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Mourning The Dead In Manipur

November 25, 2024 06:47 IST

Scenes from funerals in Jiribam in Manipur for Meiteis killed in the ethnic violence that broke out in Borobekra.

 

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IMAGE: A mother mourns her son Khundrakpam Athouba, here and below. All photographs: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

 

 

IMAGE: A woman throws flowers on coffins of Meiteis killed in ethnic violence.

 

IMAGE: Women mourn the dead.

 

IMAGE: A man looks at photographs of the dead.

 

IMAGE: Priests stand next to the coffins.

 

IMAGE: A coffin on its way to its resting place.

 

IMAGE: Men dig graves for the dead.

 

Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com

Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters