23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Holy tree

This "Holy Tree" of the Bezanozano people at the Mitsinjo forest bordering famous Andasibe National park is used for prayers and rituals to ask the ancestors for good luck before writing an exam, investing money, buying cattle, marriage etc.

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Date Taken: 08.2025
Date Uploaded: 10.2025
Photo Location: Madagascar
Copyright: © Ulf Krone