Local Tibetan women congregate on the street as Indians pass by in Gangtok, Sikkim, one of India's smallest states.

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Local Tibetan women congregate on the street as Indian pass by in Gangtok, Sikkim, one of India's smallest states. Sikkim is inhabited primarily by Tibetan Buddhists who migrated from Tibet and Bhutan in the 9th century. Sikkim borders Nepal and Bhutan.

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Location: Gangtok, Sikkim
Photo credit: © William Meyer / Alamy / Afripics
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