Lampora tradition in the Kendeng Mountains, torches illuminate Suro night

Residents carry torches and walk in a circle during the Lampora tradition as part of the Jamasan Kendeng ritual on the slopes of the Kendeng Mountains in Gadudero Village, Sukolilo Sub-district, Pati District, Central Java, Monday (June 22, 2026). The Kendeng Mountain Community Care Network (JM-PPK) holds this cultural tradition featuring art performances and prayers every Suro month in the Javanese calendar, symbolizing purification of self and nature and gratitude for blessings, while also promoting environmental conservation and rejecting environmental destruction in the Kendeng Mountains, which stretch from Central Java to East Java. ANTARA FOTO/Aji Styawan/kye/M052

Residents perform a drama titled “Dewi Kunti Protecting Mother Earth” during the Jamasan Kendeng tradition on the slopes of the Kendeng Mountains in Gadudero Village, Sukolilo Sub-district, Pati District, Central Java, Monday (June 22, 2026). The Kendeng Mountain Community Care Network (JM-PPK) holds this cultural tradition featuring art performances and prayers every Suro month in the Javanese calendar, symbolizing purification of self and nature and gratitude for blessings, while also promoting environmental conservation and opposing environmental destruction in the Kendeng Mountains, which stretch from Central Java to East Java. ANTARA FOTO/Aji Styawan/kye/M052

Members of the Wiji Kendeng Community, a youth group of the Sedulur Sikep (Samin teachings) community, strike a wooden mortar with pestles during the Jamasan Kendeng tradition on the slopes of the Kendeng Mountains in Gadudero Village, Sukolilo Sub-district, Pati District, Central Java, Monday (June 22, 2026). The Kendeng Mountain Community Care Network (JM-PPK) holds this cultural tradition featuring art performances and prayers every Suro month in the Javanese calendar, symbolizing purification of self and nature and gratitude for blessings, while also promoting environmental conservation and opposing environmental destruction in the Kendeng Mountains, which stretch from Central Java to East Java. ANTARA FOTO/Aji Styawan/kye/M052