A Hindu priest, face smeared with color and sacrificial blood, participates in Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Goats and pigeons are commonly offered as sacrifice in the belief that participants receive supernatural power from goddess Kamakhya during the festival held to worship the serpent Goddess. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)