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Child Brides - India

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  • Actress Surekha Sikri, who plays the role of Kalyani in Balika Vadhu, a television show currently being broadcast in India, is seen in Rajasthan, India on April 21, 2009.
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  • Avika Gor, 12, is seen with her costar Avinash Mukherjee, 14, who plays her husband in Balika Vadhu, a television show currently being broadcast in India. Rajasthan, India on April 21, 2009.
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  • A wedding is seen from above as the sun sets in Mumbai, India on April 19, 2009.
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  • School children participate in an anti-child marriage demonstration in Rajasthan, India on 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.
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  • Rajni Bhamwari, 5-years-old, is seen at her home the day before her wedding in Rajasthan, India on April 26, 2009.
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  • Radha Bhamwari, 15-years-old, looks at herself in a cracked mirror the day before her wedding in Rajasthan, India on April 26, 2009.
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  • Family members and guests dance before the wedding of three young sisters to three young brothers in Rajasthan, India on April 26, 2009.  The sisters range in age from five to 22-years-old.
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  • Radha Bhamwari, 15, bathes before her wedding begins in Rajasthan, India on April 27, 2009.
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  • People walk to gather water in jars as part of a wedding ritual before the nuptials of three young girls: Radha Bhamwari, 15-years-old, Gora Bhamwari, 13-years-old and Rajni Bhamwari, 5-years-old. Rajasthan, India on April 26, 2009.
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  • Giniaj Mehra, left, a young groom, is escorted to his marriage ceremony in Rajasthan, India on April 27, 2009.
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  • Rajni Bhamwari, 5, is seen just after waking up before her wedding ceremony in Rajasthan, India on April 28, 2009.
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  • Kaushal Mehra and Rajni Bhamwari are seen during their marriage ceremony early in the morning in Rajasthan, India on April 28, 2009.
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  • Bridegrooms Hariprasad, 22 at left, and Kishore, 13 at right, gather to bring their wives to their new homes the day after Akshaya Tritiya, the Hindu holy day, which is called Akha Teej in Rajasthan, India on April 29, 2009.
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  • Sarita, 15-years-old, is seen covered in tears and sweat before she is sent to her new home with her new groom. The previous day, she and her eight-year-old sister Maya were married to another set of siblings  on the Hindu holy day of Akshaya Tritiya, or Akha Teej, in Rajasthan, India on April 29, 2009.
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  • Bridegrooms Hariprasad, 22, and Kishore, 13, lead their new wives Sarita, 15, and Maya, 8, to their new homes the day after the Hindu holy day of Akshaya Tritiya, or Akha Teej, in Rajasthan, India on April 29, 2009.
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  • Children watch Balika Vadhu, a television show that highlights child marriage, in Rajasthan, India on April 30, 2009.
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  • Sunil Nayak, 13, is seen inside her bedroom at her home in rural Rajasthan, India on April 30, 2009. Nayak refused a marriage the year before when her teenage sisters were all married. The night before the ceremony, Nayak's mother tied a string around her wrist and told her she was also to be married. However, Nayak refused and even threatened violence should she be forced.
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  • Maya, 8, and Kishore, 13, pose for a wedding photo inside their new home the day after the Hindu holy day of Akshaya Tritiya, or Akha Teej, in Rajasthan, India on April 29, 2009.
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  • Actress Smita Bansal, 12, jokes with Assistant Director Pradip Yadav during a taping of Balika Vadhu, a television show currently being broadcast in India. Rajasthan, India on May 3, 2009.
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  • Avika Gor, 12, takes a break backstage from her role as the young bride Anandi in Balika Vadhu, a television show currently being broadcast in India. Rajasthan, India on May 3, 2009.
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