IRAQ RELIGION SABAEAN MANDEAN

Followers of Sabaean Mandean religious sect attend cleansing ritual

epa09826464 Followers of the Sabaean Mandean religious sect attend a cleansing ritual in the Tigris river on the occasion of Eid Al-Khalqeh (creation of the world) in Baghdad, Iraq, 15 March 2022. Mandean people began the celebration of the five-day Benja religious festival. Iraq's Sabaean-Mandean religious community is one of the smallest and most peaceful in Iraq and their temple is located at the banks of the river Tigris in Baghdad's old city. The origins of the Sabean Mandeans are disputed. They revere John the Baptist, and some say the man who baptized Jesus Christ was the founder of the faith. Other scholars believe the sect originated as a heretical branch of Judaism that emigrated from Palestine centuries ago. EPA/AHMED JALIL

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