Roads to the village of Gede Kasepuhan Ciptagelar, West Java, Indonesia.

Kampung Gede Kasepuhan Ciptagelar is a traditional village that has characterized the location and shape of the house and the tradition is still held strongly by community supporters. People who live in Kampung Ciptagelar called Kasepuhan community. The term comes from the word elderly Kasepuhan with prefix / ka / and suffix / an /. In Sundanese, said the elderly means 'archaic' or 'old' in the Indonesian language. Based on this understanding, there arose the term Kasepuhan, ie dwelling elders. Kasepuhan this title also indicates the model 'system leadership' of a community or communities that berasaskan customs parents (elderly or old-fashioned). Kasepuhan means 'old customs' or 'ancestral customs'. According to Anis Djatisunda (1984), Kasepuhan name or designation is only a term for people outside of this social group which in the past this group calling themselves the descendants of pancer Pangawinan term.

In the 1960s, Kampung Gede Kasepuhan Ciptagelar have a special name that can be regarded as the original name of the community, namely Perbu. Perbu name then disappeared and changed into Kasepuhan or kasatuan. In addition, they called the tradition of the community.

Kampung Gede Kasepuhan Ciptagelar (hereinafter written Ciptagelar Village) is a new name for Kampung Ciptarasa. This means that since 2001, around July, which originated from Kampung Desa Ciptarasa Sirnarasa doing "wangsit migrated" to the Village Sirnaresmi a dozen kilometers away. In this village, precisely in Kampung Sukamulya, Abah Anom or Father Encup Sucipta as the top leadership of indigenous villages Ciptagelar named as the new relocation site. Ciptagelar 'means an open or resignation.
Move into the village of Kampung Ciptarasa Ciptagelar more drsebabkan because "command ancestor" called wangsit. This wangsit dlperoleh or received by Abah Anom after going through the ritual process, he may not be the result yanng not, be done. Hence the move for citizens Ciptagelar indigenous villages is a form of loyalty and obedience to the ancestors.

Administratively, Kampong Ciptagelar located in the village of Kampung Sukamulya Sirnaresmi, Cisolok District, Sukabumi Regency. The distance from the village of Kampung Ciptagelar Sirnaresmi 14 km, 27 km from the city districts, and the central government of Sukabumi regency of Bandung, 103 km and 203 km to the West.

Ciptagelar Village can be reached by four wheel vehicles (cars) and two wheels (motorcycles). Types of four-wheeled vehicles must have special requirements, ie have a high body height above the ground and in prime condition. If it does not have the requirement is unlikely vehicle to its present location. And generally the cars so just get to the office Sirnaresmi Village which is also where parkimya. - The rest use ojeg vehicle or public car (jeep type) which only exists at any time or on foot.

To achieve the goal location, there are several options lane road. The first option is: Sukabumi - Pelabuhanratu. Pelabuhanratu - Cileungsing Cisolok stopped in the village. From village to village Cileungsing Simarasa and stop at Kampung Pangguyangan. In Karnpung Pangguyangan all four wheel vehicles in the parking lot and then from this village to the Kampung Ciptagelar reached by walk or ride ojeg. For the record, this track only to personal vehicles in Kampung Pangguyangan considering the heavy road conditions. (Dok. FBI)






(Photographer By Tri Iswanto)