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A nun holds a terrapin to the mouth of a villager in Kandal province, near Phnom Penh. The animal's touch is believed to cure rheumatism and other bodily ailments.
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Cambodia
A nun holds a terrapin to the mouth of a villager in Kandal province, near Phnom Penh. The animal's touch is believed to cure rheumatism and other bodily ailments.

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