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  • In a London street, an apprentice in the bakery or milk industry endures a shower of fresh milk being poured over his head after a dusting of flour. This traditional ritual is usually performed on the unfortunate young man when he has successfully passed his apprenticeship term in the company - his mates participating in making his day as miserable as possible. But he takes it with good humour as it means he is now initiated into the industry.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • A ritual carrying the grass banner, ‘Can’t you hear the future weeping? Our love must save the world’ a statement by writer Ben Okri revealed in a live art piece by eco Artists Ackroyd & Harvey on 25th July 2021 in Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom. Conceived as a message to us all, the artists were calling yet again for us to act in the face of our climate crisis. In the temporary ‘greenhouse’ of Tate, the seeds burst into life with the added dimension of Okri’s clarion call to use active love to inspire the change we need. Stencilled letters, blocking the light, then removed, created the message within the grass. For the final act, in a solemn ritual, the grass banner was rolled up, carried out by volunteer performers and floated on the Thames. Visible from up high, floating on the tidal river, the luminescent yellow letters stood out boldly from the rich green of the grass. At the end of the day the banner was dismantled and the grass art distributed to anyone who wanted to continue to grow the words.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • Buddhist monks shaving their heads on the banks of the Mo Chhu (Mother river) in preparation for a ritual ceremony, Punakha Dzong, Western Bhutan. Traditionally, Bhutanese families would, if they were able, send one son to join a monastery. This was viewed as creating merit for the family and household and a blessing for the child. Often from poor families, once in the monastery, their daily lives revolve around learning to read and write.
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  • A priest by a shrine at the Murugan temple, gives ritual blessings to pilgrims in Swamimalai, India
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  • A priest by a shrine at the Murugan temple, gives ritual blessings to pilgrims in Swamimalai, India.
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  • A Buddhist monk with a newly shaven head on the banks of the Mo Chhu (Mother river) in preparation for a ritual ceremony, Punakha Dzong, Western Bhutan. Traditionally, Bhutanese families would, if they were able, send one son to join a monastery. This was viewed as creating merit for the family and household and a blessing for the child. Often from poor families, once in the monastery, their daily lives revolve around learning to read and write.
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  • Details of necklaces and ritual markings on the chest of a devotee of the God Murugan at the Murugan temple in Swamimalai, India.
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  • A priest by a shrine at the Murugan temple, gives ritual blessings to pilgrims in Swamimalai, India.
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  • Ritual implements at the Meiji Jinja shrine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Details of necklaces and ritual markings on the chest of a devotee of the God Murugan at the Murugan temple in Swamimalai, India.
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  • A priest by a shrine at the Murugan temple, gives ritual blessings to pilgrims in Swamimalai, India.
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  • A priest by a shrine at the Murugan temple, gives ritual blessings to pilgrims in Swamimalai, India.
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  • At a Hindu wedding, the bride, Shweta Singhal and groom, Rohit clasp their hands as they  sit on a swing and are fed bananas and milk by the bride's parents as part of the ritual known  as oonjal to ward off the evil eye, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • During the course of a Hindu wedding ceremony, flower petals, and other offerings, such as Turmeric, sandlewood, bananas and many other ingredients accumulate on the ground surrounding the wedding couple as part of the marriage ritual, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • At a Hindu wedding, the bride, Shweta Singhal and groom, Rohit clasp each others hands as they  sit on a swing and take part in a ritual known as oonjal, in which the forces of good are propitiated to keep the couple safe from evil thoughts and curses, they are surrounded by family and close friends, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • During the course of a Hindu wedding ceremony, flower petals, and other offerings, such as Turmeric, sandlewood, salt, rice, bananas and many other ingredients accumulate on the ground surrounding the wedding couple as part of the marriage ritual, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • ‘Can’t you hear the future weeping? Our love must save the world’, a statement by writer Ben Okri was revealed in a live art piece by eco Artists Ackroyd & Harvey on 25th July 2021 floating in the Thames in front of Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom. Conceived as a message to us all, the artists were calling yet again for us to act in the face of our climate crisis. In the temporary ‘greenhouse’ of Tate, the seeds burst into life with the added dimension of Okri’s clarion call to use active love to inspire the change we need. Stencilled letters, blocking the light, then removed, created the message within the grass. For the final act, in a solemn ritual, the grass banner was rolled up, carried out by volunteer performers and floated on the Thames. Visible from up high, floating on the tidal river, the luminescent yellow letters stood out boldly from the rich green of the grass. At the end of the day the banner was dismantled and the grass art distributed to anyone who wanted to continue to grow the words.
