LifeOutlook is bright for Bali's 'rain stoppers'
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Balinese high priestess Ida Resi Alit. People line up for hours at her home near Ubud every day to receive her blessings. (Photo by Ian Neubauer)
IAN LLOYD NEUBAUER, Contributing writer
January 10, 2020 12:06 JST
DENPASAR, Indonesia -- On the popular tourist island of Bali a prolonged drought has been followed by heavy rain. The tropical downpours can be sudden and drenching -- even stopping traffic in their wake. But the weather is a godsend for the island's mystical "rain stoppers."