Musicians gather in the crowd to herald the arrival of the Sunder Jatra volunteer, who will soon mount a stage to pierce his tongue in a ceremony that reaches back over 100 years.

Musicians gather in the crowd to herald the arrival of the Sunder Jatra volunteer, who will soon mount a stage to pierce his tongue in a ceremony that reaches back over 100 years.

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