This is a photo of the communal prayer during the celebration of Tabaski in 2009. It was taken outside the village of Tsanwa in the Maradi state of Niger. Though there are small mosques in the village, there was no single mosque large enough to hold everyone at once for the festival prayer so they go to an open area outside of town. I was not sure about taking a picture at such a religous moment but the villagers specifically asked me too.