Jowai: Locals pray for a bountiful harvest during the Behdienkhlam Festival at Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, on 14 July 2022. Photo by Shantanu Das

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Jowai: Locals pray to the Creator for a bountiful harvest during the Behdienkhlam Festival at Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, on 14 July 2022. The festival, featuring religious ceremonies and dancing at a pool called 'eit nar', also invokes blessings to chase away diseases and plague.

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