Women sing and dance before the bull jumping, Hamer Jumping of the Bulls initiation ceremony, Turmi, Lower Omo valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Face painting with a mixture of clay, oils and plant pigments, Hamer Jumping of the Bulls initiation ceremony, Turmi, Lower Omo valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Women sing and dance before the bull jumping, Hamer Jumping of the Bulls initiation ceremony, Turmi, Lower Omo valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Hamer Jumping of the Bulls initiation ceremony, naked initiate running over backs of bulls or cows, Turmi, Lower Omo valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Face painting with a mixture of clay, oils and plant pigments, Hamer Jumping of the Bulls initiation ceremony, Turmi, Lower Omo valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Young woman from the Hamar tribe during the bull-leaping ceremony, an initiation rite, portrait, southern Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Theyyam performer looking into a mirror, moment of initiation, during a Theyyam ritual, near Kasargod, North Kerala, South India, Asia

Initiation ceremony for new sadhus during the Kumbha Mela festival, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

Hamer woman carrying a baby at a bull jumping ceremony, which initiates a boy into manhood, in the village of Asile, Omo Valley, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia

Hamer man wearing a colourful hat at a bull jumping ceremony, which initiates a boy into manhood, in the village of Asile, Omo Valley, Ethiopia