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a Hasidic Jewish man bathing in a quarry for a religious ritual
September 18, 2020

Holy Waters

A Hasidic Jewish man in Ukraine immerses himself before Rosh Hashanah in a quarry pool that serves as a mikvah, a body of water used for spiritual cleansing.
Photograph by John Stanmeyer, Nat Geo Image Collection
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