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School children participate in an anti-child marriage demonstration, Rajasthan, India, April 25, 2009. The demonstration is held around the Hindu holy day of Akshaya Tritiya, or Akha Teej, a day when child marriage commonly takes place. The protests, which occurred through several villages, were organized by the Shive Health Organization. A recent government survey said 44.5 percent of women aged 20-24 were married before the legal age in 2005-6, down from 54.2 percent in 1992-93.

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School children participate in an anti-child marriage demonstration, Rajasthan, India, April 25, 2009. The demonstration is held around the Hindu holy day of Akshaya Tritiya, or Akha Teej, a day when child marriage commonly takes place. The protests, which occurred through several villages, were organized by the Shive Health Organization. A recent government survey said 44.5 percent of women aged 20-24 were married before the legal age in 2005-6, down from 54.2 percent in 1992-93.