PRACTICE: Sun Shines through the Drums of Buryat Shamans Taking Part in a Tajlagan Ritual by Aleksandra Wierucka. Caption: During research conducted in Buryatia, on the Olkhon Island on the Lake Bajkal (Russia), we had a chance to observe the work of Buryat shamans, mostly the ones belonging to a Tengeri group, as the ones on the picture, but also the ones that practice their art in tiny villages and do not want to talk to strangers. Our research was made possible by the fact that our country’s history is similar to the history of Buryatia and people, including shamans, wanted to talk to us as they would not talk to researchers from other parts of the world. We were tracing the recent changes in shamanistic practices in Buryatia. Photo courtesy Aleksandra Wierucka