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Ill man hopes for a miracle
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Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal. An ill man is brought to the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, hoping for a miracle. 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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Initiate singing as he prepares to rejoin the community
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A BaSotho initiate at HaMohlokaqala village in western Lesotho sings a song as he and his peers prepare to return to society as men after undergoing a grueling traditional four month initiation process Dec 10, 1999. The blankets they wore throughout the period are gathered for washing in front of the hut - today they will wear new blankets.
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Initiates preparing to rejoin the community
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BaSotho initiates at HaMohlokaqala village in western Lesotho prepare to return to society as men after undergoing a grueling traditional four month initiation process. Dec 10, 1999.
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Initiates preparing to rejoin the community
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BaSotho initiates at HaMohlokaqala village in western Lesotho prepare to return to society as men after undergoing a grueling traditional four month initiation process. Dec 10, 1999.
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Initiates preparing to rejoin the community
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BaSotho initiates at HaMohlokaqala village in western Lesotho prepare to return to society as men after undergoing a grueling traditional four month initiation process Dec 10, 1999.
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Initiates preparing to rejoin the community
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BaSotho initiates at HaMohlokaqala village in western Lesotho prepare to return to society as men after undergoing a grueling traditional four month initiation process. Dec 10, 1999.
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Initiates return to the community
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BaSotho initiates at HaMohlokaqala village in western Lesotho return to society as men after undergoing a grueling traditional four month initiation process. Dec 10, 1999.
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Initiates return to the community
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BaSotho initiates at HaMohlokaqala village in western Lesotho return to society as men after undergoing a grueling traditional four month initiation process Dec 10, 1999.
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Initiates' sticks
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The sticks of BaSotho initiates at HaMohlokaqala village in western Lesotho as they prepare to return to society as men after undergoing a grueling traditional four month initiation process. Dec 10, 1999.
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Initiation ceremony
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Free State, South Africa. A traditional initiation ceremony is held on a farm in the eastern Free State, South Africa. 2001/2002.
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Initiation ceremony
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Free State, South Africa. A traditional initiation ceremony is held on a farm in the eastern Free State, South Africa. 2001/2002.
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Initiation ceremony
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Free State, South Africa. A traditional initiation ceremony is held on a farm in the eastern Free State, South Africa. 2001/2002.
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Initiation ceremony
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Free State, South Africa. A traditional initiation ceremony is held on a farm in the eastern Free State, South Africa. 2001/2002.
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Initiation ceremony
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Free State, South Africa. A traditional initiation ceremony is held on a farm in the eastern Free State, South Africa. 2001/2002.
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Klip River baptism
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, travel 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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Klip River baptism
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, travel 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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Klip River baptism
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, from the church inland headquarters at Zuurbekom come to the Klip River in Soweto 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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Klip River baptism
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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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Klip River baptism
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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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Klip River baptism
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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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Klip River baptism
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Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, from the church inland headquarters at Zuurbekom come to the Klip River in Soweto 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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Leading a pilgrimage with holy relics
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Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal. Nazareth Baptist Church or Shembe elders lead over 100,000 followers on a three day barefoot pilgrimage while carrying the holy relics. 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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Mag'g'bya dance to celebrate an initiation
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HaModjadji, Lebowa, Northern Transvaal (Limpopo Province) South Africa. A male mag�g�bya dancer in 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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Mag'g'bya dance to celebrate an initiation
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HaModjadji, Lebowa, Northern Transvaal (Limpopo Province) South Africa. A male mag�g�bya dancer In 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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Mag'g'bya dance to celebrate an initiation
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HaModjadji, Lebowa, Northern Transvaal (Limpopo Province) South Africa. A male mag�g�bya dancer enters 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. 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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Mag'g'bya dance to celebrate an initiation
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HaModjadji, Lebowa, Northern Transvaal (Limpopo Province) South Africa. A male mag�g�bya dancer in 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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Mag'g'bya dance to celebrate an initiation
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A male mag�g�bya dancer In 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'. HaModjadji, Lebowa, Northern Transvaal (Limpopo Province) South Africa. 1990.
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Mag'g'bya dance to celebrate an initiation
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HaModjadji, Lebowa, Northern Transvaal (Limpopo Province) South Africa. A male mag�g�bya dancer enters 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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Mag'g'bya dance to celebrate an initiation
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HaModjadji, Lebowa, Northern Transvaal (Limpopo Province) South Africa. A male mag�g�bya dancer in 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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Mag'g'bya dance to celebrate an initiation
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HaModjadji, Lebowa, Limpopo Province, South Africa. A male mag�g�bya dancer in 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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Mag'g'bya dance to celebrate an initiation
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HaModjadji, Lebowa, Northern Transvaal (Limpopo Province) South Africa. A male mag�g�bya dancer in 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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Mag'g'bya dancers preparing to celebrate an initiation
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HaModjadji, Lebowa, Northern Transvaal (Limpopo Province) South Africa. Male mag�g�bya dancers wait to be led into 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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Married women praying
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Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal. Married women pray at 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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Mass baptism
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Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal. A mass baptism 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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Mass baptism
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Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal. A mass baptism 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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Mass baptism
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Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal. A mass baptism 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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Mass baptism
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Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal. A mass baptism 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.
