Punjab

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Horse dance to the beat of drum at Kila Raipur Rural Olympics in the Indian state of Punjab. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

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Young Indians warm up before showcasing Taekwondo skills during Rural Olympics in Ludhiana. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

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Punjabi woman athlete throws a heavy metal ball with all her might during shot put competition at Kila Raipur in Punjab.

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Nihangs practise horse riding for competition at Kila Raipur sports festival. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

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Pilgrims waiting for langer, a community feast during Hola Mohalla Festival at Kesgarh Sahib Gurudwara in Punjab.

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Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

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Hockey players in action at Kila Raipur sports Festival in Punjab. Competition is held for major Punjabi rural sports, include cart-race, rope pulling and many more, rather strange expressions of strength like holding bicyle with ones teeth…

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Horse riders in full action during the horse racing competition at the Rural Olympics, Kila Raipur - Ludhiana.

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Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

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Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

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Players in full action during the women hockey match that took place at Kila Raipur Sports Festival or Rural Olympics.

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The year 1999 marked the Tercentenary of the Birth of the Khalsa. To commemorate this event, the Chief Minister of Punjab S.

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Kila Raipur Sports Festival, widely known as the Rural Olympics, held near Ludhiana in Punjab, India.

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Camel dances to the beat of drum at Kila Raipur Rural Olympics, captured in slow motion. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

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Participants of the bicycle racing competition take part in Kila Raipur sports festival in punjab. Girls and boys both take part together for the competition. Kila Raipur Festival or Rural Olympics is a very popular annual sports meet.

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Sword fighting is a tricky Punjabi sport that is played at the rural Olympics. It is a game that requires balance of both mind and body. People fight with each other with the help of swords.

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Pilgrims waiting for langer, a community feast during Hola Mohalla Festival at Kesgarh Sahib Gurudwara in Punjab.

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Players in full action during Kila Raipur Sports Festival in Ludhiana, India. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

Girl offers mustard oil to sacred lamp at Gurdwara Peer Baba Budhan Shah, Kiratpur in Punjab. This lies at a distance of about 400 metres east of Gurdwara Baba Gurditta. Baba Buddan Shah was held in great reverence by Baba Gurditta.

A woman is selling steamed corn and chicken tikka on the side of the road. Chicken tikka is a savoury dish native to Punjab in India and is cooked on a grill or in a tandoor after marinating it in various spices.

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Hockey players in action at Kila Raipur sports Festival in Punjab. Competition is held for major Punjabi rural sports, include cart-race, rope pulling and many more, rather strange expressions of strength like holding bicyle with ones teeth…