MOUNT Kelud is believed to be agitated. Soon it will be furious. However, should the volcano erupt, Mbak Ronggo will stay put. He has sat cross-legged at the foot of the volcano, asking the mountain not to be angry at the community because of an indecorous way offerings were made to it.

Mount Kelud is “squirming.” The residents of Sugihwaras village, Ngancar subdistrict, Kediri regency, East Java, located on the volcano’s slope, have sever