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#9508846

28 January 2023

Lepcha villagers cook a meat curry to feed the entire village from the meat of a sacrificed cow on an outdoor stove or chulla during an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9508850

28 January 2023

Lepcha villager adds the finishing touches on a shrine during an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9508858

28 January 2023

A shrine during an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9508868

28 January 2023

Lepcha villagers cook a meat curry to feed the entire village from the meat of a sacrificed cow on an outdoor stove or chulla during an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9508886

28 January 2023

Lepcha villagers cook a meat curry to feed the entire village from the meat of a sacrificed cow on an outdoor stove or chulla during an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9321920

16 December 2022

A Lepcha man prepares a shrine for an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9321922

16 December 2022

Lepcha men construct an alter from bamboo and sticks for an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9321928

16 December 2022

Lepcha women washing dishes in the jungle in preparation for a feast during an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9321932

16 December 2022

A Lepcha man prepares a shrine for an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9321938

16 December 2022

A Lepcha man prepares a shrine for an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9321952

16 December 2022

Lepcha men skin a cow during an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9321966

16 December 2022

A Lepcha man cuts a large stalk of bamboo to construct an alter for an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#9321974

16 December 2022

A Lepcha man constructs an alter from bamboo and sticks for an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for a Bomthing (Lepha priest) to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#7026458

3 September 2021

A 90 year-old Lepcha Bomthing (Lepcha priest) wearing a feathered hat chants prayers and uses leaves to bless a village girl during an animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for the Bomthing to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#7026460

3 September 2021

A 90 year-old Lepcha Bomthing (Lepcha priest) wearing a feathered hat chants prayers and uses leaves to bless the sweater of a village girl who could not animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for the Bomthing to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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#7026462

3 September 2021

A 90 year-old Lepcha Bomthing (Lepcha priest) wearing a feathered hat chants prayers and uses leaves to bless the clothing of villagers who could not animal sacrifice ceremony to appease evil spirits in a small village deep in the jungle in Sikkim, India, on June 05, 2010. Many villagers have died without any aliments so the Lepcha villages have sent for the Bomthing to get rid of the evil spirits causing deaths in the village. This ceremony is said to protect the village for 180 years after it is preformed.

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