A man helps a boy to erect the replica of a "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus, as Biska Festival, also known as Bisket Festival, that coincides with the Nepalese New Year, was canceled due to a lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A woman holds a handmade silicone phallus with Pres. Donald Trump's head on it during a counter protest to a cancelled right-wing rally in San Francisco, California, U.S. August 26, 2017. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Devotees are silhouetted as they gather under the "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus, before pulling it down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Devotees gather near the "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus, before pulling it down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Devotees pull the rope tied to the "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus, as they pull it down during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

The chariot of God Bhairab (C) is pulled near the "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus, before pulling it down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Devotees run towards the "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus, after it was brought down during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Devotees are silhouetted as they gather under the "lingo" a long wooden pole representing a phallus, before pulling it down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur April 14, 2015. The festival, which runs for more than a week and coincides with the Nepalese New Year, involves devotees offering prayers and the pulling of two chariots, one bearing the idol of God Bhairab and the other with the idol of Goddess Bhadrakali, around the ancient city of Bhaktapur. Devotees participate in the festival with the belief that they will be blessed with good health and fortune, and with a bountiful harvest for the coming year. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Devotees are silhouetted as they gather under the "lingo" a long wooden pole representing a phallus before pulling it down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur April 14, 2015. The festival, which runs for more than a week and coincides with the Nepalese New Year, involves devotees offering prayers and the pulling of two chariots, one bearing the idol of God Bhairab and the other with the idol of Goddess Bhadrakali, around the ancient city of Bhaktapur. Devotees participate in the festival with the belief that they will be blessed with good health and fortune, and with a bountiful harvest for the coming year. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Devotees run towards the "lingo" a long wooden pole representing a phallus after it was brought down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur April 14, 2015. The festival, which runs for more than a week and coincides with the Nepalese New Year, involves devotees offering prayers and the pulling of two chariots, one bearing the idol of God Bhairab and the other with the idol of Goddess Bhadrakali, around the ancient city of Bhaktapur. Devotees participate in the festival with the belief that they will be blessed with good health and fortune, and with a bountiful harvest for the coming year. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A boy is silhouetted against the spotlight as devotees try to erect a "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus (unseen), during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur April 13, 2015. The festival, which runs for more than a week and coincides with the Nepalese New Year, involves devotees offering prayers and the pulling of two chariots, one bearing the idol of God Bhairab and the other with the idol of Goddess Bhadrakali, around the ancient city of Bhaktapur. Devotees participate in the festival with the belief that they will be blessed with good health and fortune, and with a bountiful harvest for the coming year. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Devotees climb a "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus, after erecting it during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur April 13, 2015. The festival, which runs for more than a week and coincides with the Nepalese New Year, involves devotees offering prayers and the pulling of two chariots, one bearing the idol of God Bhairab and the other with the idol of Goddess Bhadrakali, around the ancient city of Bhaktapur. Devotees participate in the festival with the belief that they will be blessed with good health and fortune, and with a bountiful harvest for the coming year. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Devotees try to erect a "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus, during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur April 13, 2015. The festival, which runs for more than a week and coincides with the Nepalese New Year, involves devotees offering prayers and the pulling of two chariots, one bearing the idol of God Bhairab and the other with the idol of Goddess Bhadrakali, around the ancient city of Bhaktapur. Devotees participate in the festival with the belief that they will be blessed with good health and fortune, and with a bountiful harvest for the coming year. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

People carry a portable Shinto shrine, a mikoshi, that holds a phallus symbol, during the Kanamara Matsuri, or Iron Phallus Festival at the Kanamara shrine in Kawasaki outside of Tokyo April 5, 2015. The festival celebrates fertility and is used to raise awareness and money for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

People carry a phallus symbol during the Kanamara Matsuri, or Iron Phallus Festival through a street near the Kanamara shrine in Kawasaki outside of Tokyo April 5, 2015. The festival celebrates fertility and is used to raise awareness and money for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. REUTERS/Thomas Peter TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

