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Hindu pilgrims travel in a tractor to attend the Ghost Festival as the moon rises on the eve of a full moon day at the banks of Kamala River in Dhanusha district, Nepal, 03 November 2017. The Ghost Festival is a centuries-old tradition celebrated every year on the full moon day of November. Thousands of people, mostly from Dhanusha District in eastern Nepal and neighboring India and belonging mainly to the lower caste Dalit community, flock to the holy river with deep-rooted, superstitious beliefs that something is wrong within their families or in their business because of evil spirits. Shamans perform rituals in an attempt to heal those believed to be possessed by evil spirits, claiming that only they can expel the unwanted possession. The festival is considered an extreme example of superstition in Nepal. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE)
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