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Title MotoGP 2022 or the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia went smoothly full of merriment, Bunda. The figure of Rara Istiati also stole the show in the event held in Mandalika, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).
Rara Istiati or known as Mbak Rara is a rain handler assigned to control the weather around the location. His act of driving out heavy rain in the middle of the circuit became viral on social media, you know.
On Sunday (20/3/2022), the Mandalika Rain handler was seen wearing a red and black jacket, walking barefoot in the area along the track. He took the ritual very seriously in the pouring rain.
One of the uploads that made Rara viral shared account Twitter MotoGP here, Mother. Account Twitter The video uploaded a video clip of Rara who was doing a ritual to expel the rain. He even got a nickname because of this action.
“The master…“he wrote Twitter @MotoGP uploaded Sunday (20/3/22).
Rara Istiati became the first rain handler to appear in public in an international event. His appearance stole the attention because female rain handlers are also rarely found in Indonesia.
Then who is the Mandalika Rain Handler, huh?
Launching from various sources, the following is the profile of Mbak Rara, the Mandalika Rain Handler:
1. Learn to be a shaman from a young age
Mbak Rara’s full name is Raden Roro Istiati Wulandari. The handler of Hukan Mandalika was born in Papua on October 22, 1983.
Although born in Papua, Rara, who is a Javanese adherent, is of Javanese blood and lives in Bali. Well, while living in Bali, Rara studied the science of being a rain handler, Mother.
Quoted from CNN Indonesia, Rara began to learn to be a handler since the age of 9 years. He then pursued this science until adulthood..
It turns out that this Mandalika Rain handler has often carried out the ritual of driving out the rain, you know, Mother. He is known as a regular rain handler at big events, one of which is President Jokowi’s campaign.
So how much payment does Rara receive during the ritual? Allow to reach hundreds of millions of rupiah?
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