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June 4, 2012. Married Hindu women tie sacred threads around a banyan tree in a ceremony during the religious festival of Vata Savitri Purnima in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. During the festival, married women fast for the whole day to pray for the betterment of their husbands, family and society.
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