In this photo taken October 12, 2019, Juan Carlos Paso performs a cleansing ritual on a woman in a pool of water on Sorte Mountain where followers of indigenous goddess Maria Lionza gather annually in Venezuela's Yaracuy state. Devotees say the number of followers swells as Venezuelans turn for answers to the struggle of daily life outside traditional political system, churches and hospitals. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
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