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A girl child plays with a doll sitting under a tree at a roadside, in Guwahati, in Indian northeastern state of Assam, Friday, February 10, 2023. In India, the legal marriageable age is 21 for men and 18 for women. Poverty, lack of education, and social norms and practices, particularly in rural areas, are considered reasons for child marriages across the country. UNICEF estimates that at least 1.5 million girls under 18 get married in India every year, making it home to the largest number of child brides in the world, accounting for a third of the global total. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)
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