"Head-Carrying"

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1 February 2026

A Hindu devotee carries a pot with milk on his head as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometre journey of faith.

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30 January 2026

A Nepali Hindu devotee undergoing the annual Madhav Narayan fast takes part in the procession of touring around the town carrying oil-fed lamps on their head, shoulder, and palms in Thecho, Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 30, 2026. During the procession, which is also a part of the month-long Madhav Narayan festival, devotees tour around the city blowing conches and sprinkling sacred water on the bystanding devotees. The annual Madhav Narayan festival begins from the full moon of Poush, the ninth month in the Nepali calendar. The devotees remain on fast for the entire month and have to abide by strict disciplinary rules and regulations. The devotees roll on the ground as a part of the ritual.

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30 January 2026

A Nepali Hindu devotee undergoing the annual Madhav Narayan fast takes part in the procession of touring around the town carrying oil-fed lamps on their head, shoulder, and palms in Thecho, Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 30, 2026. During the procession, which is also a part of the month-long Madhav Narayan festival, devotees tour around the city blowing conches and sprinkling sacred water on the bystanding devotees. The annual Madhav Narayan festival begins from the full moon of Poush, the ninth month in the Nepali calendar. The devotees remain on fast for the entire month and have to abide by strict disciplinary rules and regulations. The devotees roll on the ground as a part of the ritual.

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29 January 2026

Braeden Carrington #0 of the Wisconsin Badgers talks to Wisconsin Badgers head coach Greg Gard during the college basketball game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, on January 28, 2026.

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25 January 2026

The Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency, Mohammad Syafii, gives directions during a roll call before carrying out a search and rescue operation for landslide victims in Pasirlangu village, Bandung, West Java Province, on January 25, 2026. Heavy rains in the area cause the landslide, burying dozens of villagers' homes on January 24, 2026. According to a report from the National Search and Rescue Agency (SAR), 10 victims are found dead, hundreds are evacuated, and 82 people are still missing.

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25 January 2026

The Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency, Mohammad Syafii, gives directions during a roll call before carrying out a search and rescue operation for landslide victims in Pasirlangu village, Bandung, West Java Province, on January 25, 2026. Heavy rains in the area cause the landslide, burying dozens of villagers' homes on January 24, 2026. According to a report from the National Search and Rescue Agency (SAR), 10 victims are found dead, hundreds are evacuated, and 82 people are still missing.

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16 January 2026

A young man stands in front of the entrance to a residential building on Arse Teodorovica Street with a mattress on his head in Novi Sad, Serbia, on October 31, 2025.

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1 December 2025

A worker carries rice sacks on his head to load them into a truck at a wholesale market in Kochi, India, on December 1, 2025.

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1 December 2025

A worker carries rice sacks on his head to load them into a truck at a wholesale market in Kochi, India, on December 1, 2025.

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1 December 2025

A worker carries rice sacks on his head to load them into a truck at a wholesale market in Kochi, India, on December 1, 2025.

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16 October 2025

A daily wage laborer carries goods on their head near a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on October 16, 2025.

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16 October 2025

A daily wage laborer carries goods near a wholesale market on their head in Kolkata, India, on October 16, 2025.

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13 October 2025

A laborer carries a huge load on his head as he walks a busy street in Kolkata, India, on October 13, 2025.

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13 August 2025

A young man lifts a large pink inflatable flamingo above his head on a wooden pier at Lake Starnberg during a heatwave in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany, on August 13, 2025.

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13 August 2025

A young man lifts a large pink inflatable flamingo above his head on a wooden pier at Lake Starnberg during a heatwave in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany, on August 13, 2025.

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10 August 2025

A porter carries a huge load on his head as he walks inside a market in Kolkata, India, on August 10, 2025.

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