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Shamanic Dance

The photo was taken during the ritual of worshiping the guardian spirits of Lake Baikal. A young shaman enters a trance to call one of the ancestral spirits.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2017
Date Uploaded: 04.2018
Photo Location: Russia
Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Copyright: © Alexey Trofimov