Mount Rinjani, The Story of Dewi Anjani, Legend of Origin

Every place in Indonesia has its own culture and generally has its own folklore. This is called a local legend, which is a story related to a place, place name and topographical form. namely the shape of the surface of an area, whether it is hilly, ravine, and so on (Danandjaja, 1984:75). Mount Rinjani is the second highest volcano in Indonesia and is also a part of the “Ring of Fire”. Administratively this mountain is under four districts namely East Lombok, Central Lombok, West Lombok and North Lombok. This mountain has a height of 3,726 m above sea level. For the people of Lombok Island, especially the Sasak and Balinese tribes, Mount Rinjani is considered a holy place and is the palace of the gods. On Mount Rinjani there is Mount Rinjani National Park