Zulu maidens gather during the annual Umkhosi Womhlanga (reed dance) at the Enyokeni Royal Palace in Nongoma on September 17, 2022. - Every September, tens of thousands of women, known locally as maidens, descend on the royal palace in the southeast KwaZulu-Natal province, to present a tall reed to the new king Misuzulu, as a traditional rite of womanhood. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP)