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9 Mar 2026

Wildlife biologist and conservationist Purnima Devi Barman leads members of the ''Hargila Army'' in a ''Web of Life'' activity during a community awareness session on saving the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork on International Women's Day, in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026, at Dadara village. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that is once considered a nuisance and faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Wildlife biologist and conservationist Purnima Devi Barman leads members of the ''Hargila Army'' in a ''Web of Life'' activity during a community awareness session on saving the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork on International Women's Day, in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026, at Dadara village. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that is once considered a nuisance and faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Wildlife biologist and conservationist Purnima Devi Barman leads members of the ''Hargila Army'' in a ''Web of Life'' activity during a community awareness session on saving the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork on International Women's Day, in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026, at Dadara village. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that is once considered a nuisance and faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Wildlife biologist and conservationist Purnima Devi Barman leads members of the ''Hargila Army'' in a ''Web of Life'' activity during a community awareness session on saving the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork on International Women's Day, in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026, at Dadara village. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that is once considered a nuisance and faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Wildlife biologist and conservationist Purnima Devi Barman leads members of the ''Hargila Army'' in a ''Web of Life'' activity during a community awareness session on saving the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork on International Women's Day, in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026, at Dadara village. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that is once considered a nuisance and faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Members of the ''Hargila Army'' participate in a community awareness session to save storks on International Women's Day in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Wildlife biologist and conservationist Purnima Devi Barman leads members of the ''Hargila Army'' in a ''Web of Life'' activity during a community awareness session on saving the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork on International Women's Day, in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026, at Dadara village. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that is once considered a nuisance and faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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#13423674

9 Mar 2026

Members of the ''Hargila Army'' participate in a community awareness session to save storks on International Women's Day in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Wildlife biologist and conservationist Purnima Devi Barman and a group of women known as the ''Hargila Army'' participate in a community awareness session to save storks on International Women's Day in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that is once considered a nuisance and faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Members of the ''Hargila Army'' dance as they celebrate International Women's Day in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026, at Dadara village. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Members of the ''Hargila Army'' celebrate International Women's Day in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026, at Dadara village. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Members of the ''Hargila Army'' celebrate International Women's Day in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026, at Dadara village. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Members of the ''Hargila Army'' celebrate International Women's Day in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026, at Dadara village. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Wildlife biologist and conservationist Purnima Devi Barman and a group of women known as the ''Hargila Army'' take an oath to save storks during a community awareness session on saving the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork on International Women's Day, in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that is once considered a nuisance and faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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9 Mar 2026

Wildlife biologist and conservationist Purnima Devi Barman and a group of women known as the ''Hargila Army'' take an oath to save storks during a community awareness session on saving the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork on International Women's Day, in Kamrup, India, on March 8, 2026. The Hargila Army is a unique all-women conservation group from Assam, India, founded by renowned wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman. The word ''Hargila'' refers to the Greater Adjutant Stork, a large bird that is once considered a nuisance and faces severe population decline due to habitat loss and negative perceptions. Barman mobilizes local village women, mainly homemakers, turning them into conservation champions to protect the nesting sites of these endangered birds.

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27 Sep 2025

Devotees attend the annual Shikali Jatra in Khokana, Lalitpur, on September 27, 2025. Masked dancers in the form of various Hindu deities take flights on air as they tour around the temple of ''Shikali.'' It is an age-old tradition celebrated in Khokana as a substitution for the fortnightly festival of Dashain. Khokana, a medieval Newari heritage village in the Southern Kathmandu Valley, observes Shikali Jatra for 5 days, dedicating it to the goddess ''Shikali,'' who is also known as ''Ajima'' or Mother Goddess. Gods and goddesses in human form take flights as they tour around the Sikali temple, which is located on a grassy hill just outside the village. The festival starts with Goddess Rudrayani or Shikali being carried in a wooden chariot throughout the village and rested in front of the temple in Khokana, along with various religious copper vessels. The Jatra witnesses ''Tantric'' rituals along with masked dances garbed in colorful attires, representing 14 gods and goddesses of the Hindu Pantheon. Priests clad in white robes, along with 14 masked deities, come together to perform dances. It is believed that the goddess protects the town from misfortunes and prevents calamities, and it is regarded as an occasion for the farmers to rejoice in the post-harvest season. The dances shown during the Jatra are based on various religious beliefs and perceptions.

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