Parangkusumo, Love Beach in Yogyakarta

Parangkusumo Beach invites you to experience an unforgettable spiritual experience, visit the Stone Love Panembahan Senopati once recalled meeting with Ratu Kidul. Nuance of the sacred will soon be felt shortly after entering the complex Parangkusumo Beach, the beach is located 30 km from the city center and is believed to be the gateway entrance to the palace of the southern sea. Fragrant flowers setaman will soon smell when passing through the rows of flower sellers are easily found, combined with the fragrant incense that is burned as one ingredient offerings. A nuance that are rarely found on other beaches.
The sacredness more so when you see a sprinkling of flowers setaman and a series of offerings in the Stone Love, located in the Castle Cepuri, where Panembahan Senopati met with Ratu Kidul and make an appointment. Senopati was then sat imprisoned in stone size larger in the north while the Queen of the South went and sat in a smaller stone in the south.
Senopati meeting with Ratu Kidul had a series of unique story and affect the relationship with Kraton Kraton Sokodhomas controlled Bale Queen of South. It all started when Senopati do tapa ngeli to perfect his supernatural powers. Until at a certain moment hermitage, a sudden storm on the beach, the trees uprooted on the banks of the root, boil sea water and fish were thrown onto land.
The incident appeared to make the Queen of South to the surface of the ocean, to meet Senopati and eventually fall in love. Senopati expressed his wish for to govern Mataram and pleaded for help Queen of South. The Queen finally agreed on condition that the request Senopati and all his descendants would become husband and Queen of South.Senopati finally agreed on the condition of marriage did not produce children.
The agreement was made Sultan's Palace as one of the fractions of Mataram has a close relationship with the palace of the southern sea. The proof is implemented alit harbor ceremony every year as a form of offerings. One part of the procession harbor, which is of burial pieces of nails and hair and clothes Sultan Puri Cepuri place in the area. You can view the calendar in YogYES.COM Yogyakarta tour to see the process of this harbor.
Tapa Senopati are bearing fruit also makes a lot of people believe that any kind of request will be granted if the want to say your application near the Rock of Love. Not surprisingly, hundreds of people unlimited class and religion often come to this complex in the days that are considered sacred. Pilgrimage to the Stone Love also believed to help release the heavy burden that exist in a person and grow back the spirit of life.
In addition to run through the Rock of Love and see the procession harbor, you can walk around the beach with a horse-drawn carriage ride. You will be escorted to every corner Parangkusumo, from the east to west. While horse-drawn carriage ride, you can enjoy views of the pounding waves and a breezy wind. Rental fee for horse-drawn carriage and coachman himself is not too expensive, only $ 20,000.00 for one round.
When tired, Parangkusumo has a number of stalls selling food. A large number of pilgrims make the coast is almost always crowded, even into the night. Quite many pilgrims who stayed at this beach to say their prayers. For those of you who want to feel the spiritual experience in Parangkusumo can join with the pilgrims to pray together.


source YogYES.COM