epaselect epa10279281 A follower of the Sabean-Mandaean community takes part in a religious ritual marking the Eid Al-Ezdihar festival, on the banks of the Tigris river in central Baghdad, Iraq, 01 November 2022. The Eid Al-Ezdihar festival is a one-day religious holiday celebrated by the Sabean-Mandaean people, who are one of Iraq's smallest and most peaceful religious community. In Mandaeism John the Baptist is a central prophet, and they practice water immersion as an act of ritual purity. EPA/AHMED JALIL
