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Pushkar is a small town on the hedge of the Thar desert (Rajasthan). The place is famous for its cattle fair. Some of the street artists belong to untouchable castes. Once nomads, they have now settled but still live in extreme poverty.
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Gaduliya Lohar are nomad blacksmiths mostly living in the Indian state of Rajasthan. They are known to be related with the European gypsies. Indeed, many nomad groups left western India in the XIV°. They went to the west to flee the Muslim invasions.
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Kacchi Ghodi (the horse dance) is a traditional folk dance from Rajasthan. It relates the story of highway robbers who lived in the XVII° century in the Shekhawati area, Indian Robin Hoods who used to steal from the rich to give to the poor.
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Every autumn, the Dussehra festival celebrates the victory of the Hindu god Rama over the demon Ravana, the triumph of good over evil. At this time, many religious processions are held and dramas (ramlila) re-enacting the life of Rama.
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Jaipur Foot are feet and legs rubber-based prosthesis for people with below-knee amputations. They are light, cheap to produce and water-resistant. Because most of the amputated persons are poor people, prosthesises are free.
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In this inhospitable region, women are regulary victimized. There are many reasons, the harshness of the desert, their social condition, their illiteracy, and because as women, theyare second-class citizens.
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Jaisalmer, the main indian town in the Thar desert ( Rajasthan), has seen a huge economic boom due in particular to the development of tourism. To make a living, many artists belonging to untouchable groups have settled to the "golden town".
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Sindhi people are a Sindhi-speaking ethnic group of people native to the Sindh province of Pakistan. Some of the places in Sindh have been inhabited as early as the 3rd millennium BC.
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