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Mina (popularly batuque) Afro-Brazilian spirit possession cult, syncretic with the Catholic religion, in Belem, Para, Brazil. Girl spectator and believer is in trance, possessed by a spirit, to the sound of drums. The mae de santo or cult leader is watching, ready to attend the spirit. Image dressed in blue is of deity Yemanja.

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Young woman in transe, possessed by a spirit, during a Mina cult session in Belem, Brazil
Mina (popularly batuque) Afro-Brazilian spirit possession cult, syncretic with the Catholic religion, in Belem, Para, Brazil. Girl spectator and believer is in trance, possessed by a spirit, to the sound of drums. The mae de santo or cult leader is watching, ready to attend the spirit. Image dressed in blue is of deity Yemanja.

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