History of Mount Rinjani

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Mount Rinjani, Lombok, famous for its natural beauty that can make us amazed, however, you know, behind its beauty, Mount Rinjani has some mysteries wrapped in a haunted atmosphere inside.

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Believe it or not, Mount Rinjani does have a myth and is used as a holy place by the surrounding population. Well, we will not talk about the beauty of Rinjani mountain, however, we will discuss the haunted mystery behind the beauty of Rinjani mountain, Jump below here;

History of Naming Mount Rinjani

  1. Many local people who think that the name Rinjani comes from the Old Javanese language that means' God.

  2. It is said that in ancient times, there was a royal princess named Anjani, having a love relationship with a poor man, suddenly the king did not approve of Anjani's daughter's love relationship.

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Until finally, because of despair, the king never blessed his love relationship, daughter Anjani secluded herself on a mountain in Lombok, spent the rest of her life meditating on the top of the mountain, so that all the genies on the mountain raised Anjani's daughter to the royal queen of the Jinn on the mountain. Al the result of the mountain is named Rinjani inspired by the daughter's name Anjani.

  1. Another history tells that the name Rinjani was taken from a royal princess named princess Rinjani who accompanied her father, the king, to meditate on a mountain located in Lombok.

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