Members of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe perform a dance on the seabed of the Malacca Straits at low tide during their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in village of Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
Members of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe perform prayers on the seabed of the Malacca Straits at low tide during their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in the village of Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
A shaman of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe performs prayers on the seabed of the Malacca Straits at low tide during their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in the village of Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
Young members of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe receive blessings from an elderly village leader after they perform a dance on the seabed of the Malacca Straits at low tide during their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in the village of Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
Members of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe perform prayers on the seabed of the Malacca Straits at low tide during their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in the village of Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
Members of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe perform prayers on the seabed of the Malacca Straits at low tide during their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in the village of Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
Shamans of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe perform prayers on the seabed of the Malacca Straits at low tide during their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in the village of Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
The shrine belonging to members of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe sits in the Malacca Straits before they perform prayers on the seabed at low tide during their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in the village of Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
A shaman of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe gets into a trance before he leads a procession to the Malacca Straits to perform their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in the village of Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
Members of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe perform prayers on the seabed of the Malacca Straits at low tide during their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in the village of Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
A shaman of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe leads a procession to the Malacca Straits to perform their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
Members of Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe perform prayers on the seabed of the Malacca Straits at low tide during their "Puja Pantai", a thanksgiving ritual to appease the spirits of the seas, in the village of Pulau Carey, outside Kuala Lumpur February 14, 2013. The Mah Meri tribe, who are descendants of seafaring people who lived off the sea through fishing and trading, celebrate their new year on February 14 this year according to the lunar calendar, by making offerings to the sea. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)
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