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Pangandaran is a small town and a subdistrict in southern Ciamis regency, West Java, Indonesia. It is located on the southern coast of Java. Pangandaran is a popular tourist destination, having a beach which is considered to be one of the finest in Java and which offers excellent surfing.
A kite-flying festival is held on the beach in July each year. Locals regularly use kites in the evenings to catch bats,which are either eaten or used in Chinese remedies. There is a local belief that wearing any green garment in this area will anger Loro Kidul, the Javanese guardian spirit or goddess of the southern sea, and will bring misfortune.
The Penanjung Pangandaran nature reserve is nearby on a peninsula connected to the mainland by a narrow neck of land. About eighty percent of the nature reserve is secondary rainforest. The flora of the nature reserve includes the Rafflesia.
A tsunami hit the area on 17 July 2006. An undersea earthquake measured at 7.7 on the Richter scale triggered a three metre high tidal wave. Extensive damage was caused and hundreds were killed including a small number of foreign tourists.
Tourism Potential
In addition to attractions such as natural forests and plantations, another attraction is the white sand beaches, natural caves and historical heritage as well as Stone Kalde. Here are descriptions of each of these natural attractions.
a. SACRED OR THE CAVE THE CAVE PARAT
According to the story was formerly the cave for penance and meditated by some Prince of Egypt is Pengeran Tenth (Syech Ahmad), Prince Kanoman (Syech Muhammad), the Great Prince and Princess Raja Maja Sumenda
Prince Maja Agung has four wives, one of his wife named Goddess Cimilar Princess Jin, have a princess named Dewi Ranggasmara.
Prince Prince Batara Sumenda is the elder brother of Prince Maja Court. One day Prince Maja Agung summoned his two sons Prince Prince Ahmad and Muhammad to give the task to convert the South Ciamis area.
Prince Maja Agung believe that two children can carry out their duties because they have supernatural powers of ten talisman called a sidekick Borneo.
His half brother named Goddess Ranggasmara had poisoned her siblings because wanted a mascot, but his actions immediately known. As revenge his brother wanted to rape his sister but it did not get done because it could be known by penakawannya.
On the appointed day Prince Ahmad and Muhammad went to carry out their duties will be but Prince Maja Agung not received news about her son. Then the King sent his brother Prince Sumenda to search.
Prince King Sumenda travel alone from Egypt, he heard a voice informing him that both his nephew was in a cave.
After the meet and then report to King Maja Agung, not long after he came in and meditated together in this cave is now called Sacred Cave.
In this cave there are two graves that are not real, just as a sign of just that this place syech Ahmad and Muhammad disappeared (tilem).
b. CAVE STAGE
According to a story that dwells in this cave is a Grandparent or dibesutpula Kiai Keep Ocean Fishing Right. He is a foster child from the mother goddess Loro Kidul and assigned to guard the seas in the area of West Java in particular and keep the coast of Indonesia in general, therefore he called Grandparent Ocean Watch
Ocean Watch this Grandparent actually comes from Egypt who was assigned to broadcast the Islamic religion. He has a wife of seven people every night he turns to see one of the seven wives. The seven wives were always fighting each other. On the seventh day his wife had not visiting because he went fishing. Fishing is digunakann not circular but straight and the fish that gets called Topel fish because the fish attached to his line. Once he has the seventh wife Topel fish and get along together, so therefore he is called Kiai Fishing True and still many people who catch the fish because they still believe in the usefulness.
The stage called for in this cave, there are places like the stage that is used for the worship of saints or those who will be a pilgrimage to Mecca.
c. CAVE Lanang
According to the story of this cave used to be the first Royal Palace Galuh, while Palace are both contained in the Coral Kamuyaan Ciamis. King Galuh these men (Lanang) who was wandering.
d. COW OR STONE KALDE GUMARANG
According to a story in this place there lives a magic that can be transformed into a cow the courageous and powerful.
Cow Gumarang is shipmaster, one day this cow was sent to buy Gumarang rice Galuh regions, but will not succeed because the king does not allow related Galuh rice supplies to the region itself is not sufficient.
Shipmaster very angry to hear about it later he sent Cow Gumarang to destroy the entire Galuh and surrounding areas. Cow Gumarang to perform their duty well proven throughout both in the rice granaries and paddy fields affected by pests. King Galuh very surprised by this situation and he yakinhal this must be done by messenger skipper, then he set his adopted son to seek Cow Sulanjana Gumarang and must take responsibility for his actions and will assist the Kingdom Galuh if attacked by pests.
e. Rengganis
This story begins with the existence of a bathhouse in the form of the river belongs to a king named Raja Mantri. One day Raja Mantri went to see pemandiannya, Goddess Rengganis coincidence that time and the host was in the shower.
Rengganis Goddess is the daughter of heaven, because it was motivated by feelings of her heart and then took the King Matri Rengganis goddess dress. Surprise, the Goddess because her clothes no longer exists in its place, the host was told to look for him but to no avail. Because pissed Goddess Rengganis then said whoever found the shirt it will be civil when women and when men would become her husband.
All words Goddess terdengan by Raden Mantri later he comes out of hiding. To keep their promises, Goddess Rengganis willing to be the wife of King Raden Mantri.
After getting married later this bathhouse Rengganis submitted to the Goddess. Since then, the bathhouse was called Cirengganis and until now many people who still believe in the efficacy when a shower there.
Facilities
Infrastructure is already available in Pangandaran TWA, among others, form the gate, ticket booth, information space, shelter, walkway, parking lot and gatehouse.
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