Women carrying water pots

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Women carrying water pots. The Leprosy Mission International. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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These Indian women are carrying water pots on their heads. They make water collection a social event. The majority of the water collected is used for washing; the remainder is used for cooking and drinking. Families sometimes discriminate between sources; they travel further if necessary to collect cleaner water for drinking, while using closer sources for washing.

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