Between the Worlds
A man, huddled on a low stool, rhythmically beats a large leather drum. A thick, richly decorated coat flows down his shoulders. The man’s head –...
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The Spirit of Buryatia
“Is this your machine?” asks a young policeman, showing a picture of our ambulance on his phone. “Ours”, we answer completely stupefied, “What...
Mongolia – Intimate Conversations of Foreign Souls
A heart the size of a fist and a white sponge of lungs. A bloody liver lies beside a large stomach. Next to it, partially hidden under a massive rib, there...
Russia – the streets without white bears
Metallic sounds of trombones and a rhythmic beat of drums. Loud cries in a foreign language. White and green wigs and jerseys in the same colours. The...
Thaipusam – the way of finding bliss
In Singapore, the Sri Thendayuthapani Hindu temple resonates with the rhythmic music of drums, bells and trance-like chants of the crowd gathered inside. A...