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  • A small band is playing during the Durga Puja festival celebrations in the courtyard of a school run by the fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
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  • Jaume Sanllorente, the director general of Sonrisas de Bombay is lost in thoughts during the celebrations for the Hindu festival of Durga Puja by the entrance of a school run by the fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
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  • Jaume Sanllorente, the director general of Sonrisas de Bombay is celebrating the Hindu festival of Durga Puja with a teacher and some young student in the courtyard of a school run by the fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
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  • Jaume Sanllorente, the director general of Sonrisas de Bombay is receiving a blessing and a garland by a community member during the celebrations for the Hindu festival of Durga Puja in the courtyard of a school run by the fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
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  • Children are playing during the Durga Puja festival celebrations in the courtyard of a school run by the fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_03.jpg
  • A member of the Abba, a group of ten children selected within the town, is lighting a pole covered by heather and juniper named Scarlo and traditionally considered of good auspicious for the town 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 teacher is taking care of a child just arrived in the morning to the school run by the fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India..
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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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  • The Miller is sitting in the Ivrea City Hall just before being presented to the people waiting on its outside during the historical Carnival of the town 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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  • Jaume Sanllorente, the director general of Sonrisas de Bombay is overseeing a lesson at a school run by the fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_07.jpg
  • People have gathered in Ivrea, pop. 30.000, for the closing night of the Historical Carnival. During these days of celebration 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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  • Teams are grouping in the City Square for the closing day of the Battle of the Oranges and to celebrate the historical victory of the people against their oppressor, 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 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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  • A one-on-one fight is taking place 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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  • 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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  • A one-on-one fight is taking place 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 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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  • Members of the band are playing medieval music in the City Square during the celebrations for 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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  • Children are talking to their teacher after the end of the lessons at a school run by Sonrisas de Bombay, a fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_17.jpg
  • Jaume Sanllorente, the director general of Sonrisas de Bombay is talking to a child and his mother at a school run by the fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_15.jpg
  • Girls student are following a computer lesson at a school run by Sonrisas de Bombay, a fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_11.jpg
  • .A child has been called with his mother in the teacher's office to discuss some matters over his studies at a school run by Sonrisas de Bombay, a fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India..
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  • A member of the Arduini is walking home from 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 teenager is covered in orange juice and flesh during the last day of fighting in the City Square if 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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  • The Miller is waving hands to the people of Ivrea from the City Hall, where thousands of people have made their way 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 young girl and her mum are standing inside the Ivrea City Hall on the first day of the Carnival of the town 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 Guards of the Miller, the most important character of the Carnival, and the girl who historically beheaded the tyrant Ranieri, are running through the narrow streets of Ivrea during the opening celebrations marking the historical Carnival of the town 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 leprosy patient is talking to a doctor at the clinic supported by Sonrisas de Bombay, a fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_18.jpg
  • Children are drinking purified water at a school run by Sonrisas de Bombay, a fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_16.jpg
  • A child is leaving classes after a day spent a school run by Sonrisas de Bombay, a fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_13.jpg
  • 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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  • 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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  • The Miller, and the General, another important character in the historical Carnival are making their way through the streets of Ivrea covered in confetti during the night parade marking the end of the first day of celebrations 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 public are standing on the side of the street during the night parade marking the end of the first day 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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  • The people of Ivrea, dressed with Napoleonic costumes, are taking part of the opening ceremony of the 4 days celebrations marking the historical Carnival of the town 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 mother has come to pick up her child from a school run by Sonrisas de Bombay, a fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_14.jpg
  • Children are about to leave class after a day spent a school run by Sonrisas de Bombay, a fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.A leprosy patient is talking to a doctor at the clinic supported by Sonrisas de Bombay, a fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_12.jpg
  • Children are following a lesson at a school run by Sonrisas de Bombay, a fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_10.jpg
  • Jaume Sanllorente, the director general of Sonrisas de Bombay is playing with a child in the courtyard of a school run by the fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_06.jpg
  • A large pole covered by heather and juniper is burning in good auspices in the town of 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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  • 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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  • Jaume Sanllorente, the director general of Sonrisas de Bombay is overseeing a lesson at a school run by the fast-growing Spanish NGO in Mumbai, India.
    Sonrisas_De_Bombay_Ngo_Alex_Masi_09.jpg
  • A father and his daughter are watching the fireworks display organised on the Dora Baltea river to mark the end of the night parade 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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  • Chinese artists taking part to the traditional Chinese New Year procession in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Chinese artists taking part to the traditional Chinese New Year procession in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Chinese Dragon during the traditional Chinese New Year procession in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Chinese artist taking part to the traditional Chinese New Year procession in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005. **ITALY OUT**
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  • The traditional Chinese Dragon Dance during the Chinese New Year parade in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005. As a wish of good auspices for the year to come Dragons visit the business around the area.  **ITALY OUT**
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  • Chinese man walking past a traditional Chinese Dragon in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005.  **ITALY OUT**
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  • Chinese artist taking part to the traditional Chinese New Year procession in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Chinese artist taking part to the traditional Chinese New Year procession in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005. **ITALY OUT**
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  • The traditional Chinese Dragon Dance during the Chinese New Year parade in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005. **ITALY OUT**
    ChineseLondon04.JPG
  • Chinese artist taking part to the traditional Chinese New Year procession in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005.  **ITALY OUT**
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  • Man taking part to the traditional Chinese Dragon Dance in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Chinese artist taking part to the traditional Chinese New Year procession in Soho, London, UK, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005. **ITALY OUT**
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  • Young men are celebrating the festival of Janamashtami, the birthday of Hindu God Krishna, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
    162_Bhopal_Second_Disaster.JPG
  • Poonam, 12, (right) is celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, next to her oldest sister Arti, 18, in the front yard of their family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
    006_Poonam_Tale_of_Hope.JPG
  • A girl is playing with a red ball during celebrations for the Dussehra Festival in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the 1984 Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) gas disaster.
