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Tambor Lyngdoh stands by a sacrificial altar outside a sacred forest in Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, India, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Lyngdoh is a descendant of the priestly clan, which sanctified the Mawphlang sacred forest in Meghalaya, a state in northeastern India. (Varun Gomatam via AP)