People carry phallus symbol during the Kanamara Matsuri, or Iron Phallus Festival through a street near the Kanamara shrine in Kawasaki outside of Tokyo April 5, 2015. The festival celebrates fertility and is used to raise awareness and money for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

People take pictures as a woman mounts a wooden phallus symbol during the Kanamara Matsuri, or Iron Phallus Festival at the Kanamara shrine in Kawasaki outside of Tokyo April 5, 2015. The festival celebrates fertility and raises awareness and money for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A woman eats candy in the shape of a phallus during the Kanamara Matsuri, or Iron Phallus Festival through a street near the Kanamara shrine in Kawasaki outside of Tokyo April 5, 2015. The festival celebrates fertility and is used to raise awareness and money for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

People observer as devotees erect a "lingo" a long wooden pole representing a phallus during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu April 13, 2013. The nine-day festival takes place over the Nepalese New Year, during which the devotees try to pull the chariot to their respective locations and the winners are believed to be blessed with good fortune for the coming year. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

A man hangs on to a rope tied to the 'lingo', a long wooden pole representing a phallus as people prepare to pull down the lingo during the Bisket festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu April 13, 2012. The nine-day festival takes place over the Nepalese New Year, during which the devotees try to pull the chariot to their respective locations and the winners are believed to be blessed for the coming year with good fortune. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

People are seen on rooftops of houses as they watch others pull down a "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus, in a symbolic gesture marking the end of the year during the Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur April 14, 2011. The festival is observed for seven days with various programmes welcoming the New Year 2068, according to the Nepali calendar. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY)

A "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus, breaks as people pull it down in a symbolic gesture marking the end of the year during the Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur April 14, 2011. The festival is observed for seven days with various programmes welcoming the New Year 2068, according to the Nepali calendar. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY)

A "lingo", a long wooden pole representing a phallus, breaks as people pull it down in a symbolic gesture marking the end of the year during the Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur April 14, 2011. The festival is observed for seven days with various programmes welcoming the New Year 2068, according to the Nepali calendar. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY)

Visitors look at the Amorphophallus Titanum, one of the world's largest flowers, at the National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels March 13, 2011. The Amorphophallus Titanum -- literally "the giant strangely shaped penis" -- releases a strong smell to attract pollinators, thought to be sweat bees. The rare phallus-like flower that springs from the plant only survives about 72 hours, said a botanist working in Meise. The flower is expected to blossom in the coming hours. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ODDLY)

A boy walks past the Amorphophallus Titanum, one of the world's largest flowers, at the National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels March 13, 2011. The Amorphophallus Titanum -- literally "the giant strangely shaped penis" -- releases a strong smell to attract pollinators, thought to be sweat bees. The rare phallus-like flower that springs from the plant only survives about 72 hours, said a botanist working in Meise. The flower is expected to blossom in the coming hours. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUMENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ODDLY)

Visitors look at the Amorphophallus Titanum, one of the world's largest flowers, at the National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels March 13, 2011. The Amorphophallus Titanum -- literally "the giant strangely shaped penis" -- releases a strong smell to attract pollinators, thought to be sweat bees. The rare phallus-like flower that springs from the plant only survives about 72 hours, said a botanist working in Meise. The flower is expected to blossom in the coming hours. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ODDLY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man watches the pulling down of the 'lingo', a long wooden pole representing a phallus, in a symbolic gesture marking the end of the year and ushering in the Nepali new year during the Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur April 14, 2010. The festival is observed for seven days with various programmes welcoming the new year 2067, according to the Nepali calendar. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY)

A devotee and her child ring a bell while worshipping God Bhairab as the 'lingo', a long wooden pole representing a phallus, is pulled down in a symbolic gesture marking the end of the year and ushering in the Nepali new year during the Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur April 14, 2010. The festival is observed for seven days with various programmes welcoming the new year 2067, according to the Nepali calendar. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)

People watch the pulling down of the 'lingo', a long wooden pole representing a phallus, in a symbolic gesture marking the end of the year and ushering in the Nepali new year during the Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur April 14, 2010. The festival is observed for seven days with various programmes welcoming the new year 2067, according to the Nepali calendar. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY)

