Replastering Mali’s Great Mosque of Djenné – in pictures
Thousands of people gather each year to replaster the walls of the city of Djenné’s Great Mosque
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Mud is carried to the mosque
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Woman carry buckets of water to help with the replastering
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The first mosque on the site was built around the 13th century, but the current structure dates from 1907
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A young boy shows the Malian flag
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Children help during the replastering
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Men climb ladders as they replaster the mosque
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People carry buckets of mud
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