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A righteous Path: Mass Exorcisms Performed in Ethiopia – in Pictures

Posted by addisethiopia on May 18, 2015

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British photographer Robert Waddingham journeyed to Ethiopia’s Great Rift Valley to a church near Arba Minch where Orthodox priests regularly carry out mass exorcisms using holy water. Many of those attending the ceremony come to be blessed, but there are also those seeking cures for physical ailments. Please note some images contain nudity

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