People prepare to pull down the 'lingo', a long wooden pole representing a phallus, in a symbolic gesture marking the end of the year and ushering in the Nepali new year during the Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur April 14, 2010. The festival is observed for seven days with various programmes welcoming the new year 2067, according to the Nepali calendar. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY)

People pull down the 'lingo' (back), a long wooden pole representing a phallus, in a symbolic gesture marking the end of the year and ushering in the Nepali new year during the Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur April 14, 2010. The festival is observed for seven days with various programmes welcoming the new year 2067, according to the Nepali calendar. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY)

People pull down the 'lingo', a long wooden pole representing a phallus, in a symbolic gesture marking the end of the year and ushering in the Nepali new year during the Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur April 14, 2010. The festival is observed for seven days with various programmes welcoming the new year 2067, according to the Nepali calendar. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY)

Visitors look at the Amorphophallus Titanum, one of the world's largest flowers, at the National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels August 8, 2008. The Amorphophallus Titanum -- literally "the giant strangely shaped penis" -- releases a strong smell to attract pollinators, thought to be sweat bees. The rare phallus-like flower that springs from the plant only survives about 72 hours and its timing is completely unpredictable, said Gert Ausloos, head of education at the garden. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)

The Amorphophallus Titanum, one of the world's largest flowers, is seen at the National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels August 8, 2008. The Amorphophallus Titanum -- literally "the giant strangely shaped penis" -- releases a strong smell to attract pollinators, thought to be sweat bees. The rare phallus-like flower that springs from the plant only survives about 72 hours and its timing is completely unpredictable, said Gert Ausloos, head of education at the garden. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)

A young visitor touches the Amorphophallus Titanum, one of the world's largest flowers, at the National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels August 8, 2008. The Amorphophallus Titanum -- literally "the giant strangely shaped penis" -- releases a strong smell to attract pollinators, thought to be sweat bees. The rare phallus-like flower that springs from the plant only survives about 72 hours and its timing is completely unpredictable, said Gert Ausloos, head of education at the garden. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)

A visitor smells the Amorphophallus Titanum, one of the world's largest flowers, at the National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels August 8, 2008. The Amorphophallus Titanum -- literally "the giant strangely shaped penis" -- releases a strong smell to attract pollinators, thought to be sweat bees. The rare phallus-like flower that springs from the plant only survives about 72 hours and its timing is completely unpredictable, said Gert Ausloos, head of education at the garden. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)

A visitor looks at the Amorphophallus Titanum, one of the world's largest flowers, at the National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels August 8, 2008. The Amorphophallus Titanum -- literally "the giant strangely shaped penis" -- releases a strong smell to attract pollinators, thought to be sweat bees. The rare phallus-like flower that springs from the plant only survives about 72 hours and its timing is completely unpredictable, said Gert Ausloos, head of education at the garden. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)

A visitor looks at the Amorphophallus Titanum, one of the world's largest flowers, at the National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels August 8, 2008. The Amorphophallus Titanum -- literally "the giant strangely shaped penis" -- releases a strong smell to attract pollinators, thought to be sweat bees. The rare phallus-like flower that springs from the plant only survives about 72 hours and its timing is completely unpredictable, said Gert Ausloos, head of education at the garden. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)

Ceramist Francisco Figueiredo carries a ceramic phallus in his workshop in Chao de Parada, central Portugal June 26, 2008. Husband and wife Francisco and Cassilda Figueiredo are among the last exponents of a traditional Portuguese handicraft -- making ornamental ceramic penises. For more than three decades, the couple have carefully shaped thousands of ceramic male organs, moulding them into upright shapes and painting them in life-like colours for export to Germany, France and North America. Picture taken on June 26, 2008. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL)

