painting nyi roro kidul

Nyi Roro Kidul with Kanjeng Ratu Kidul, But you have to know the fact is that they are two different figures. Where Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is a legend that is very popular among the people of Java and Bali. He is a holy spirit that has a noble and kind nature, has power over the hard waves in the Indian Ocean. In the mythological story of Java, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is a creation of Dewi Kaping Telu which fills the nature of this life as the Goddess of Rice or Dewi Sri and Dewi Alam other. While Nyi Roro Kidul himself is a daughter of the kingdom of Sunda who expelled by his biological father due to the act of stepmother. But not many also think that Nyi Roro Kidul is a kind of genie that is believed to serve and studied to Kanjeng Ratu Kidul.

Nyi Roro Kidul is in charge of controlling the wrath of the mysterious creatures of a genie along the South Coast of Java Island. Nyi Roro Kidul can also be referred to as a patih or head guard of Kajeng Ratu Kidul. The story of Nyi Roro Kidul is a folklore that is hereditary always told in Javanese society to this day. This story is actually very interesting to be studied, because this comes from berdasarkam story poet Yosodipuro from Keraton Surakarta who preach the story of Nyi Roro Kidul as a form of their belief in the existence of Nyi Roro Kidul. Keratin party always hold activities as a ceremony to honor the queen.

Activities undertaken are labuhan activities conducted on the south coast. Labuhan performed by the King of Yogyakarta was held at Parangtritis beach. The ceremony to honor Nyi Roro Kidul is similar to what is done by the people of East Java who have areas with boundaries of the Indian Ocean or South Sea.