Tribals man getting ready to shoot animals with his arrow during a hunting festival in the Ayodhya hills of Purulia district,India. Tribal people participate in the festival which takes place every year on the birth day of the Lord Buddha. Although the law prevents hunting of wild animals, this ritual is allowed to continue to respect the tribal tradition.

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