Goa Kalak (Cave)

Goa Kalak

Goa kalak is located in Sendang Village, Donorojo district, Pacitan. This cave is about 5 Km from Goa Gong, in theborder edge of Kalak and Sendang Village. This Goa Kalak is famous from its mystic than beauty of the stalagmite and stalactite.

This cave is often visited by peoples with the special purpose, most of them is about mystic things. Many visitor had come here, they were not only from pacitan, but also from many different places. There were also some high level official people that visited this place in order to do some ritual here.

Based of the story from the locals, Goa Kalak is a Meditation place of Raden Brawijaya in Maja Pahit Kingdom's time. This Cave, which has been there for more than hundred years is also the oldest cave in Pacitan. Usually, there is a key holder in places with mystic aura. In Goa Kalak, the key holder's name is Mr. Manrejo (Mbah Tugiman) that take care of this cave since1965. He is the third successor from the First Key Holder.

There are one ceramic that laid in that cave that used for meditation that originally made by a visitor who meditated in Lawu Mountain and had his vision to look for Raden Brawijaya's Meditation Place. After finding this place, he then, build a rectangular ceramic for other people that wanted to meditate there.

If you have enough curiosity about this place, you can come here using special permission. The last news that i heard about this Cave, for some reason, this cave is closed for general people. At least, contact and ask the key holder to accompany you. That is for Goa Kalak. See you next time in my other post. Bye.

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