X-Minds - Kazakhstan - Shamans of the Infinite Steppe

This land has always been at the crossroad of civilizations. Pagan rituals and beliefs here are so intertwined with nomadic lifestyle that they didn’t disappear even with the advent of Islam. To this day, the wild energy of ancient tribes continues to live in local rituals — shocking, frightening and unchanging, like the folk belief in the magical power of baksy — fierce shamans of the wild steppe.