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Spiritual Healing Around the World

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Across countries and faiths, the devout believe the power of the spirit can heal the ills of the flesh
A yachac, or shaman, performs a water ritual on a man in a spring near Cotacachi during an indigenous celebration.
Ecuador
A yachac, or shaman, performs a water ritual on a man in a spring near Cotacachi during an indigenous celebration
Balinese Hindus go into deep trance on Peti Tenget Beach in Bali, part of a ritual known as Melasti, a purifying ceremony that prepares not only the individual but the entire community for the new year.
Indonesia
In this candle ceremony, known as the velaci?n, the patient lies on an oracolo, a drawing of esoteric symbols made on the ground with talcum, surrounded by candles and fruit, and is showered with flower petals meant to impart energy
Venezuela
Twice a year, the faithful come to Espinazo, a small dusty village in Northeast Mexico that is the birthplace of El Nino Fidencio, one of the country's most revered healers.
Mexico
The dirt at Santuario de Chimayo, left, north of Santa Fe, is said to have healing powers; not unlike the water which flows from the spring near the site where Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared to a peasant girl in 1858.
New Mexico, USA; Lourdes, France
A boy touches a rock in the town of Lac that is believed to heal sickness. The rock's powers are linked to a Christian pilgrim named Shna Ndo, who passed through the town during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and performed miracles.
Albania
A boy touches a rock in the town of Lac that is believed to heal sickness
Shamans in the remote Tuva region of Siberia are believed to have the power to see the invisible world and communicate with spirits. In this photo, the shaman, right, works with a client at a clinic in the city of Kyzyl.

Russia
Shamans in the remote Tuva region of Siberia are believed to have the power to see the invisible world and communicate with spirits. In this photo, the shaman, right, works with a client at a clinic in the city of Kyzyl.

Ukraine Founded 12 years ago by the Nigerian pastor Sunday Adelaja, the Embassy of God is a charismatic Protestant sect.
Ukraine
In a refugee camp in Chad, Sudanese refugees prepare the mihaya, a traditional healing drink
Sudan
A nun holds a terrapin to the mouth of a villager in Kandal province, near Phnom Penh. The animal's touch is believed to cure rheumatism and other bodily ailments.

Cambodia
A nun holds a terrapin to the mouth of a villager in Kandal province, near Phnom Penh. The animal's touch is believed to cure rheumatism and other bodily ailments.

A client suffering a fertility problem is sprayed with a medicinal liquid by the son of a marabout named Ciss in Sereres. Marabouts are dervishes in Muslim Africa credited with supernatural powers.
Senegal
n some sects of Islam, the verses of the Koran are thought to have healing properties
India
Practitioners of Santeria gather in New York City. A blend of African, Native American and Roman Catholic religious practices, Santeria involves the worship of Santos, an amalgam of African gods and Christian saints.
New York, USA
A Santeria High Priest prepares a rooster for sacrifice in a ceremony for the recovery of ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

Cuba
A Santeria High Priest prepares a rooster for sacrifice in a ceremony for the recovery of ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro.