The word "gunungan" in Javanese language means "like a mountain", or "similar in shape to a mountain". Gunungan is one of the physical manifest of thankfulness offerings ("sajen wilujengan" in Javanese) which is particularly made for specific purpose in a traditional ceremony such as "Wilujengan Negari" on every garebeg.

Gunungan Dharat is one of gunungan used on Garebeg ceremony. On the very top this Gunungan has a big black cake plat-shaped, and its sorrounding has "ketan" (sticky rice) called ilat-ilatan (ilat = tounge). Gunungan Dharat will be placed upon a giant dish with wooden skeleton, also covered by "kain bangun tulak". Under the dish there are two woods or two long bamboo function as handle.