the west side, sequentially, there are tombs named Kasuwargan, Kapingsangan, and Girimulya Surakarta in which the three names of the tombs are buried by the king Paku Bawunan 3 to 12.
(A little information from me personally to the reader, in the former kingdom generally a king was given the same name as the name of the previous kings, only the number was added, but besides that the kings still had personal names)
What's even more interesting about the tombs of the Imogiri kings is the large number of people who perform rituals according to the culture that has circulated among the people here. Like the ritual of taking Padasan water, all visitors can take Padasan water by informing the grandfather who guards the Imogiri tomb first. After that, visitors have to fill in the charity box to pay as much as they can, according to the story I heard, this water can cure various diseases.
Visiting the tombs of the Imogiri kings is a very interesting thing, in my opinion this is a cultural tourism place full of culture and cultural characteristics, not only that, as usual the Yogyakarta area is a very beautiful area.
Thank you for following my tour today.
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