Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the begining of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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A shaman conducts the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct cleansing rite before the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. The San Salyr rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct cleansing rite before the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. The San Salyr rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Members of the Dungur shaman society conduct the San Salyr rite. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Members of the Dungur shaman society conduct the San Salyr rite. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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A member of the Dungur shaman society prepares to conduct the San Salyr rite. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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A member of the Dungur shaman society conducts the San Salyr rite. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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A member of the Dungur shaman society conducts the San Salyr rite. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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A shaman conducts the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

09.02.2016#2787652

Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

09.02.2016#2787651

Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

09.02.2016#2787650

Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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Shamans conduct the San Salyr rite at an ethnic park of culture and leisure on the bank of the Yenisei River in Kyzyl, the capital of Tyva. This rite welcomes the Sun whose first rays mark the beginning of Shagaa -- Lunar New Year.

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