Mas Penewu Surakso Hargo or better known as Mbah Maridjan was born 5 February 1927 in the mountside hamlet (dukuh-indonesian language) of Kinahrejo,Umbulharjo village,Cangkringan district of the Sleman regency – Yogyakarta.
He was the spiritual guardian of the Mount Merapi who believed by the local peoples to speak to the spirit of the mount Merapi,the sacred mountain considered by javanese.
He was replacing her father Mbah Hargo (Mbah= grandfather) as a guardian of Mount Merapi in 1982 assigned by Sultan of Yogyakarta,Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX.
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