"Kashmiri patients receive leech therapy from practitioners o..."

#12179856

21 March 2025

Kashmiri patients receive leech therapy from practitioners on the bank of Dal Lake, 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.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#12179857

21 March 2025

Kashmiri patients receive leech therapy from practitioners on the bank of Dal Lake, 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.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#12179858

21 March 2025

Kashmiri patients receive leech therapy from practitioners on the bank of Dal Lake, 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.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#12179860

21 March 2025

Kashmiri patients receive leech therapy from practitioners on the bank of Dal Lake, 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.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#12179865

21 March 2025

Kashmiri patients receive leech therapy from practitioners 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.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#12179875

21 March 2025

Kashmiri patients receive leech therapy from practitioners on the bank of Dal Lake, 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.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#12179876

21 March 2025

Kashmiri patients receive leech therapy from practitioners on the bank of Dal Lake, 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.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.