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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.
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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.
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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.
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Church leader, Vimbeni Shembe, on a holy pilgrimage
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KwaZulu-Natal. Church leader Vimbeni Shembe on the pilgrimage to the top of the flat-topped mountain Nhlangakazi after over a 100,000 pilgrims of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, walked for three days, barefoot, to the holy mountain Nhlangakazi. 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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Church members - married women - kneel for a passing car
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Nhlangakazi, KwaZulu-Natal. Church members - married women - kneel as a car with church leader, Vimbeni Shembe, makes its was the top of the holy mountain after 100,000 pilgrims made a three day barefoot walk from 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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Church members at a ceremony
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Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal. Church members at a ceremony near 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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Cleaning the Balobdue royal courtyard
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HaModjadji, Lebowa, Northern Transvaal (Limpopo Province) South Africa. A woman clears the kh�r� or royal courtyard of the Balobedu people at their capital haModjadji in northern South Africa, then part of the Lebowa homeland. The dancers are there to celebrate the initiation of the so called Vyali from the male initiation school - the Vuhwera. This image was taken during the reign of Mokope Modjadji V, who was the fifth Rain Queen. She played a very traditional role, followed all the customs she was expected to and lived in seclusion at the royal compound. In time past, tribes from all over Southern Africa paid homage to the reigning Modjadji as it was believed she could control the rain. Sir Ryder Haggard used her as a model for his character Ayesha in 'She'. 1990.
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Cleansing ceremony for the widows of a polygamous man prior to a wedding
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A cleansing ceremony for the widows of a polygamous man prior to a wedding in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The Nazareth Baptist Church, or 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. 1999
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Cleansing ceremony prior to a wedding
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A cleansing ceremony prior to a wedding in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The Nazareth Baptist Church, or 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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Cleansing ceremony prior to a wedding
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A cleansing ceremony prior to a wedding in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The Nazareth Baptist Church, or 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. 1999
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Cleansing ceremony prior to a wedding
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A cleansing ceremony prior to a wedding in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The Nazareth Baptist Church, or 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. 1999
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Cleansing ceremony prior to a wedding
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A cleansing ceremony prior to a wedding in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The Nazareth Baptist Church, or 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. 1999
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Clearing the graves of the church forebears
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Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal. Young members of the AmaNazaretha or Nazareth Baptist Church clear the graves of the church forebears at a cemetery near their headquarters. 26 July 1998.
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Craft sale
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Zimbabwean craft sellers, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 2006
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Descending Mautse Mountain
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A Zioni religious group descend from Mautse Mountain after performing ceremonies in a stream at the Mountain which is 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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Donating to the church
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Ekupakameni. Male Shembe members make donations 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. 17 January 1997.
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Egg-throwing at Mautse Mountain
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A woman throws an egg 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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Egg-throwing at Mautse Mountain
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A woman throws an egg 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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Filling out membership cards for Klip River baptism
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, have membership cards filled in before traveling from the church headquarters at Zuurbekom 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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Filling out membership cards for Klip River baptism
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, have membership cards filled in before traveling from the church headquarters at Zuurbekom 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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Footprints mark the start of the annual pilgrimage to the holy mountain
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Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal. Footprints near the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe mark the start of the annual pilgrimage to the holy mountain. 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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Footprints mark the start of the annual pilgrimage to the holy mountain
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Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal. Footprints near the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe mark the start of the annual pilgrimage to the holy mountain. 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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Funeral ceremony
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Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal. Church members hold a funeral ceremony at a cemetery near 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. 26 July 1998.
