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  • A crowd is looking at a horse race organised during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Men are examining some of the horses exhibited and traded during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A boy is selling Indian sweets while walking among horses exhibited and traded during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Men are examining the teeth of some horses exhibited and traded during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • For entertainment, a crowd is observing stuntmen driving motorbikes in a pit, during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Hindu devotees are crossing a shallow section of the holy Ganges River during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A Hindu devotee is drying her sari after having bathed in the holy Ganges River during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A drunk Indian man is having an argument in front of a group of young women performing on stage at one of the regular night dance shows being set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Men are queuing up  to enter one of the regular night dance shows set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A small monkey, chained by the neck, is being exhibited during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A young woman (right) is applying makeup before performing at one of the regular night dance shows being set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India. Her husband is cooking while their son is sitting in the small room where they reside for the duration of the Mela.
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  • Young women are applying makeup before performing at one of the regular night dance shows being set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Hindu devotees are leaving the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Hindu devotees are about to bath in the holy Ganges River, while an elephant and his handler are saluting the rising sun during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Chained Dalmatians dogs and other puppies in poor health conditions are on sale during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • An elephant is being washed by its owners on a ghat (riverside) of the holy Ganges River during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • After bathing and religious rituals, a Hindu mother and her daughter are walking out of the holy Ganges River during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A father with his daughter on his shoulder are walking through a crowd of Hindu devotees near a bathing ghat (riverside) on the holy Ganges River during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • After bathing, Hindu devotees are taking a break on a ghat (riverside) along the holy Ganges River during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Young women are standing on stage while performing at one of the regular night dance shows being set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Two young women are standing backstage before performing at one of the regular night dance shows being set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A young woman is applying makeup before performing at one of the regular night dance shows being set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Two young men are hugging while spending a day at the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A crowd is observing a keen horseman inciting his stallion, during a race organised at the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A young girl is carrying as much hay as she can hold during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Hindu devotees are walking through a makeshift market near a bathing ghat (riverside) on the holy Ganges River during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Hindu devotees are leaving the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A crowd is observing an elegantly decorated elephant on sale during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A chained Saint Bernard dog in extremely poor health conditions is on sale during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Hindu devotees are walking on the long bridge crossing the Holy Ganges River, during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A young woman performing at one of the regular night dance shows being set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India, is sitting in the small room where she resides with her husband and son (right) for the duration of the Mela.
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  • Elephants traders are sitting next to their animals on sale during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Hindu devotees are about to bath in the holy Ganges River, while a boatman await for customers during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Young women are standing on stage while performing at one of the regular night dance shows being set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Young women are standing on stage while performing at one of the regular night dance shows being set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Next to her husband lying on a bed, a young woman (right) is getting dressed before performing at one of the regular night dance shows being set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A boy is standing, hands on his head, among a crowd of Hindu devotees near a bathing ghat (riverside) on the holy Ganges River during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • A young woman is applying makeup before performing at one of the regular night dance shows being set up during the yearly Sonepur Mela, Asia's largest cattle market, in Bihar, India.
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  • Two men are moving a heavy load of half-processed leather using a severed horse pulling a wooden cart to a new plant for further processing in Jajmau Industrial Area, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Knowing whether children were employed in the process is the real challenge when outsourcing leather in Kanpur.
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  • The General on his horse are looking at the burning Scarlo, a large pole covered by heather and juniper in Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, Ivrea becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. .
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  • A boy offering rides on his horse for a fee is walking alone along Clifton Beach, a renowned costal area near the centre of Karachi, Pakistan's main economic hub.
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  • Members of the Credendari (one of the groups fighting from a horse-van, and symbolising the guards of Count Ranieri) are engaged in an open fight during The Battle of the Oranges in Gioberti Square, Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. .
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  • Member of the horse-van teams are taking a moment of break from the intense battle while his van moves from one square to the next during the Battle of the Oranges, in Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. ...
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  • Throwers are collecting oranges to fight the next horse-van passing through their location in Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. ...
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  • Men are running along the horse-vans through the narrow streets of Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. ...
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  • Members of the Spades (one of the groups fighting from a horse-van, and symbolising the guards of Count Ranieri) are engaging in an open fight during The Battle of the Oranges in the City Square of Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. ...
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  • A member of the Spades (one of the groups fighting from a horse-van, and symbolising the guards of Count Ranieri) is being hit by an orange during The Battle of the Oranges in the City Square of Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere.
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  • The Miller is standing on her horse-van close to her two daughters, waving hands to welcome the public in the City Square for the opening of the Carnival of Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. ...
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  • A members of the Mercenaries is waiting for the horse-van behind him to enter the City Square and start to fight again during The Battle of the Oranges in Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. .
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  • Members of the Chess (one of the groups fighting from a horse-van, and symbolising the guards of Count Ranieri) are engaged in an open fight during The Battle of the Oranges in Freguglia Square, Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. .
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  • Members of the Spades (one of the groups fighting from a horse-van, and symbolising the guards of Count Ranieri) are waiting to fight during The Battle of the Oranges in the City Square of Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. ...
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  • Members of the Turchini are throwing oranges at the approaching horse-van on the Old Bridge of Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. .
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  • Members of the Turchini are making reserve of oranges to throw to the approaching horse-van on the Old Bridge of Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. .
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  • A man is fighting against a horse-van on the streets leading to the City Square of Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. .
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  • A member of a horse-van team is standing on the back of a van heading towards another square of the city of Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. .
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  • A member of the horse-van teams is taking a moment of break from the intense battle while his van moves from one square to the next during the Battle of the Oranges in Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. ...
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  • A young boy is throwing an orange towards a horse-van during The Battle of the Oranges in the City Square of Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. ...
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  • Member of the horse-van team The Death, are taking a moment of break from the intense battle while his van moves from one square to the next during the Battle of the Oranges, in Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere. .
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  • Horses are grazing in front of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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