Mrapen
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Mrapen (Api Abadi Mrapen) is the name of eternal flame that came out from the soil (stone). This natural phenomenon is located at Manggarmas village, Godong, Purwodadi Grobogan disctrict, Central Java, Indonesia. This flame never died although there are rain and winds.
Many great sport events took flame from this place to fire the torch, such as PON (Indonesian National Sport Week) and GANEFO sport party at 1st November 1963. The flame is also used to celebrate Waisak or Vesak.