    028_Bhopal_Second_Disaster.JPG
  • A local festival called ‘Tragedy’ is taking place in the village of Santo Amaro on the island of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, (STP) a former Portuguese colony in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.
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  • Under the supervision of their parents, Jyoti, 13, (left) her sisters Arti, 18, (back) and Poonam, 12, (front) are making Rangolis, Hindu floor decorations, ahead of celebrations for Diwali, the festival of lights, while in front of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. A Rangoli, also known as Kolam or Muggu is folk art from India in which patterns are created on the floor, in living rooms or courtyards, using materials such as rice, dry flour, coloured powders and flower petals.
    011_Poonam_Tale_of_Hope.JPG
  • Indians are observing the firework display during celebrations for the Dussehra Festival in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the 1984 Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) gas disaster.
    054_Bhopal_Second_Disaster.JPG
  • Children are sitting around a Ganesha shrine during the Gampati Festival, dedicated to the famous Indian God with an elephant's head, in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
    053_Bhopal_Second_Disaster.JPG
  • A local festival called ‘Tragedy’ is taking place in the village of Santo Amaro on the island of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, (STP) a former Portuguese colony in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.
    069_King_of_Chocolate_Corallo.JPG
  • A local festival called ‘Tragedy’ is taking place in the village of Santo Amaro on the island of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, (STP) a former Portuguese colony in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.
    006_King_of_Chocolate_Corallo.JPG
  • While in the process of combing her hair, Poonam, 11, (bottom) is helping her brother Ravi, 13, to decorate their family's newly built home before the celebrations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
    052_Poonam_Tale_of_Hope.JPG
  • Poonam, 12, (right) is celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, next to her oldest sister Arti, 18, while in the front yard of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
    012_Poonam_Tale_of_Hope.JPG
  • A child is wearing a Hanuman mask during the Dussehra Festival celebrations in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the 1984 Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) gas disaster.
    087_Bhopal_Second_Disaster.JPG
  • A team of men is collaborating to create a human pyramid, in order to win a cash prize during the festival of Janamashtami, the birthday of Hindu God Krishna, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives.
    055_Bhopal_Second_Disaster.JPG
  • Jyoti, 12, is holding a candle during the celebrations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, while standing in the front yard of her family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
    043_Poonam_Tale_of_Hope.JPG
  • Hindus are celebrating the Dussehra Festival in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives.
    018_Bhopal_Second_Disaster.JPG
  • Poonam, 11, (centre) is smiling while helping her sister Jyoti, 12, (right) and their mother Sangita, 40, to decorate their newly built home before the celebrations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
    053_Poonam_Tale_of_Hope.JPG
  • Poonam, 12, is celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in the courtyard of her family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
    047_Poonam_Tale_of_Hope.JPG
  • Under the supervision of their parents, Jyoti, 13, (left) her sisters Arti, 18, (back) and Poonam, 12, (front) are making Rangolis, Hindu floor decorations, ahead of celebrations for Diwali, the festival of lights, while in front of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. A Rangoli, also known as Kolam or Muggu is folk art from India in which patterns are created on the floor, in living rooms or courtyards, using materials such as rice, dry flour, coloured powders and flower petals.
    005_Poonam_Tale_of_Hope.JPG
  • Aghele Rezaie, 30, (right) the famous Afghan actress who has taken part in the controversial movie 'At Five in the Afternoon' (Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize in 2003) is helping her son, Tamim, 8, (left) with his daily homework in their home in Kabul, Afghanistan. 'At Five in the Afternoon' focuses on the life of a progressive young woman who dreams of growing up to become the President of the Republic despite her oppressive home life and a strained relationship with her bigoted but loving father. The film follows the daily struggles of Afghan women in post-Taliban Afghanistan with tenderness and hope against a tragic background of death and despair.
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  • Under heavy rain, a group of young women is observing the  celebrations for the festival of Janamashtami, the birthday of Hindu God Krishna, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
    164_Bhopal_Second_Disaster.JPG
  • Aghele Rezaie, 30, (right) the famous Afghan actress who has taken part in the controversial movie 'At Five in the Afternoon' (Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize in 2003) is portrayed while sitting in her home in Kabul, Afghanistan. 'At Five in the Afternoon' focuses on the life of a progressive young woman who dreams of growing up to become the President of the Republic despite her oppressive home life and a strained relationship with her bigoted but loving father. The film follows the daily struggles of Afghan women in post-Taliban Afghanistan with tenderness and hope against a tragic background of death and despair. .
    Performing_For_Freedom_Kabul_Afghani...JPG
  • Aghele Rezaie, 30, (right) the famous Afghan actress who has taken part in the controversial movie 'At Five in the Afternoon' (Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize in 2003) is portrayed while sitting in her home with her family in Kabul, Afghanistan. 'At Five in the Afternoon' focuses on the life of a progressive young woman who dreams of growing up to become the President of the Republic despite her oppressive home life and a strained relationship with her bigoted but loving father. The film follows the daily struggles of Afghan women in post-Taliban Afghanistan with tenderness and hope against a tragic background of death and despair.
    Performing_For_Freedom_Kabul_Afghani...JPG
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