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Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

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Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

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ceremonial prayer

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celebration of Nowruz

In Nowruz: Practice of Nowruz
…commemorating the dead; and the Satum, prayers recited at funeral feasts. Throughout the day, Parsis greet one another with the rite of hamāzor, in which one’s right hand is passed between the palms of another. Words of greeting and good wishes are then exchanged.
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recitation practice

In prayer: Religions of the West
” The Satum, in praise of the dead, is recited at the beginning of a meal prepared in their honour every month for the first year after a death and then on each anniversary. Other prayers accompany benedictions, especially those used at the consecration of fire, initiation,…
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