In Reply to: Yes, the Mother Mountain can be posted by Rhonda on Tuesday, 26. May 2015 at 13:19 Bali Time:
...actually, the Gunung Agung is the "Father" mountain. Batur is the Feminine side.
And yes, Sukarno wanted to hurry the once-a-century Eka Dasa Rudra ceremony to make an impression on the members of an international conference on tourism. Many many people still believe he pi**ed off Shiva (you don't F**k with Shiva!!) and the Gunung Agung, thought to be dead, blew it's stop. Literally. Compare fotos of the Vulcano before and after the eruption.
Cheers.