Kampung Naga is located in area of Neglasari Village, Salawu district, Tasik Malaya, West Java. Kampung Naga is a village where the people holding their tradition very strong and they are believe their ancestors. kapung Naga located not far between the border road Garut and Tasik Malaya. The village located on the fertile valley and most of the people on that village working as farmer.
The name of kampung Naga actually because the village located near the forest named Naga Forest where's the local people believe that on the forest there's lied the grave of their ancestor, named Mbah Singaparna. Thats the reason why Naga forest become sacred for the people. The distance to kampung Naga from Tasik Malaya city approximately about 30kms. But to reach the village we have to climb down the ladder in the wall to the bank of Ciwulan river about 500meters.
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| The houses and ponds of the kampung Naga Village |
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| The village view from the hills. |
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| The ladder that need to climb down to the village. |
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| Local People of Kampung Naga |
kampung Naga become popular for reseacrch of anthropology studies since the local people in there still holding their tradition and believe in ancestors. The religion of the people in the village is "Sunda Wiwitan". They are Muslim, but still holding their tradition (animism), because they still get Hindu influence on their religion. Because of their tradition also thats why they have different rules for the praying with the Muslim rule. The people only pray once in a week, and in Muslim rule, praying is 5 times in a day. Another side from the local people in there, the people still believe in "ghost". and its not allowed also for the people to talk about their culture and their tradition to the people on day tuesday, wednesday, and saturday.
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| Naga forest |
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| In front of the house of the people |
In that village, we cant find electricity. The people live from their farm and pond. For water, they have Ciwulan river that they always use for cooking, washing, and their daily activities. In their house, there's no furnished. Its also not allow for the people for making house from cements. thats why they build their house with wood and bamboo.
thats really wonderful things to learn about Kampung Naga and to see how beautiful their village....
