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Leech Therapy On Nowruz Day In Kashmir

A Kashmiri Muslim child receives leech therapy from a practitioner on his feet during a leech therapy session in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on March 21, 2025. Nowruz, the Persian New Year, marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the first month of the Persian calendar, on which people in rural areas of Kashmir usually undergo leech therapy. Unani medicine is very popular until the 19th century. Leeches are used to drain out impure blood and are very effective in treating skin and other diseases. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#12179852
Date Taken	21 March 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto

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