Mudiyettu performers purify themselves through fasting and prayer, then draw a huge image of goddess Kali, called as kalam, on the temple floor with coloured powders, wherein the spirit of the goddess is invoked.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

He insisted that they should keep talking through Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month.

ECONOMIST: Sudan

Others carry on fasting, despite becoming so weak through lack of food, that they are unable to continue chemotherapy.

BBC: Some Muslims 'risking their lives' in Ramadan