Participants take part in the traditional boat race on the Kulsi river in Champupara village, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
CHAMPUPARA, India (AP) — About 50 men on long boats paddle to the finish line as they race on the Kulsi River in India’s Champupara village, near Guwahati.
Participants take part in the traditional boat race on the Kulsi river in Champupara village, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Participants take part in the traditional boat race on the Kulsi river in Champupara village, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Villagers watch as participants take part in the traditional boat race on the Kulsi river in Champupara village, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Participants take part in the traditional boat race on the Kulsi river in Champupara village, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Participants take part in the traditional boat race on the Kulsi river in Champupara village, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Villagers watch as participants take part in the traditional boat race on the Kulsi river in Champupara village, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Participants take part in the traditional boat race on the Kulsi river in Champupara village, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Participants take part in the traditional boat race on the Kulsi river in Champupara village, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Participants take part in the traditional boat race on the Kulsi river in Champupara village, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Participants take part in the traditional boat race on the Kulsi river in Champupara village, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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