Mbah Maridjan
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Mbah Maridjan (literary means Grandfather Maridjan; born Mas Penewu Suraksohargo in Kinahrejo dukuh, Umbulharjo village, Cangkringan, Sleman Regency in 1927) is current gatekeeper of Mount Merapi. This mandate as gatekeeper has been obtained from Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX. If Mount Merapi will erupt, the surrounding residents always wait his command to evacuate.
He had been vice-gatekeeper in 1970. Since 1982 he has been gatekeeper.
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