Ceramist Francisco Figueiredo opens a casting mould of a phallus in his workshop in Chao de Parada, central Portugal June 26, 2008. Husband and wife Francisco and Cassilda Figueiredo are among the last exponents of a traditional Portuguese handicraft -- making ornamental ceramic penises. For more than three decades, the couple have carefully shaped thousands of cermaic male organs, moulding them into upright shapes and painting them in life-like colours for export to Germany, France and North America. Picture taken on June 26, 2008. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL)

Ceramist Francisco Figueiredo opens a casting mould of a phallus in his workshop in Chao de Parada, central Portugal June 26, 2008. Husband and wife Francisco and Cassilda Figueiredo are among the last exponents of a traditional Portuguese handicraft -- making ornamental ceramic penises. For more than three decades, the couple have carefully shaped thousands of cermaic male organs, moulding them into upright shapes and painting them in life-like colours for export to Germany, France and North America. Picture taken on June 26, 2008. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL)

Ceramist Francisco Figueiredo opens a casting mould of a phallus at his workshop in Chao de Parada, central Portugal June 26, 2008. Husband and wife Francisco and Cassilda Figueiredo are among the last exponents of a traditional Portuguese handicraft -- making ornamental ceramic penises. For more than three decades, the couple have carefully shaped thousands of ceramic male organs, moulding them into upright shapes and painting them in life-like colours for export to Germany, France and North America. Picture taken June 26, 2008. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL)

Returned artefacts, including a glass phallus, are displayed at the Kabul national museum March 17, 2007. Some of Afghanistan's oldest and most famous artefacts, many thousands of years old, returned home on Saturday. The artefacts ranged from the only known item touched by Alexander the Great to a 2,300-year-old shower spout and everyday yak hair fly swats. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN)

The chief priestess blesses a portable shrine with a large phallus during Kanamara festival at Kanayama Shrine in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo April 2, 2006. The festival, which is held annually on the first Sunday of April, is believed to bring good luck and fertility blessings. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

A woman sits on a wooden phallus during Kanamara festival at Kanayama Shrine in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, April 2, 2006. The festival, which is held annually on the first Sunday of April, is believed to bring good luck and fertility blessings. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

Brazilian models pose for pictures seated on a erotik cushion during the 8th Erotika Fair in Sao Paulo, late April 21, 2004. The week-long event featured unclad or scantily-clad models promoting lingerie and others erotic products, including CD-ROMs, films and magazines. Brazil represents one of the largest markets for such products with estimated annual related income that tops $200 million per year. Organizers expected to pull in over $1.5 million for this single event, with the mostly-male attendees paying about $7 to enter the shows grounds. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker PW

A wooden phallus meant to give power is aimed by a Thai man wearing a mask representing the spirits of the dead springing back to life at the annual Phi Ta Khon festival in Dan Sai, 520 kilometres northeast of Bangkok near the Laos border June 24, 2001. The event is one of Thailand's most colourful festivals in which the spirits of the dead spring back to life as fun-loving ghosts dancing to traditional tunes in a centuries-old ritual believed by locals as a means of driving away bad fortune.

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A health worker uses a wooden phallus to demonstrate the proper use of a condom to a group of Indonesian transvestites during a sex education course, which also offers HIV testing and counselling, at a clinic in Jakarta December 5, 2000. There are approximately 6,500 transvestites in the Indonesian capital, many working in the sex industry. Although recent health ministry data indicates that only about 1,500 Indonesians are HIV-positive, many cases go unreported or undetected in the world's fourth most populous nation.

A health worker uses a wooden phallus to demonstrate the proper use of a condom to a group of Indonesian transvestites during a sex education course, which also offers HIV testing and counselling, at a clinic in Jakarta December 5, 2000. There are approximately 6,500 transvestites in the Indonesian capital, many working in the sex industry. Although recent health ministry data indicates that only about 1,500 Indonesians are HIV-positive, many cases go unreported or undetected in the world's fourth most populous nation.

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Greek archaeologists appear to have found evidence that prostitution is truly among the world's oldest professions, unearthing what they believe is a 2,000 year-old brothel in the northern Greek city of Salonica February 13. Among the artefacts found so far are a clay phallus, pictured, with a moveable section and a glass jar depicting Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love.