Covid-19 stops raining on shamans’ parades

Indonesia’s rain-averting ‘pawang hujans’ are back in business after the country eased pandemic restrictions

01 November 2021 - 20:14 By Heru Asprihanto and Adi Kurniawan

Seated cross-legged amid a fog of incense and platters of fragrant offerings, dishes of red chillies, garlic bulbs and frangipani petals, Indonesian shaman Ki Joko Sapu-Jagat prepares at home the night before his first day back on the job...

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