"strong threads"

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30 April 2024

Mohamed Ghaly, a 57-year-old simsimiya maker, is crafting the traditional instrument in Port Said, Egypt, on April 29, 2024. The simsimiya, which has its origins in the Pharaonic instrument known as the kanara, resembles a smaller version of the current harp with seven strings made from animal intestines. This instrument made its way to the canal cities through the people of Upper Egypt who worked on the Suez Canal, evolving into the modern simsimiya. This version consists of a wooden box, a bowl, or a sheet plate covered with thin skin, featuring two widely spaced arms known as the outrigger and a third arm forming a triangular base called a strap. These parts are held together with strong threads made from the nerves of Al-Tur and are often decorated with beads, inscriptions, and pendants.

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17 October 2022

Colourful spools of tread at a shop in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on October 16, 2022.

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17 October 2022

Colourful tread at a shop in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on October 16, 2022.

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#3071612

26 August 2018

A priest ties sacred thread also called janai on the wrist of a devotee during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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26 August 2018

Young Hindu priestes perform the ritual during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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26 August 2018

Young Hindu priestes perform the ritual during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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26 August 2018

Young Hindu priestes perform the ritual during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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26 August 2018

Young Hindu priestes perform the ritual during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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26 August 2018

Young Hindu priestes perform the ritual during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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26 August 2018

Young Hindu priestes perform the ritual during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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#3071596

26 August 2018

Young Hindu priestes take a holy bath before performing the ritual during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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26 August 2018

Young Hindu priest takes a holy bath before performing the rituals during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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26 August 2018

Young Hindu priest takes a holy bath before performing the rituals during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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26 August 2018

Young Hindu priest takes a holy bath before performing the rituals during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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26 August 2018

Young Hindu priest takes a holy bath before performing the rituals during Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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#3071610

26 August 2018

A holy man ora sadhu tYoung Hinkea a holy bath during Ja nai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2018. The Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist of the right hand.

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