Guarani Indigenous women sing in prayer during the Nhemongarai, a baptism ritual in the Opy, a Guarani prayer house, Jan. 20 in Yvy Pora village, Jaragua Indigenous Territory, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Marcio Karai holds a native Jatai bee nest in his hands as he transfers it to a wooden box in the meliponary by his house Nov. 15.
A Guarani Indigenous man smokes a petyngua pipe during the Nhemongarai, a baptism ritual Jan. 21. Each candle represents the soul of the person who places it on the altar of Nhanderu, the Creator God. When this candle is lit, the sacred flame will reveal each person's spiritual strength, or it may also reveal illnesses that the person needs to treat with the shaman.
Marcio Karai, an Indigenous leader and beekeeper, holds beeswax pellets for making handmade candles, a Guarani tradition, as they prepare for the Nhemongarai, a baptism ritual, Jan. 13, 2024, in the Jaragua Indigenous Territory in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Jatai bees move at the entrance of a nest March 30 in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
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Guarani Indigenous women sing in prayer during the Nhemongarai, a baptism ritual in the Opy, a Guarani prayer house, Jan. 20 in Yvy Pora village, Jaragua Indigenous Territory, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A Guarani Indigenous man smokes a petyngua pipe during the Nhemongarai, a baptism ritual Jan. 21. Each candle represents the soul of the person who places it on the altar of Nhanderu, the Creator God. When this candle is lit, the sacred flame will reveal each person's spiritual strength, or it may also reveal illnesses that the person needs to treat with the shaman.
Marcio Karai, an Indigenous leader and beekeeper, holds beeswax pellets for making handmade candles, a Guarani tradition, as they prepare for the Nhemongarai, a baptism ritual, Jan. 13, 2024, in the Jaragua Indigenous Territory in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
