Snake boat race support boats and Kerala backwaters during Vallam Kali
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Support and rescue boats operate alongside traditional Chundan Vallam snake boats during a Vallam Kali (snake boat race) in Kerala, India.
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Root of modern rugby - Yubi Lakpi, in Manipur
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The empire rub a coconut with mustard oil to make the catching of the 'ball' more difficult. Yubi lakpi is a seven-a-side traditional football game played in Manipur, India, using a coconut, which has some notable similarities to rugby. Despite these similarities, the name is not related to the game of rugby or Rugby School in England, it is in fact of Manipuri origin, and means literally "coconut snatching". Emma Levine, an English writer on little known Asian sports, speculates: "Perhaps this was the root of modern rugby? Most Manipuris are quite adamant that the modern world 'stole' the idea from them and made it into rugby... this game, which has been around for centuries, is so similar to rugby, which evolved a great deal later, that it must be more than a coincidence." However, tradi
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Result 2Delhi city buses and commuters at a public bus stop
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Public buses operate along a busy roadside bus stop in Delhi, India, as commuters wait to board and transit staff assist passengers.
Result 3Kerala snake boat race preparations and rowing on scenic backwaters
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Snake boats take to the Kerala backwaters during preparations for a Vallam Kali boat race in Kerala, India.
Result 4Kerala snake boat race officials monitor start on backwaters
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Officials oversee the start of a traditional snake boat race on the Kerala backwaters in India. A motorised judging boat displays a prominent "STARTER" banner, with race officials positioned on board to supervise the event.
Result 5Traditional Mizo games and sports at Anthurium Festival 2022, in Mizoram
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Demonstrations of Mizo indigenous games (Mizo Infiamna) during the Anthurium Festival 2022 in Mizoram, India.
Result 6Snake Boat Race rowers gather before the competition begins in Punnamada Lake, in Kerala
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Participants in a traditional Kerala Snake Boat Race (Vallam Kali) as they wait for their turn before the competition. The rowers, dressed in coordinated race attire, walk along a paved pathway leading towards the waterfront staging area.
Result 7Taekwondo demonstration at Anthurium Festival 2022 in Mizoram
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Taekwondo demonstration during the Anthurium Festival 2022 in Mizoram, India. Martial artists wearing traditional white doboks perform stances, techniques, and sparring demonstrations on an outdoor brick-paved performance ground.
Result 8Heavy traffic congestion on a busy urban road in Delhi
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Heavy daytime traffic on a multi-lane road in Delhi, India. Cars, auto-rickshaws, motorcycles, buses, delivery vans, and a cargo three-wheeler move slowly through dense congestion during peak traffic conditions.