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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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22 November 2024

Relatives perform rituals in a polluted pond for a dead body before cremation in a furnace inside a crematorium in the Baruipur Panchayat area in South 24-Parganas district of Purandarpur Mahashamshan, about 39 km south of Kolkata, India, on November 20, 2024. Tumpa Das, age 29, has been in charge of the crematorium for the last 10 years after her father's death. This woman, a Dom, single-handedly handles the work traditionally dominated by men. From registering the names of the dead to cremation, she manages the work of the furnace alone.

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12 February 2019

A man collecting plastic waste for recycling from the polluted Ciliwung river in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 12, 2019. Plastic pollution in Indonesia is second only to China as the worlds largest contributor to plastic pollution. Between 1.15 million and 2.41 million tons of plastic waste contaminate the oceans each year. Of this, Indonesia is estimated to contribute roughly 200,000 tons of waste from its rivers and streams. Plastic pollution in Indonesia has become a huge nuisance.

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14 January 2019

A river covered by garbage and polluted white foam in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia on Tuesday (08/01) Indonesia is on a challenging journey to achieve its ambitious target of a 70 percent reduction in marine plastic pollution by 2025.

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