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Colour is already running riot in pockets of India’s heartland, days ahead of festival of colours.

<p>Two local boys after playing holi at the Krishna temple of Nandgaon</p>

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In a cricket-obsessed nation, kushti – a traditional form of wrestling – still survives with many flexing their muscles.

<p>Jawala Tiwari, one of the known names in Kushti, spars with his student in his akhara (wrestling school) in the eastern city of Kolkata.</p>

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North Indian city famed for its tanneries is being choked by untreated effluents that are blighting its population.

Karan Ishad (5) of Jana village in Jajmau area is a neurological patient with physical and mental deformities since his birth. These kinds of diseases are very common in the villages around Jajmau area. The local media and doctors relate it with chromium contamination. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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