Mount Kelimutu is a volcano located on the island of Flores,
East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The location of this mountain, in the
village Pemo, District Flores, Ende. This mountain has three crater lakes,
which are at the top. The lake is known as the Lake Three Colors because it has
three different colors, namely red, blue, and white. However, the colors are
always changing with the passage of time.
Kelimutu is a combination word of
"keli" meaning mountain and the word "mutu" which means to
boil. According to local belief, the colors on the lake Flores has the meaning
of each and has a very powerful natural force. Lake or Tiwu Kelimutu is divided
into three sections corresponding to the colors that exist in the lake. Blue
lake or "Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai" is a gathering place for the souls
of young people who have died. Lake of the red or "Tiwu Ata Polo" is
a gathering place for the souls of people who had died and as long as he lived
always do evil. While the lake is white or "Tiwu Mbupu Ata" is a
gathering place for the souls of parents who have died. The residents around
Lake Kelimutu believe, that when the lake change color, they should give
offerings to the spirits of people who have died.
In addition to the three
colors of the lake, around the village of Moni as in Ngala, Jopu or Wolowaru,
we could see some traditional houses, built towering, conical roof, the shape
at the bottom like a house on stilts, not too high off the ground. To get into
the house we had to use the stairs. On the inside of this cone roof, there is a
platform where sacred objects as well as the bones of their ancestors are kept.
Too bad this room are not allowed to be photographed.
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