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24 February 2024

Members of the Dayak tribe from the island of Kalimantan are performing as Tatung, piercing their cheeks with steel rods and scratching various traditional sharp weapons on their bodies during the Cap Go Meh celebration in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 24, 2024. Tatung is an ancient art, believed to ward off bad spirits that may affect people's lives, and is part of the Cap Go Meh festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, marking the end of the festivities.

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24 February 2024

Members of the Dayak tribe from the island of Kalimantan are performing as Tatung, piercing their cheeks with steel rods and scratching various traditional sharp weapons on their bodies during the Cap Go Meh celebration in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 24, 2024. Tatung is an ancient art, believed to ward off bad spirits that may affect people's lives, and is part of the Cap Go Meh festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, marking the end of the festivities.

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24 February 2024

Members of the Dayak tribe from the island of Kalimantan are performing as Tatung, piercing their cheeks with steel rods and scratching various traditional sharp weapons on their bodies during the Cap Go Meh celebration in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 24, 2024. Tatung is an ancient art, believed to ward off bad spirits that may affect people's lives, and is part of the Cap Go Meh festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, marking the end of the festivities.

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24 February 2024

Members of the Dayak tribe from the island of Kalimantan are performing as Tatung, piercing their cheeks with steel rods and scratching various traditional sharp weapons on their bodies during the Cap Go Meh celebration in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 24, 2024. Tatung is an ancient art, believed to ward off bad spirits that may affect people's lives, and is part of the Cap Go Meh festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, marking the end of the festivities.

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24 February 2024

Members of the Dayak tribe from the island of Kalimantan are performing as Tatung, piercing their cheeks with steel rods and scratching various traditional sharp weapons on their bodies during the Cap Go Meh celebration in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 24, 2024. Tatung is an ancient art, believed to ward off bad spirits that may affect people's lives, and is part of the Cap Go Meh festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, marking the end of the festivities.

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24 February 2024

Members of the Dayak tribe from the island of Kalimantan are performing as Tatung, piercing their cheeks with steel rods and scratching various traditional sharp weapons on their bodies during the Cap Go Meh celebration in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 24, 2024. Tatung is an ancient art, believed to ward off bad spirits that may affect people's lives, and is part of the Cap Go Meh festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, marking the end of the festivities.

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#9925154

17 April 2023

Charak mela or charak fair is celebrated in the rural areas of West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh. It's a folk festival of the Hindu religion that happened on the last day of the Bengali month Chaitra (songkranti) according to the Bengali calendar. Here the main monk walks over sharp weapons or sometimes he lies down on a nailed bed and other monks are beaten with a traditional Crusher on his body from above. Later he helps to insert the large iron spear into the backs of the other monks with which the Charak festival is completed. This photo was taken at Barnia, West Bengal; India on april 15, 2023.

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17 April 2023

Charak mela or charak fair is celebrated in the rural areas of West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh. It's a folk festival of the Hindu religion that happened on the last day of the Bengali month Chaitra (songkranti) according to the Bengali calendar. Here the main monk walks over sharp weapons or sometimes he lies down on a nailed bed and other monks are beaten with a traditional Crusher on his body from above. Later he helps to insert the large iron spear into the backs of the other monks with which the Charak festival is completed. This photo was taken at Barnia, West Bengal; India on april 15, 2023.

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17 April 2023

Charak mela or charak fair is celebrated in the rural areas of West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh. It's a folk festival of the Hindu religion that happened on the last day of the Bengali month Chaitra (songkranti) according to the Bengali calendar. Here the main monk walks over sharp weapons or sometimes he lies down on a nailed bed and other monks are beaten with a traditional Crusher on his body from above. Later he helps to insert the large iron spear into the backs of the other monks with which the Charak festival is completed. This photo was taken at Barnia, West Bengal; India on april 15, 2023.

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#9925160

17 April 2023

Charak mela or charak fair is celebrated in the rural areas of West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh. It's a folk festival of the Hindu religion that happened on the last day of the Bengali month Chaitra (songkranti) according to the Bengali calendar. Here the main monk walks over sharp weapons or sometimes he lies down on a nailed bed and other monks are beaten with a traditional Crusher on his body from above. Later he helps to insert the large iron spear into the backs of the other monks with which the Charak festival is completed. This photo was taken at Barnia, West Bengal; India on april 15, 2023.

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17 April 2023

Charak mela or charak fair is celebrated in the rural areas of West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh. It's a folk festival of the Hindu religion that happened on the last day of the Bengali month Chaitra (songkranti) according to the Bengali calendar. Here the main monk walks over sharp weapons or sometimes he lies down on a nailed bed and other monks are beaten with a traditional Crusher on his body from above. Later he helps to insert the large iron spear into the backs of the other monks with which the Charak festival is completed. This photo was taken at Barnia, West Bengal; India on april 15, 2023.

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17 April 2023

Charak mela or charak fair is celebrated in the rural areas of West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh. It's a folk festival of the Hindu religion that happened on the last day of the Bengali month Chaitra (songkranti) according to the Bengali calendar. Here the main monk walks over sharp weapons or sometimes he lies down on a nailed bed and other monks are beaten with a traditional Crusher on his body from above. Later he helps to insert the large iron spear into the backs of the other monks with which the Charak festival is completed. This photo was taken at Barnia, West Bengal; India on april 15, 2023.

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17 April 2023

Charak mela or charak fair is celebrated in the rural areas of West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh. It's a folk festival of the Hindu religion that happened on the last day of the Bengali month Chaitra (songkranti) according to the Bengali calendar. Here the main monk walks over sharp weapons or sometimes he lies down on a nailed bed and other monks are beaten with a traditional Crusher on his body from above. Later he helps to insert the large iron spear into the backs of the other monks with which the Charak festival is completed. This photo was taken at Barnia, West Bengal; India on april 15, 2023.

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17 April 2023

Charak mela or charak fair is celebrated in the rural areas of West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh. It's a folk festival of the Hindu religion that happened on the last day of the Bengali month Chaitra (songkranti) according to the Bengali calendar. Here the main monk walks over sharp weapons or sometimes he lies down on a nailed bed and other monks are beaten with a traditional Crusher on his body from above. Later he helps to insert the large iron spear into the backs of the other monks with which the Charak festival is completed. This photo was taken at Barnia, West Bengal; India on april 15, 2023.

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17 April 2023

Charak mela or charak fair is celebrated in the rural areas of West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh. It's a folk festival of the Hindu religion that happened on the last day of the Bengali month Chaitra (songkranti) according to the Bengali calendar. Here the main monk walks over sharp weapons or sometimes he lies down on a nailed bed and other monks are beaten with a traditional Crusher on his body from above. Later he helps to insert the large iron spear into the backs of the other monks with which the Charak festival is completed. This photo was taken at Barnia, West Bengal; India on april 15, 2023.

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17 April 2023

Charak mela or charak fair is celebrated in the rural areas of West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh. It's a folk festival of the Hindu religion that happened on the last day of the Bengali month Chaitra (songkranti) according to the Bengali calendar. Here the main monk walks over sharp weapons or sometimes he lies down on a nailed bed and other monks are beaten with a traditional Crusher on his body from above. Later he helps to insert the large iron spear into the backs of the other monks with which the Charak festival is completed. This photo was taken at Barnia, West Bengal; India on april 15, 2023.

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