rituals

The shamans prepared the field for the reincarnation ritual with banana leaves, new silver jugs, milk etc. Photo: M Asaduzzaman Saad
Bangladesh

He died from snake bite. The shamans promised to bring him back to life for Tk15,000

The only miracle here was that such a swindle could be executed by the shamans

People look around for suitable sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Adha at Gabtoli cattle market in Dhaka. This year, there is a high demand for small and medium-sized cattle, while larger cattle sales remain slow. This photo was taken on Friday. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Over 1.04 crore animals sacrificed on Eid-ul-Adha