In this photo taken October 13, 2019, a man and boy lie with their eyes closed amid candles inside a circle, called an oracle, made of white powder during a ritual for prosperity on Sorte Mountain where followers of indigenous goddess Maria Lionza gather annually in Venezuela's Yaracuy state. Venezuela is predominantly Roman Catholic, whose church disapproves of the folk religion but has long since abandoned its attempts to suppress it. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
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