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No special funeral for Mbah Maridjan: Sultan

No special funeral for Mbah Maridjan: Sultan

Yogyakarta, NU Online Yogyakarta Governor and Sultan of Yogyakarta Hamengkubuwono X said Wednesday there would not be a special funeral for Mbah Maridjan, who died after refusing to abandon his ceremonial post as caretaker of Mount Merapi’s spirits. “There are no special funerals for the Sultanate’s servants. His body has been retrieved by his family and will be buried with the other victims [of the eruption],” Hamengkubuwono said as quoted by Antara news agency.

Rabu, 27 Oktober 2010 | 23:19 WIB