Pura Luhur Poten
Tengger Hindu temple at the foot of Mount Bromo in the middle of the sand sea, the starting point of the annual Kasada festival.
Pura Luhur Poten is the most important temple of the Tengger people, a Javanese ethnic group who live around Bromo and follow Hinduism. Its Balinese-style gateway and walls of black volcanic stone rise from the gray sand sea, with Bromo and Mount Batok in the background, making it a distinctive scene. On the full-moon night of the Tengger Kasada month each year, the Yadnya Kasada festival is held. Worshippers pray at the temple and then climb to the crater at dawn, throwing vegetables, fruit, poultry and coins into the crater as offerings. The temple interior is generally closed to tourists, but you can visit and take photos from outside. During the festival, please respect the rituals and do not block passageways.
Opening hours
Exterior visible all day; interior visits per on-site arrangements
Nearby sights
- Mount Batok
- Mount Bromo Crater & Sea of Sand
- Cemoro Lawang
- Seruni Point
- Whispering Sands (Pasir Berbisik)
- King Kong Hill Viewpoint
- Teletubbies Hill (Bromo Savanna)
- Mt. Penanjakan (Bromo Sunrise)