Followers of Sabaean Mandeans, Muhanad Adil, right, tries to convince his fiancee, Maha Salah to submerge herself in the Tigris River during a celebration marking "Banja" or Creation Feast in central Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 16, 2013. Iraqi Sabaean Mandeans, an ancient religious sect that views the Bible's John the Baptist as savior, submerge themselves in the Tigris in an annual five-day ritual. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed), APTOPIX