At a glance, the establishment of the Sekar Cempaka Mulya Association began with the Gedhong Pulungsari Memorial located at the top of the Sedono Padukuhan hill, an area bordering Pundungsari Kapanewon Semin Village and Tambakromo Kapanewon Ponjong Village. To get to that location, even though at first it couldn't be reached by vehicle, it could only be traversed on foot because the road is still narrow, now it can be reached by vehicle via cobbled roads, namely roads made using sand with cement. Around Petilasan Gedhong Pulungsari, very shady trees grow, if you are in this place it feels very cool with beautiful views and you can see green plants even in the dry season.
Once a year, even though the location is quite far from the community settlements carrying Gunungan containing offerings/uborampe such as grilled chicken, uduk rice and others, the procession must walk to the Gedhong Pulungsari petilasan to carry out the Nyadran traditional ceremony led by the Kunci Kunci. The Nyadran traditional ceremony, which has been carried out for tens or even hundreds of years, is still sustainable today, namely as a form of expression of gratitude to the Creator, as well as a moment of respect for the ancestors, and can even become a glue for harmony, unity and oneness among residents. The Nyadran Gedhong Pulungsari traditional ceremony is carried out in the Greater Java month on Legi Monday or Legi Thursday.
So that the implementation of the nyadran traditional ceremony can remain sustainable and orderly, the community agreed to form a community with the name Sekar Cempaka Mulyo. This association carries out traditional ceremonies with the community. Even the Sekar Cempaka Mulyo community does not only carry out traditional ceremonies, but mobilizes residents to work together to build roads leading to the petilasan. Even though it was carried out in stages and took quite a long time, the results were very encouraging, namely the roads in the environment began to be neatly arranged and clean.
Pundungsari Village, one of 144 villages in Gunungkidul, was designated as a Cultural Village Pilot Project which later turned into a Cultural Village Pilot Project by the Regent of Gunungkidul, so cultural activities which were originally only arts continued to grow. Culture is then described at least as covering customary and traditional activities, arts and traditional games, language, literature and script, culinary industry crafts, traditional medicine, spatial planning and cultural heritage, so that the culture program is getting more priority and reaching the entire hamlet, whether originating from the administration of the village administration and the administrators of the Cultural village village. With the existence of the Cultural Village Initiative, the Sekar Cempaka Mulya community has always been involved in various activities.
One of the mainstays of the custom and tradition program is the Nyadran Gedhong Pulungsari traditional ceremony, the Sedono Padukuhan community agreed that the Sekar Cempaka Mulyo Association, which had existed for decades, was in an effort to support the village program, so the Sekar Cempaka Mulyo association, which had existed for decades, was then agreed to be registered. to the government. After completing the specified requirements, the association is registered with the central government and has received approval from the Minister
In Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, it is stated that the Sekar Cempaka Mulya Association is a Cultural Preservation Association.
The government of the Pundungsari sub-district, every Nyadran Gedhong Pulungsari traditional ceremony, even though it is small, also provides assistance to Sekar Cempaka Mulya, an association with no strings attached which is considered successful in preserving the traditional ceremony. The assistance given specifically for the implementation of traditional ceremonies, because the Gedhong Pulungsari petilasan is an asset for the village. Even when the road to the petilasan was still difficult to reach, through Sekar Cempaka Mulyo, he succeeded in mobilizing community self-help to work together to build roads and clean up the remains. Apart from holding the Nyadran traditional ceremony, it also holds other traditional ceremonies such as the Apostle traditional ceremony and the Suran traditional ceremony.
Petilasan Gedhong Pulungsari is the tomb of BRM Sumadi and BRAy Sudarminah who were sons and daughters of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono II, and the people call it that Eyang Sumadi is the 53rd son while Grandmother Sudarminah is the 59th daughter. As told by Kahono's caretaker that when the two of them left the palace, then drifted by traveling quite a distance, passing through Bayat, Wot Galih Ngawen, Ngluwur, Sela Lawang and stopping at the top of the Dondong Sedono hill, until they died and were buried there, and as a tribute To honor their ancestors once a year, the Nyadran ceremony is held which is still preserved today under the name of the Nyadran Gedhong Pulungsari traditional ceremony.
In addition to being attended by the community, every nyadran traditional ceremony is attended by district officials, delegates from the Yogyakarta Palace, Kapanewon officials and guests from outside the area. After the ritual at the top of the Gedhong Pulungsari hill, the event continued at the Juru Kunci's house by presenting entertainment such as the Tayub dance, karawitan and in the evening a shadow puppet performance was held. However, during the Corona Virus Disease 2019 Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) implementation, Sekar Cempaka Mulyo in holding the Nyadran Gedhong Pulungsari traditional ceremony was carried out in a simple manner and with strict health protocols.
The government of Pundungsari Village is divided into 10 Padukuhan including Semin Wetan, Pundungsari, Pelem, Karangwetan, Pijenan, Sedono, Curse, Mbanpon, Jelok and Tepus. , can be used as a special interest tourism object. Even though the location of the petilasan is at the top of the hill because it has beautiful views and panoramas, in time it can become a leading tourist attraction in Pundungsari. Sekar Cempaka Mulyo together with the community continues to improve and the district government is very concerned about gradually repairing the road leading to Gedhong Pulungsari. ***