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'White wedding' at a Christian Baptist church
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Northern KwaZulu-Natal. Nompumelelo Mkhwanazi and Mthokozisi Mthembu's 'white wedding' at a Christian Baptist church which precedes a traditional Zulu wedding in the Shembe or Nazareth Baptist Church wedding at the homestead of the groom. 1999.
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A funeral ceremony at a cemetery
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A funeral ceremony at a cemetery near Ekupakameni, the headquarters of the AmaNazaretha or Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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A woman is overcome by the spirit(s) at a baptism
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A woman is overcome by the spirit(s) at a baptism at the Klip River. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Annual ceremony near Ekupakameni
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Annual ceremony near Ekupakameni, the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Annual ceremony near Ekupakameni
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An annual ceremony near Ekupakameni, the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Annual ceremony near Ekupakameni
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An annual ceremony near Ekupakameni, the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Annual ceremony near Ekupakameni
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Annual ceremony near Ekupakameni, the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Annual ceremony near Ekupakameni
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An annual ceremony near Ekupakameni, the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Annual ceremony near Ekupakameni
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An annual ceremony near Ekupakameni, the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Annual ceremony near Ekupakameni
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An annual ceremony near Ekupakameni, the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Awaiting initiates
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Villagers await BaSotho initiates at HaMohlokaqala village in western Lesotho as they ceremonially wash to return to society as men after undergoing a grueling traditional four month initiation process. Dec 10, 1999.
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BaSotho initiation lodge
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The initiation lodge of BaSotho initiates at HaMohlokaqala village in western Lesotho. Dec 10, 1999.
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BaSotho men
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BaSotho men at HaMohlokaqala village in western Lesotho as young initiates prepare to return to society as men after undergoing a grueling traditional four month initiation process. Dec 10, 1999.
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Baptism at the Klip River
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, travel from the church headquarters to the Klip River for baptism. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Baptism at the Klip River
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, travel from the church headquarters to the Klip River for baptism. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Baptism at the Klip River
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, travel from the church headquarters to the Klip River for baptism. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Baptism at the Klip River
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, travel from the church headquarters to the Klip River for baptism. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Baptism at the Klip River
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, travel from the church headquarters to the Klip River for baptism. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Baptism at the Klip River
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, travel from the church headquarters to the Klip River for baptism. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Believers come to buy water and vaseline blessed by Vimbeni Shembe
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Ekupakameni. Believers come to buy water and vaseline blessed by Vimbeni Shembe at the headquarters of the church, KwaZulu-Natal. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Believers come to buy water and vaseline blessed by Vimbeni Shembe
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Ekupakameni. Believers come to buy water and vaseline blessed by Vimbeni Shembe at the headquarters of the church, KwaZulu-Natal. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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Blessing a pool prior to a ceremony at Mautse Mountain
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A church leader prays and blesses a pool during a religious ceremony performed at Mautse Mountain in the Free State province of South Africa. The mountain is seen as extremely holy or spiritual to people who follow either traditional African animist religions, or the syncretic Zioni religions that combine Christian and animist faiths.
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Ceremony at Mautse Mountain
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A religious ceremony is performed in a stream at Mautse Mountain in the Free State province of South Africa. The mountain is seen as extremely holy or spiritual to people who follow either traditional African animist religions, or the syncretic Zioni religions that combine Christian and animist faiths.
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Ceremony at Mautse Mountain
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A religious ceremony is performed in a stream at Mautse Mountain in the Free State province of South Africa. The mountain is seen as extremely holy or spiritual to people who follow either traditional African animist religions, or the syncretic Zioni religions that combine Christian and animist faiths.
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Ceremony at Mautse Mountain
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A religious ceremony is performed in a stream at Mautse Mountain in the Free State province of South Africa. The mountain is seen as extremely holy or spiritual to people who follow either traditional African animist religions, or the syncretic Zioni religions that combine Christian and animist faiths.
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Ceremony at Mautse Mountain
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A religious ceremony is performed in a stream at Mautse Mountain in the Free State province of South Africa. The mountain is seen as extremely holy or spiritual to people who follow either traditional African animist religions, or the syncretic Zioni religions that combine Christian and animist faiths.
