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Sonepur Fair in Bihar

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A stuntman rides a motorcycle in front of the crowd at an attraction known as the
Hindus gather in the morning fog on the banks of the Ganges River at the site of the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, Bihar. (AP)
A mahout lays his elephant down on the ground while preparing to ride at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, Bihar. (AP)
A mahout watches as seven-year old female elephant Laxmi reaches with her trunk to touch her daughter 13-month old baby elephant Rani at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, Bihar. (AP)
A boatman waits to ferry customers across as women take a holy dip in the Ganges River at the site of the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, Bihar. (AP)

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