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#1896501
13 April 2017
A devotee is holding a human head in his hand in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.
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#1896502
13 April 2017
A devotee is holding a human head in his hand in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.
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#1896503
13 April 2017
Local people as well as the foreigners take the pictures of the performers doing acts with human heads during the gajan festival in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.
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#1896514
13 April 2017
While a performer is doing various acts on the road, the spectators are clapping to give him encouragement in Burdwan, India on 13 April 2017. "Gajan" is one of the prominent folk festivals of Bengal, is mostly celebrated by the scheduled caste Bengali people on the last two days of the month Chaitra. This period is known as chaita sankranti when the sun enters the Pisces sign. The festival takes place in open grounds and not in anyone's residence. People involved in this festival are respected by the mass as the representatives of Lord Shiva. People believe that the festival will provide them prosperity, eliminating all the sorrows they suffered in the past year. During Charak the devotees of lord shiva perform some of the dangerous stunts like jumping on the sharp edge weapons from a certain height to show their devotion. People also dress up as cosmetic shiva, Parvati and other deities to seek alms from door to door which is a prime ritual of this festival as well.
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#1495684
12 October 2016
Muslim devotee during the ashura procession in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 12, 2016. A three-tier security layer was established around Imambara Hoseni Dalan to ensure smooth observance of Ashura procession in capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia at a meeting on the law and order on holy Ashura at the DMP headquarters on October 2 said the Tajia processions of the Shia community during Ashura has to complete within a specific time in the capital. Police also banned carrying of lethal weapons like knife, sword and other sharp weapons during the Tajia procession.
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#1495686
12 October 2016
Muslim devotee during the ashura procession in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 12, 2016. A three-tier security layer was established around Imambara Hoseni Dalan to ensure smooth observance of Ashura procession in capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia at a meeting on the law and order on holy Ashura at the DMP headquarters on October 2 said the Tajia processions of the Shia community during Ashura has to complete within a specific time in the capital. Police also banned carrying of lethal weapons like knife, sword and other sharp weapons during the Tajia procession.
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#1495688
12 October 2016
Muslim devotee during the ashura procession in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 12, 2016. A three-tier security layer was established around Imambara Hoseni Dalan to ensure smooth observance of Ashura procession in capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia at a meeting on the law and order on holy Ashura at the DMP headquarters on October 2 said the Tajia processions of the Shia community during Ashura has to complete within a specific time in the capital. Police also banned carrying of lethal weapons like knife, sword and other sharp weapons during the Tajia procession.
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#1495690
12 October 2016
Muslim devotee during the ashura procession in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 12, 2016. A three-tier security layer was established around Imambara Hoseni Dalan to ensure smooth observance of Ashura procession in capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia at a meeting on the law and order on holy Ashura at the DMP headquarters on October 2 said the Tajia processions of the Shia community during Ashura has to complete within a specific time in the capital. Police also banned carrying of lethal weapons like knife, sword and other sharp weapons during the Tajia procession.
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#1495692
12 October 2016
Muslim devotee during the ashura procession in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 12, 2016. A three-tier security layer was established around Imambara Hoseni Dalan to ensure smooth observance of Ashura procession in capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia at a meeting on the law and order on holy Ashura at the DMP headquarters on October 2 said the Tajia processions of the Shia community during Ashura has to complete within a specific time in the capital. Police also banned carrying of lethal weapons like knife, sword and other sharp weapons during the Tajia procession.
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#1495693
12 October 2016
Muslim devotee during the ashura procession in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 12, 2016. A three-tier security layer was established around Imambara Hoseni Dalan to ensure smooth observance of Ashura procession in capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia at a meeting on the law and order on holy Ashura at the DMP headquarters on October 2 said the Tajia processions of the Shia community during Ashura has to complete within a specific time in the capital. Police also banned carrying of lethal weapons like knife, sword and other sharp weapons during the Tajia procession.
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#1495695
12 October 2016
Muslim devotee during the ashura procession in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 12, 2016. A three-tier security layer was established around Imambara Hoseni Dalan to ensure smooth observance of Ashura procession in capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia at a meeting on the law and order on holy Ashura at the DMP headquarters on October 2 said the Tajia processions of the Shia community during Ashura has to complete within a specific time in the capital. Police also banned carrying of lethal weapons like knife, sword and other sharp weapons during the Tajia procession.
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#1007213
19 January 2016
BERLAN, JAKARTA, JAN 18: Police officers secure the house crime scene (TKP) which is used as a party drug and police beatings in Berlan, Jakarta, on Monday evening, January 18, 2016. In that raid the police managed to secure four people suspected drug dealers and provocateur, as well as a number of sharp weapons suspected to persecute members of the police.
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#537985
22 April 2015
Tomas Vlach, emergency coordinator of the NGO "People in Need" giving a chocolate bar to one of the kid asking her to share with other kids in the room. Last 12 and 15 of April 2015, with the help of Tomas Vlach, emergency coordinator for the NGO "People in Need", NurPhoto photographer visited families living in old cold war bunkers in the city of Marinka and Petrovsky - Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. They live there for two reasons: either their houses got demolished or damaged by the fighting in between Ukrainian army and the separatists. Or, they are just afraid, traumatize by the constant sound of the mortars, bombs, automatic weapons, etc so they prefer to abandoned their home and find refuge in these old underground concrete constructions. Most of the families began abandoning their houses last august as the battle between the protagonists was extremely intensive. These bunkers are located in the separatists control zone so access for humanitarian organizations is possible but very difficult to organize in a war area. Some of the bunkers have electricity but most of them don't have any water system. So either humanitarian organization bring bottles of water or they run during the day to their houses to fill-up bottle. The walls of the bunkers have no finish on it so, a constant white dust from the cement is lying on beds, tables, or raise-up when you walk even if the families do their best to clean it up. Since end of cold war, these bunkers are not in use so the owners (coal mines, municipality, etc.) tolerate these squatters for humanitarian reasons. Most of the mothers of family admit that they are alone with their kids, that they are either divorce, widow or the husband simply went away when the conflict began so abandoning families to its own fate. These families received close to nothing from municipalities. Sometimes, soldiers stop by and give them some of their foods. NGO "People in Need", visits them as often they can to have a clear vision of their needs
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