Iraq's Mandeans



Photo Title

Iraq's Mandeans

Photographer/Creator

Sylwia Kapuscinski

Collection

Publisher

Detroit Free Press

Caption/Description

Iraq's Mandeans, Purity Sabaean Mandeans pray after being baptized on the first day of the annual Golden Day of Baptism near Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, March 18, 2004. They pray before a cross-shaped symbol adorned by white cloth which represents purity.

Citation

Sylwia Kapuscinski, "Iraq's Mandeans," in POYi Archive, Item #35464, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/35464 (accessed June 8, 2025).

Date Added

07.06.2008