Initiates walk in line during a ceremony. They are required to keep strict discipline as a sign of the lessons they learnt during their month away in seclusion.
They were among 68 000 young men and women who underwent the rite of passage in Limpopo. Photographer Lucas Ledwaba was there to document the occasion. Pictures by AFP
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