Powhiri (ceremonial welcome)by Maori woman to tourists before the Maori Tupuna Whare (ancestral meeting house).Te Puia, Rotorua, New Zealad

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Powhiri (ceremonial welcome)by Maori woman to the visiitors before the Maori Tupuna Whare (ancestral meeting house).in Te Puia central Rotorua Powhiri is a ritual performed when two groups are meeting for the first time. Gather at the entrance to Rotowhio Marae and be introduced to this spine-tingling ceremony, which begins with the sound of the pūtatara (conch).Credit Gary Blake © 2015 Gary Blake

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Location: Te Puia Maori Village Rotorua,North Island, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Gary Blake / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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