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7 December 2025

A Kashmiri woman burns tree branches to make charcoal, a fuel many families rely on to stay warm through the winter, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 7, 2025. The region is in the grip of a severe cold wave, with temperatures plunging well below freezing and mornings marked by icy winds and frost-covered landscapes.

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9 November 2025

Women burn wood sticks to make charcoal on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 9, 2025. Kashmiris collect dried leaves and fallen branches from trees to burn them to produce charcoal for use as combustibles during the upcoming colder months.

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9 November 2025

A woman burns wood sticks to make charcoal on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 9, 2025. Kashmiris collect dried leaves and fallen branches from trees to burn them to produce charcoal for use as combustibles during the upcoming colder months.

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20 June 2025

Citizens experience traditional Chinese medicine treatment in Laibin City, Guangxi, China, on June 20, 2025.

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20 June 2025

Citizens experience traditional Chinese medicine treatment in Laibin City, Guangxi, China, on June 20, 2025.

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21 March 2025

An elderly man receives leech therapy from a practitioner on his chest 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.

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21 March 2025

An elderly man receives leech therapy from a practitioner on his chest 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.

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21 March 2025

A Kashmiri Muslim child receives leech therapy from a practitioner on his feet 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.

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21 March 2025

A Kashmiri Muslim child receives leech therapy from a practitioner on his feet 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.

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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.

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19 January 2025

Firewood is kept around a wooden house, which is used for cooking and heating purposes during power cuts amid winter conditions in a rural area of Rafiabad, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on January 19, 2025.

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20 November 2024

Kashmiri men burn branches and leaves of trees to make charcoal for winter on the banks of the Jhelum River in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on November 20, 2024.

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19 November 2024

A cow eats dried leaves as a woman burns them to make charcoal in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on November 19, 2024. Charcoal, known locally as ''Czinne,'' is an essential ingredient for the traditional Kashmiri firepot, known as the 'Kangri,' which people use to keep themselves warm. Kangri is a small earthen pot filled with burning charcoal and covered with wickerwork.

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19 November 2024

Kashmiri girls carry sacks full of dried leaves for making charcoal on a cold autumn day in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on November 19, 2024. Charcoal, known locally as ''Czinne,'' is an essential ingredient for the traditional Kashmiri firepot, known as the ''Kangri,'' which people use to keep themselves warm. Kangri is a small earthen pot filled with burning charcoal and covered with wickerwork.

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19 November 2024

Kashmiri girls carry sacks full of dried leaves for making charcoal on a cold autumn day in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on November 19, 2024. Charcoal, known locally as ''Czinne,'' is an essential ingredient for the traditional Kashmiri firepot, known as the ''Kangri,'' which people use to keep themselves warm. Kangri is a small earthen pot filled with burning charcoal and covered with wickerwork.

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19 November 2024

Kashmiri girls carry sacks full of dried leaves for making charcoal on a cold autumn day in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on November 19, 2024. Charcoal, known locally as ''Czinne,'' is an essential ingredient for the traditional Kashmiri firepot, known as the ''Kangri,'' which people use to keep themselves warm. Kangri is a small earthen pot filled with burning charcoal and covered with wickerwork.

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