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Balwant Singh, a Sikh man who belongs to the armed Sikh order Nihang, wearing a huge turban which he claims is 800 meters long stands on one leg as he poses for photographs during the Mohalla religious procession taken out on “Fateh Divas” or 'Victory Day' in Amritsar, India, 31 October 2016. The procession is carried out a day after the Diwali festival to mark the Bandi Chorh Diwas, the day when Guru Hargobind the sixth Guru or the Master of the Sikhs reached Amritsar after his release from Gwalior fort, along with 52 other kings with him during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir. Each year members of various major Nihang groups display their martial arts and horse riding skills during the Mohalla procession. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA)
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