A woman in the 14th-century northern mausoleum during the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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A woman seen here during the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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State advisor to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev (left) and President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov (right) attend official opening of the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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A woman near a picture in the memorial dedicated to Volga Bulgaria's conversion to Islam in 972 during the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival in the city of Bulgar.

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Chief Mufti of Russia Talgat Tajutdin (right), head of the Central Muslim Spiritual Administration, attends the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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Participants of the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, head for a salat prayer in the city of Bulgar.

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People walk near Ak-Mosque jami during the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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Women pray against the background of a memorial dedicated to conversion to Islam during the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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A participant of the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, prays in the city of Bulgar.

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Participants of the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, pray in the city of Bulgar.

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A participant of the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, prays in the city of Bulgar.

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Chief Mufti of Russia Talgat Tajutdin (center), attends the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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A prayer during the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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Chief Mufti of Russia Talgat Tajutdin, head of the Central Muslim Spiritual Administration, is seen here prior to a prayer at the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov is seen here ahead of a prayer at the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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Chief Mufti of Russia Talgat Tajutdin (left), head of the Central Muslim Spiritual Administration, and state advisor to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev attend official opening of the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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From left: Chief mufti of the Republic of Tatarstan Kamil Samigullin; Chief Mufti of Russia Talgat Tajutdin, head of the Central Muslim Spiritual Administration; President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov; Ravil Gainutdin, Chairman of the Mufti Council of Russia, attend the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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Spectators at the official opening of the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, in the city of Bulgar.

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Participants of the Izge Bolgar Zhiyeny festival, marking the day of the official conversion of Volga Bulgaria to Islam, head for a salat prayer in the city of Bulgar.

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