The Legend of Goa Putri Pukes in Aceh

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If steemit friends visit Aceh Tenggah Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia, don't forget to visit Goa Putri Pukes.

Let's look at and read the story below. When I visited Goa Putri Pukes I interviewed a guard named Mr. Iwan Tona.

Putri Pukes Cave is located in the foothills of the Kebaya sub-district which leads to Nosar sub-district, Central Aceh Regency, according to Indonesian geography, this cave is located at coordinates N 40 38 '28', 4 "E 960 52" 59.9 To go to the location of this cave via the road the edge of the lake around the sea about 2 km from the capital city of Takengon.

According to the legend of the daughter of Pukes, it came from the land of Gayo, which tells the story of a princess who loved a prince from another kingdom. Then the prince begged his parents to marry them.

Initially the parents of the Pukes princess did not approve of the prince she loved because the prince's land was very far but the princess and prince were very determined to fight for her love, finally their parents blessed her.

After they were married, the princess must live together in the kingdom of her husband. Putri pukes asked permission and said goodbye to her parents and was escorted by the guards, at that time the hearts of the two daughters' parents were very heavy and very sad to let go of their child.

But what do you want to say the daughter of Pukes her child already belongs to her husband.

When the daughter begged her parents goodbye, the two daughters' parents advised "my child if you go after your husband then go in peace and sincerity even if you miss us do not look back".

On the way her daughter's longing for her parents flared up so much that she forgot and accidentally looked back, soon thunder came and it rained very hard.

Together with the guards they took refuge in a cave, the Putri Pukes cave which is known today, at that time the Pukes princess cave felt cold and slowly felt her body harden and become stone.

Putri pukes cave is located on the edge of the road facing the Tawar sea lake, to enter the cave up through the lip of the cave door, then enter into down through the stairs which have been cemented about 6 meters, the cave is bright because there are already available electric lighting facilities.

The mouth of the cave or entrance of a cave with an area of ​​1.5 meters, has a length into 10 meters, width of 8 meters, width of 1.5 meters, an average height of 2.50 meters and a depth of 10.80 meters. Princess Pukes who has become a stone, a large well, a pitcher that has become a stone, and a place to sit (meditate) of the ancients.

The following is an explanation from Mr. Iwan Tona, the cave guard for Pukes' daughter who I recorded on Saturday 1/25/2020 during a visit there.

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By:@iskandarishak