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  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • ‘Can’t you hear the future weeping? Our love must save the world’, a statement by writer Ben Okri was revealed in a live art piece by eco Artists Ackroyd & Harvey on 25th July 2021 floating in the Thames in front of Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom. Conceived as a message to us all, the artists were calling yet again for us to act in the face of our climate crisis. In the temporary ‘greenhouse’ of Tate, the seeds burst into life with the added dimension of Okri’s clarion call to use active love to inspire the change we need. Stencilled letters, blocking the light, then removed, created the message within the grass. For the final act, in a solemn ritual, the grass banner was rolled up, carried out by volunteer performers and floated on the Thames. Visible from up high, floating on the tidal river, the luminescent yellow letters stood out boldly from the rich green of the grass. At the end of the day the banner was dismantled and the grass art distributed to anyone who wanted to continue to grow the words.
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  • Ben Okri, reading a poem for Extinction Rebellion on 25th July 2021 outside Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom. The lines ‘Can’t you hear the future weeping? Our love must save the world’ is a statement by the writer which was revealed in a live art piece by eco Artists Ackroyd & Harvey conceived as a message to us all, the artists were calling yet again for us to act in the face of our climate crisis. In the temporary ‘greenhouse’ of Tate, the seeds burst into life with the added dimension of Okri’s clarion call to use active love to inspire the change we need. Stencilled letters, blocking the light, then removed, created the message within the grass. For the final act, in a solemn ritual, the grass banner was rolled up, carried out by volunteer performers and floated on the Thames. Visible from up high, floating on the tidal river, the luminescent yellow letters stood out boldly from the rich green of the grass. At the end of the day the banner was dismantled and the grass art distributed to anyone who wanted to continue to grow the words.
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  • ‘Can’t you hear the future weeping? Our love must save the world’, a statement by writer Ben Okri was revealed in a live art piece by eco Artists Ackroyd & Harvey on 25th July 2021 floating in the Thames in front of Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom. Conceived as a message to us all, the artists were calling yet again for us to act in the face of our climate crisis. In the temporary ‘greenhouse’ of Tate, the seeds burst into life with the added dimension of Okri’s clarion call to use active love to inspire the change we need. Stencilled letters, blocking the light, then removed, created the message within the grass. For the final act, in a solemn ritual, the grass banner was rolled up, carried out by volunteer performers and floated on the Thames. Visible from up high, floating on the tidal river, the luminescent yellow letters stood out boldly from the rich green of the grass. At the end of the day the banner was dismantled and the grass art distributed to anyone who wanted to continue to grow the words.
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  • ‘Can’t you hear the future weeping? Our love must save the world’, a statement by writer Ben Okri was revealed in a live art piece by eco Artists Ackroyd & Harvey on 25th July 2021 floating in the Thames in front of Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom. Conceived as a message to us all, the artists were calling yet again for us to act in the face of our climate crisis. In the temporary ‘greenhouse’ of Tate, the seeds burst into life with the added dimension of Okri’s clarion call to use active love to inspire the change we need. Stencilled letters, blocking the light, then removed, created the message within the grass. For the final act, in a solemn ritual, the grass banner was rolled up, carried out by volunteer performers and floated on the Thames. Visible from up high, floating on the tidal river, the luminescent yellow letters stood out boldly from the rich green of the grass. At the end of the day the banner was dismantled and the grass art distributed to anyone who wanted to continue to grow the words.
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  • Ben Okri dancing with his daughter Mirabella, ‘Can’t you hear the future weeping? Our love must save the world’ is a statement by the writer Ben Okri which was revealed in a live art piece by eco Artists Ackroyd & Harvey on 25th July 2021 in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom. Conceived as a message to us all, the artists were calling yet again for us to act in the face of our climate crisis. In the temporary ‘greenhouse’ of Tate, the seeds burst into life with the added dimension of Okri’s clarion call to use active love to inspire the change we need. Stencilled letters, blocking the light, then removed, created the message within the grass. For the final act, in a solemn ritual, the grass banner was rolled up, carried out by volunteer performers and floated on the Thames. Visible from up high, floating on the tidal river, the luminescent yellow letters stood out boldly from the rich green of the grass. At the end of the day the banner was dismantled and the grass art distributed to anyone who wanted to continue to grow the words.
