Bolivia's Aymara Indians celebrate ancient ritual to mark new agricultural cycle
22 Jun 2017 11:16 AM IST22 Jun 2017 11:16 AM IST
Bolivia's Aymara Indians celebrate ancient ritual to mark new agricultural cycle
Bolivia's Aymara Indians are celebrating the year 5,525 as well as the Southern Hemisphere's winter solstice, which marks the start of a new agricultural cycle. (Photo: AP)- Aymara Indians embrace while receiving the first rays of sunlight in a New Year's ritual at the ruins of the ancient city Tiwanaku, Bolivia, early Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (Photo: AP)
- People dance while they receive the first rays of sunlight in a New Year's ritual in the ruins of the ancient city of Tiwanaku, Bolivia, early Wednesday, June 21, 2017.(Photo: AP)
- Aymara Indians hold up their hands to receive the first rays of sunlight in a New Year's ritual in the ruins of the ancient city Tiwanaku, Bolivia, early Wednesday, June 21, 2017.(Photo: AP)
- An Andean religious leaders perform a New Year's ritual at the ruins of the ancient civilization of Tiwanaku, Bolivia, early Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (Photo: AP)
- June 21 to Aymara Indians marks the end of the harvest and the start of religious celebrations to honor the sun and mother earth before planting begins in September.(Photo: AP)
- Bolivian historians say the Tiahuanaco culture began about 1,000 B.C. (Photo: AP)
- Aymara Indians celebrated the new year in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, early Wednesday, June 21, 2017.(Photo: AP)
Bolivia\'s Aymara Indians are celebrating the year 5,525 as well as the Southern Hemisphere\'s winter solstice, which marks the start of a new agricultural cycle. (Photo: AP)
Bolivia's Aymara Indians celebrate ancient ritual to mark new agricultural cycle
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