From the archive record
A traditional community fishing activity in a shallow wetland in Odisha, India. Villagers are spread across the calm, vegetation-covered water, wading through the marsh while using large triangular hand nets to catch fish. Some participants walk carefully through the shallow water, while others search among the aquatic plants or swim across the channel. The wetland is bordered by tall reeds and grassy banks, with a lone palm tree standing on the distant ridge beneath an overcast sky, illustrating a long-standing rural fishing tradition that continues to support local livelihoods.