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An initiate reacts after being circumcised during the traditional circumcision called Imbalu in Mutoto on August 13, 2022. Imbalu is a biannual rite of passage of the Bagisu ethnical community in eastern Uganda, the transition of boys into adult men. Local surgeons use traditional knives to circumcise without aesthesia, and initiates must keep standing to bear the pain. It is the first time for hundreds of boys to attend throughout the year in various villages since 2018 as the government lifted the ban on traditional and religious gatherings to curb the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Badru Katumba/AFP Photo)
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