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The Indian Tribal Santal community's life is deeply intertwined with music and dance, which accompany every social and cultural event. They...

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Santali Music - Indian Tribal Community

17 January 2026

The Indian Tribal Santal community's life is deeply intertwined with music and dance, which accompany every social and cultural event. They...

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17 January 2026

The Indian Tribal Santal community's life is deeply intertwined with music and dance, which accompany every social and cultural event. They use various musical instruments, either crafted by themselves or bought locally. Key instruments include the Tiriaw (flute), Banam, Tamak, and Tumdah. A Santhali tribal musician sings a song and plays an indigenous instrument resembling a violin, known as the ''Phet Banam'', near Bamniphals at Ajodhya Hill in Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 11, 2026.


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Workers complete the production of hand-drawn batik cloth at the Komar Batik Production House in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Komar Batik...

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Safeguarding Indonesia’s Batik Tradition In Bandung

16 January 2026

Workers complete the production of hand-drawn batik cloth at the Komar Batik Production House in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Komar Batik...

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16 January 2026

Workers complete the production of hand-drawn batik cloth at the Komar Batik Production House in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Komar Batik opens its doors to local and international tourists to learn batik as part of cultural education while introducing the batik-making process firsthand. This activity is carried out as an effort to preserve batik, one of the archipelago's distinctive fabrics, which UNESCO designates as an Intangible Cultural Heritage on October 2, 2009.


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Workers complete the production of hand-drawn batik cloth at the Komar Batik Production House in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Komar Batik...

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Safeguarding Indonesia’s Batik Tradition In Bandung

16 January 2026

Workers complete the production of hand-drawn batik cloth at the Komar Batik Production House in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Komar Batik...

#13202852

16 January 2026

Workers complete the production of hand-drawn batik cloth at the Komar Batik Production House in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Komar Batik opens its doors to local and international tourists to learn batik as part of cultural education while introducing the batik-making process firsthand. This activity is carried out as an effort to preserve batik, one of the archipelago's distinctive fabrics, which UNESCO designates as an Intangible Cultural Heritage on October 2, 2009.


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Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of t...

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Manjha Making In Ahmedabad

12 January 2026

Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of t...

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12 January 2026

Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Uttarayan 2026 kite festival.


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Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of t...

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Manjha Making In Ahmedabad

12 January 2026

Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of t...

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12 January 2026

Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Uttarayan 2026 kite festival.


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Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of t...

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Manjha Making In Ahmedabad

12 January 2026

Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of t...

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12 January 2026

Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Uttarayan 2026 kite festival.


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Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of t...

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Manjha Making In Ahmedabad

12 January 2026

Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of t...

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12 January 2026

Workers prepare kite thread (manjha) by hand, coating cotton lines with vibrant pigment in Ahmedabad, India, on January 12, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Uttarayan 2026 kite festival.


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A street vendor sells handmade dolls in Delhi, India, on January 5, 2026. (Photo by Himanshu Bhatt/NurPhoto)

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Daily Life In Delhi

6 January 2026

A street vendor sells handmade dolls in Delhi, India, on January 5, 2026. (Photo by Himanshu Bhatt/NurPhoto)

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6 January 2026

A street vendor sells handmade dolls in Delhi, India, on January 5, 2026.


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A laborer prepares ''sesame flour'' at a retail market in Kolkata, India, on December 26, 2025. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/NurPhoto)

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Daily Life In India

26 December 2025

A laborer prepares ''sesame flour'' at a retail market in Kolkata, India, on December 26, 2025. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/NurPhoto)

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26 December 2025

A laborer prepares ''sesame flour'' at a retail market in Kolkata, India, on December 26, 2025.


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Crochet toys are displayed at a Christmas fair set up in Hretska (Greek) Square for the first time since the start of Russia's full-scale in...

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First Christmas fair in Odesa since Russia's full-scale invasion

22 December 2025

Crochet toys are displayed at a Christmas fair set up in Hretska (Greek) Square for the first time since the start of Russia's full-scale in...

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22 December 2025

Crochet toys are displayed at a Christmas fair set up in Hretska (Greek) Square for the first time since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, in Odesa, Ukraine, on December 20, 2025.


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A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

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Christmas Market In Kolkata

14 December 2025

A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

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14 December 2025

A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025.


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A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

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Christmas Market In Kolkata

14 December 2025

A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

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14 December 2025

A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025.


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A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

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Christmas Market In Kolkata

14 December 2025

A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

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14 December 2025

A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025.


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A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

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Christmas Market In Kolkata

14 December 2025

A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

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14 December 2025

A vendor sells Christmas decorations at a market in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025.


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A man sews a coating mattress at his shop in Siliguri, India, on December 13, 2025. These people earn some extra money during the winter sea...

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India Economy Business

13 December 2025

A man sews a coating mattress at his shop in Siliguri, India, on December 13, 2025. These people earn some extra money during the winter sea...

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13 December 2025

A man sews a coating mattress at his shop in Siliguri, India, on December 13, 2025. These people earn some extra money during the winter season as well as the marriage season.


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A young woman decorates fans by hand, which she sells in her shop in the tourist area of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Joaquin Gomez Sastre/Nur...

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Daily Life In Valencia

12 December 2025

A young woman decorates fans by hand, which she sells in her shop in the tourist area of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Joaquin Gomez Sastre/Nur...

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12 December 2025

A young woman decorates fans by hand, which she sells in her shop in the tourist area of Valencia, Spain.


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