Tuvan shamans perform an ancient ceremony during the opening of the ethno-cultural festival Khoomei at...
Tuvan shamans perform an ancient ceremony known among locals as Kamlanie during the opening of the ethno-cultural festival Khoomei at the Kundustug springs near the city of Kyzyl in the Tuva region near the Mongolian border some 804 km (500 miles) south of Krasnoyarsk July 26, 2008. Tuvans were originally nomadic people who today populate some regions of Siberia, Mongolia and China. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA)