Gamou-Ndande ceremony in Senegal

People from the Mouride sect of Sufi Islam attend a prayer session in the village of Ndande, May 18, 2013. Every year, inhabitants of the village take part in a Sufi Muslim ceremony called Gamou-Ndande. The ceremony combines nights of praying and chanting as well as traditionally animist ceremonies. [Photo/Agencies]

People from the Mouride sect of Sufi Islam attend a prayer session in the village of Ndande, May 18, 2013. Every year, inhabitants of the village take part in a Sufi Muslim ceremony called Gamou-Ndande. The ceremony combines nights of praying and chanting as well as traditionally animist ceremonies. [Photo/Agencies]