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  • Ben Okri with his daughter Mirabella, ‘Can’t you hear the future weeping? Our love must save the world’ is a statement by the writer Ben Okri which was revealed in a live art piece by eco Artists Ackroyd & Harvey on 25th July 2021 in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom. Conceived as a message to us all, the artists were calling yet again for us to act in the face of our climate crisis. In the temporary ‘greenhouse’ of Tate, the seeds burst into life with the added dimension of Okri’s clarion call to use active love to inspire the change we need. Stencilled letters, blocking the light, then removed, created the message within the grass. For the final act, in a solemn ritual, the grass banner was rolled up, carried out by volunteer performers and floated on the Thames. Visible from up high, floating on the tidal river, the luminescent yellow letters stood out boldly from the rich green of the grass. At the end of the day the banner was dismantled and the grass art distributed to anyone who wanted to continue to grow the words.
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  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Swordbearer leading The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Swordbearer leading The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Swordbearer leading The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox end_O.jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox end_M.jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox end_I.jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Swordbearer leading The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Swordbearer leading The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox end_A.jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • Blessing made to each of the four corners on the compass at The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • A horn is blown to each direction on the compass at The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox cerem...jpg
  • Disrobing in a room following The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox after...jpg
  • Disrobing in a room following The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox after...jpg
  • The Kings Men, part of the Rollright Stones, a complex of three Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments near the village of Long Compton, England, United Kingdom. Constructed from local oolitic limestone, the three monuments now known as the Kings Men and the Whispering Knights in Oxfordshire and the King Stone in Warwickshire, are distinct in their design and purpose, and were built at different periods in late prehistory. The stretch of time during which the three monuments were erected bears witness to a continuous tradition of ritual behaviour on sacred ground, from the 4th to the 2nd millennium BCE.
    20190104_rollright stones_002.jpg
  • The King Stone, part of the Rollright Stones, a complex of three Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments near the village of Long Compton, England, United Kingdom. Constructed from local oolitic limestone, the three monuments now known as the Kings Men and the Whispering Knights in Oxfordshire and the King Stone in Warwickshire, are distinct in their design and purpose, and were built at different periods in late prehistory. The stretch of time during which the three monuments were erected bears witness to a continuous tradition of ritual behaviour on sacred ground, from the 4th to the 2nd millennium BCE.
    20190104_rollright stones_003.jpg
  • Portrait of Muslim Cham girls with their sisters at a Karoh (maturity) ceremony in Van Lam, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • Portrait of a Muslim Cham girl wearing a white dress and bronze and copper jewellery at her Karoh (maturity) ceremony in Van Lam, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
    A0027912cc_1.jpg
  • A Muslim Cham girl wearing a white dress, a handwoven red sash and bronze and copper jewellery at her Karoh (maturity) ceremony in Van Lam, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
    A0027845cc_1.jpg
  • A Muslim Cham girl wearing a white dress, a handwoven red cloth and bronze and copper jewellery at her Karoh (maturity) ceremony in Van Lam, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
    A0027839cc_1.jpg
  • Muslim Cham girls wearing white/yellow dresses, handwoven red cloths and bronze and copper jewellery at their Karoh (maturity) ceremony in Van Lam, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
    A0027831cc_1.jpg
  • A Muslim Cham girl wearing a white dress, a handwoven red sash and bronze and copper jewellery at her Karoh (maturity) ceremony in Van Lam, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
    A0027822cc_1.jpg
  • A Muslim Cham girl wearing a yellow robe, a handwoven red sash and bronze and copper jewellery at her Karoh (maturity) ceremony in Van Lam, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
    A0027817cc_1.jpg
  • A male ablutions sign on the 9th November 2019 in East London in the United Kingdom. Ablution means washing or cleaning of oneself, for personal hygiene, or a ritual washing or cleaning associated with religious observance.
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  • For their daily river washing ritual, young Nepali boys bathe in the river Seti Gandaki in a valley side near the British Gurkha Regiments army camp at Pokhara during their recruitment selection held ever year, 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. <br />
After a gruelling series of physical tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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