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5 November 2025

Hindu people offer prayers after floating small decorated boats made with banana stems as they take a holy dip in the polluted river Ganges on the occasion of a historical event in Kolkata, India, on November 5, 2025. Every year, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, people in Odisha celebrate the traditional maritime and naval festival, 'Boita Bandana,' also known as 'Danga Bhasa.' On the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik, the air fills with the spirit of Boita Bandana, celebrated by setting afloat miniature boats to mark the day. This historical event is commemorated by the symbolic act of floating miniature boats made of banana stems, paper, and colored cloth in water bodies like rivers, ponds, and the sea. The ritual pays homage to the rich maritime history of the region and the brave sailors who venture into the sea for trade.

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5 November 2025

Hindu people offer prayers after floating small decorated boats made with banana stems as they take a holy dip in the polluted river Ganges on the occasion of a historical event in Kolkata, India, on November 5, 2025. Every year, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, people in Odisha celebrate the traditional maritime and naval festival, 'Boita Bandana,' also known as 'Danga Bhasa.' On the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik, the air fills with the spirit of Boita Bandana, celebrated by setting afloat miniature boats to mark the day. This historical event is commemorated by the symbolic act of floating miniature boats made of banana stems, paper, and colored cloth in water bodies like rivers, ponds, and the sea. The ritual pays homage to the rich maritime history of the region and the brave sailors who venture into the sea for trade.

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5 November 2025

Hindu people gather to float small decorated boats made with banana stems as they take a holy dip in the polluted river Ganges on the occasion of a historical event in Kolkata, India, on November 5, 2025. Every year, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, people in Odisha celebrate the traditional maritime and naval festival, 'Boita Bandana,' also known as 'Danga Bhasa.' On the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik, the air is filled with the spirit of Boita Bandana, celebrated by setting afloat miniature boats to mark the day. This historical event is commemorated by the symbolic act of floating miniature boats made of banana stems, paper, and colored cloth in water bodies like rivers, ponds, and the sea. The ritual pays homage to the rich maritime history of the region and the brave sailors who venture into the sea for trade.

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5 November 2025

Hindu people gather to float small decorated boats made with banana stems as they take a holy dip in the polluted river Ganges on the occasion of a historical event in Kolkata, India, on November 5, 2025. Every year, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, people in Odisha celebrate the traditional maritime and naval festival, 'Boita Bandana,' also known as 'Danga Bhasa.' On the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik, the air is filled with the spirit of Boita Bandana, celebrated by setting afloat miniature boats to mark the day. This historical event is commemorated by the symbolic act of floating miniature boats made of banana stems, paper, and colored cloth in water bodies like rivers, ponds, and the sea. The ritual pays homage to the rich maritime history of the region and the brave sailors who venture into the sea for trade.

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5 November 2025

Hindu people gather to float small decorated boats made with banana stems as they take a holy dip in the polluted river Ganges on the occasion of a historical event in Kolkata, India, on November 5, 2025. Every year, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, people in Odisha celebrate the traditional maritime and naval festival, 'Boita Bandana,' also known as 'Danga Bhasa.' On the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik, the air is filled with the spirit of Boita Bandana, celebrated by setting afloat miniature boats to mark the day. This historical event is commemorated by the symbolic act of floating miniature boats made of banana stems, paper, and colored cloth in water bodies like rivers, ponds, and the sea. The ritual pays homage to the rich maritime history of the region and the brave sailors who venture into the sea for trade.

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5 November 2025

Hindu people gather to float small decorated boats made with banana stems as they take a holy dip in the polluted river Ganges on the occasion of a historical event in Kolkata, India, on November 5, 2025. Every year, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, people in Odisha celebrate the traditional maritime and naval festival, 'Boita Bandana,' also known as 'Danga Bhasa.' On the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik, the air is filled with the spirit of Boita Bandana, celebrated by setting afloat miniature boats to mark the day. This historical event is commemorated by the symbolic act of floating miniature boats made of banana stems, paper, and colored cloth in water bodies like rivers, ponds, and the sea. The ritual pays homage to the rich maritime history of the region and the brave sailors who venture into the sea for trade.

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5 November 2025

Hindu people gather to float small decorated boats made with banana stems as they take a holy dip in the polluted river Ganges on the occasion of a historical event in Kolkata, India, on November 5, 2025. Every year, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, people in Odisha celebrate the traditional maritime and naval festival, 'Boita Bandana,' also known as 'Danga Bhasa.' On the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik, the air is filled with the spirit of Boita Bandana, celebrated by setting afloat miniature boats to mark the day. This historical event is commemorated by the symbolic act of floating miniature boats made of banana stems, paper, and colored cloth in water bodies like rivers, ponds, and the sea. The ritual pays homage to the rich maritime history of the region and the brave sailors who venture into the sea for trade.

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5 November 2025

Hindu people offer prayers after floating small decorated boats made with banana stems as they take a holy dip in the polluted river Ganges on the occasion of a historical event in Kolkata, India, on November 5, 2025. Every year, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, people in Odisha celebrate the traditional maritime and naval festival, 'Boita Bandana,' also known as 'Danga Bhasa.' On the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik, the air fills with the spirit of Boita Bandana, celebrated by setting afloat miniature boats to mark the day. This historical event is commemorated by the symbolic act of floating miniature boats made of banana stems, paper, and colored cloth in water bodies like rivers, ponds, and the sea. The ritual pays homage to the rich maritime history of the region and the brave sailors who venture into the sea for trade.

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5 November 2025

Hindu people offer prayers after floating small decorated boats made with banana stems as they take a holy dip in the polluted river Ganges on the occasion of a historical event in Kolkata, India, on November 5, 2025. Every year, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, people in Odisha celebrate the traditional maritime and naval festival, 'Boita Bandana,' also known as 'Danga Bhasa.' On the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik, the air fills with the spirit of Boita Bandana, celebrated by setting afloat miniature boats to mark the day. This historical event is commemorated by the symbolic act of floating miniature boats made of banana stems, paper, and colored cloth in water bodies like rivers, ponds, and the sea. The ritual pays homage to the rich maritime history of the region and the brave sailors who venture into the sea for trade.

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5 November 2025

Hindu people offer prayers after floating small decorated boats made with banana stems as they take a holy dip in the polluted river Ganges on the occasion of a historical event in Kolkata, India, on November 5, 2025. Every year, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, people in Odisha celebrate the traditional maritime and naval festival, 'Boita Bandana,' also known as 'Danga Bhasa.' On the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik, the air fills with the spirit of Boita Bandana, celebrated by setting afloat miniature boats to mark the day. This historical event is commemorated by the symbolic act of floating miniature boats made of banana stems, paper, and colored cloth in water bodies like rivers, ponds, and the sea. The ritual pays homage to the rich maritime history of the region and the brave sailors who venture into the sea for trade.

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5 June 2025

A Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) looks for food in a polluted urban wetland area in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 5, 2025.

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5 June 2025

A Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) looks for food in a polluted urban wetland area in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 5, 2025.

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23 April 2025

A pedestrian uses an umbrella for protection from the scorching sun on a hot summer day in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 23, 2025.

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23 April 2025

A pedestrian uses an umbrella for protection from the scorching sun on a hot summer day in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 23, 2025.

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23 April 2025

A school kid returns from school wearing a cap for protection from the scorching sun on a hot summer day in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 23, 2025.

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22 April 2025

Children are seen in the polluted river water of Mahananda while a municipal corporation worker cleans the river water during Earth Day in Siliguri, India, on April 22, 2025.

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