Their worship, thin as face powder, was all for show and self promotion.

That old man, Mangkunegara IV, wrote a long verse poem which is still known all over Central Java: the Wedhatama.

Anggung anggubel sarengat, / Saringane tan den wruhi, / Dalil dalaning ijemak, / Kiyase nora mikani, / Ketungkul mungkul sami, / Bengkrakan mring mesjid agung, / Kalamun maca kutbah, / Lelagone Dandanggendis, / Swara arum ngumandhang cengkok palaran.

Rigo