Shembe leading a pilgrimage
Shembe (in front in black robes) leading a January pilgrimage in his model village at Ekupakameni (eKuPhakameni), Natal, to the mountains to pray for rain. Isaiah Shembe (c.1865-1935) was a native prophet and healer of Inanda, Natal, and the founder of the Ibandla lamaNazaretha (Church of Nazareth), South Africa, the largest African-initiated church in Africa during his lifetime
Picture No
13748149
Media ID
46783245
Size
6435px x 3520px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Adam Payne in The Illustrated London News', 8th February 1930, page 203
Date
1930
