Images Dated 23rd December 2005

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Indian fishermen carry a boat provided by an aid group to a truck for delivery to a village, near Nagapattinam, about 325km (202 miles) from the southern Indian city of Chennai December 23, 2005. Despite complaints from survivors of last year's December 26 tsunami, aid groups say that one year after the tsunami there are signs economies in the worst affected countries - Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India - are slowly starting to revive. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal

Balangida Lelu, Northern Tanzania.The finery of a Datoga woman. The traditional attire of Datoga women includes beautifully tanned and decorated leather dresses and coiled brass ornaments of

Balangida Lelu, Northern Tanzania.The finery of a Datoga woman. The traditional attire of Datoga women includes beautifully tanned and decorated leather dresses and coiled brass ornaments of every description

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Two Datoga men participate in a mock stick fight

Two Datoga men participate in a mock stick fight. The Datoga (known to their Maasai neighbours as the Mang'ati and to the Iraqw as Babaraig) live in northern Tanzania and are primarily pastoralists

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