Mount Pulosari is a stratovolcano[1] in Pandeglang Regency, Banten,[5] in West Java Indonesia.

[7] An 1875 account describes the crater as consisting of "tan lava and traohite chunks", around 800 steps in diameter and shallow.

It also states that the crater contains boiling mud and that the rim is permeated by sulfurous gas made more prominent should the ground be punctured.

[9] 800 priests are said to have lived on the mountain under the leadership of Prabu Pucuk Umun during the era of Sunan Gunungjati and Maulana Hasanuddin of Banten in the 16th century.

[9] Local history states that Hasanuddin required the converted priests to remain on the mountain, believing that a lack of pious guardians would be detrimental to the welfare of life on Java.

Locally, the stone is called 'batu tumbung' or 'batu tum' because the triangles are representative of female genitals.

[11] Sukasari Village stands at the base of Mount Pulosari and houses a complex of nine purification pools are located.

[15] Approximately 6 m (20 ft) west of Cikapangantenan, the waters of this pool are believed to protect from danger.

The pool is shaped like a trapezoid and covers an area of 34.55 m (113.4 ft) square with a depth of 22 cm (8.7 in).

[15] Located to the left of the entrance to the Citaman site, the pool is bordered by andesite rocks and covers an area of 14.29 m (46.9 ft) square, with a depth of 60 cm (24 in).

[15] 4 m (13 ft) southwest of Cikahuripan, Cikembangan – meaning "flower water" – is directly adjacent to Citaman Pool.

[15] The largest of the pools, Citaman covers an area of 941.58 m (3,089.2 ft) square and a depth of up to 100 cm (39 in).

It is 175 m (574 ft) above sea level, located at coordinates 6° 25' 24.5" S and 105° 55' 09.8" E.[16] The Goong complex is approximately 30 km (19 mi) from the Pandeglang Regency government center.

Several research studies were conducted to determine the cultural heritage of the site, concluding that the area is prehistoric and the stones are megaliths.

There is debate as to whether it was involved in burial or, because of its shape resembling female genitals, in fertility ceremonies.

[27] Other mixtures containing A. reinwardtii are prepared as treatments for a varied number of medical conditions, from promoting lactation, to use as a diuretic, to a stage in treating smallpox.

[34] B. tomentosa [id] is used in making machete handles and is found growing on the mountainside around 1,050 m (3,440 ft), blooming in June.

[46] G. rubrum [war] was found growing nearly at the top of the volcano, at 1,300 m (4,300 ft), and was seen to bloom in June.

[57] M. tanarius, locally called mara [id], was found blooming in July at 1,050 m (3,440 ft).

[58] M. triloba, locally called mahang damar [id], was found at approximately 1,050 m (3,440 ft),[59] and is listed as being common among the volcanic mountains of Indonesia.

When he saw that three islands already existed there, he tore the bags to pieces, creating two growing piles of sand that formed both Karang and Pulosari.

[67] Another local legend tells of buffalo-sized wild boars who roam the slopes of the mountain at night and destroy crops.