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In Lesotho, a network of caves holds important religious significance
Pilgrims visit them to commune with their ancestors
The caves are home to San rock paintings that date back thousands of year
Every year, the Basotho people, who live in the southern African country of Lesotho, make a pilgrimage to a network of caves that connect
countless generations with their ancestors across thousands of years.
Home of dinosaur footprints and millennia-old rock paintings, these caves harbor some incredible
history.
Holding candles aloft, these pilgrims file into the caves to feast, pray and commune with the dead.
"It's the key to religion in southern Africa," says David Coplan, emeritus professor of social
anthropology at the University of Witwatersrand.
"God is very high, and he may not be able to see you looking down from such a perch. But your ancestors know who you are and they're interestedin you, and they will funnel the blessings in theirdirection."
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