The Tenggerese are the descendants of the Majapahit princes.

Before the 15th century, the past of the Tenggerese was linked with the Majapahit and other kingdoms from the earlier period.

Other who refused to convert to Islam retreated to Tengger mountain, retaining their Hindu religions and became the Tenggerese people.

However, in the past few decades, due to over-population in Madura, many Madurese settlers have exploited the Tenggerese land by clearing some of their nature reserves for land and converted 2-3 % ( up to 10, 000 of them ) of the Tenggerese to Islam in the process, particularly those living in the more accessible areas in the lowlands just outside the Tengger range.

On the fourteenth day of the Hindu festival of Yadnya Kasada, the Tenggerese people of Probolinggo, East Java, travel up the mountain in order to make offerings of fruit, rice, vegetables, flowers and sacrifices of livestock to the mountain gods by throwing them into the caldera of the volcano.

The temple holds a significant importance to the Tenggerese scatter across the mountainous villages such as Ngadisari, Wonokitri, Ngadas, Argosari, Ranu Prani, Ledok Ombo and Wonokerso.

Most Tenggerese are officially Buddhist, but their religion includes many elements of Hinduism including the worship of Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma.

Scattered communities of Tenggerese also exist in the Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Malang, and Lumajang districts of eastern Java.

The Tenggerese generally profess Hinduism as their religion, although they have incorporated many Buddhist and Animist elements.

The Tenggerese gave offerings to the gods in different forms.

Because of this Islamic missionary activity, the remaining Hindu Tenggerese asked the Balinese Hindus for help by reforming their culture and religion closer to the Balinese.

Both Muslim and Christian missionaries have attempted to convert the Tenggerese.

The Tenggerese Muslims have a more successful conversion, though they frequently mix original Hindu-Buddhist ideas and spirits to their Islam and celebrate Tenggerese festivals at the same time.

The Tenggerese are basically either agriculturalists or nomadic herders.

The main festival of the Tenggerese is the Yadnya Kasada, which lasts about a month.

On the fourteenth day of the Kasada, the Tenggerese go to Poten Bromo and ask for blessing from the main deity Hyang Widi Wasa and the God of the Mountain ( Mount Semeru ) by presenting annual offerings of rice, fruit, vegetables, flowers, livestock and other local produce.

For a few years the Tenggerese people flourished under the leadership of Jaka Seger and Roro Anteng, yet the king and queen were unhappy for they had no children.

According to legend, Jaka Seger and Roro Anteng are the ancestors of the Tenggerese.

Since then, the Tenggerese lived in near-complete isolation until recently.

Certain ethnic groups, such as the Tenggerese and Osing, are also associated with Hindu religious traditions.

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