Terminology
Common expressions in Javanese and Indonesian for these places are:
- Pundhen short for pepundhen
- Tempat Keramat
- Tempat Ziarah
Other terms that might be used
- petilasan - traces - of ancestors.
Although there is no necessary set pattern, and each individuals pilgrimage is a very personal one, even if travelling with a group--there can be a roughly three tiered hierarchy of Javanese Sacred Places.
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