A spirit medium performs a ritual dance during the annual Taungbyone Spirit Festival in Mandalay Region’s Madaya Township on August 26. (AFP)

In war-split Myanmar ‘spirit consorts’ commune across divide

As monsoon rains pound the heartlands of war-fractured Myanmar, "spirit consorts" gather to renew their vows with a pantheon of gods hailed for their powers to protect and destroy.

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