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Tengger

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Tengger 

a volcanic massif on the eastern part of the island of Java, in Indonesia. The highly active volcano Bromo and the volcano Semeru, which is 3,676 m high and is the largest on the island, are located in the Tengger Mountains. Dense tropical forests grow on the slopes of the massif.



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Venture into the Tengger Desert on camels and marvel at the desolate fringes of the Mongolian plateau.
Thus, Hefner, in his book Hindu Javanese (1985), describes one extreme case exemplified by the liturgical prayers of Javanese Tengger priests in which "ritual words are accorded power" even though "they are not in any propositional sense, directly accessible or intelligible" to Tengger audiences (1985:212).
The Teesside High pupils will visit the capital Beijing and Xian, trek into the Tengger desert by camel and stay in traditional felt tents, meeting Mongol families.
 
 
 
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