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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman draws sacred swastika symbols with vermillion during Ambubachi festival rituals at a temple in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The ancient geometric motif, central to the fertility celebrations marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle, adorns temple walls as devotees observe the Ashada month (June-July) traditions. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Married Hindu women smile as sindoor (vermillion) is applied during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle in the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), symbolizes fertility, with temple sanctuaries remaining closed for three days while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Married Hindu women smile as sindoor (vermillion) is applied during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle in the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), symbolizes fertility, with temple sanctuaries remaining closed for three days while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Hindu women pray during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A married Hindu woman smiles as vermillion is applied during Ambubachi festival celebrations in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual ritual, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), commemorates Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman draws sacred swastika symbols with vermillion during Ambubachi festival rituals at a temple in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The ancient geometric motif, central to the fertility celebrations marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle, adorns temple walls as devotees observe the Ashada month (June-July) traditions. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Hindu women draw sacred swastika symbols with vermillion during Ambubachi festival rituals at a temple in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The ancient geometric motif, central to the fertility celebrations marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle, adorns temple walls as devotees observe the Ashada month (June-July) traditions. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Hindu women draw sacred swastika symbols with vermillion during Ambubachi festival rituals at a temple in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The ancient geometric motif, central to the fertility celebrations marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle, adorns temple walls as devotees observe the Ashada month (June-July) traditions. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Hindu women pray during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Married Hindu women smile as sindoor (vermillion) is applied during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle in the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), symbolizes fertility, with temple sanctuaries remaining closed for three days while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

Married Hindu women smile as sindoor (vermillion) is applied during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle in the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), symbolizes fertility, with temple sanctuaries remaining closed for three days while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services Held in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Visitors experience a digital traditional Chinese medicine menstrual cycle therapy robot at the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing, China, September 2, 2023.

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-MENSTRUAL HEALTH-REUSABLE SANITARY PADS

(221021) -- WINDHOEK, Oct. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Verna Xoagus, founder of Laverne Sanitary Pads, makes reusable sanitary pads from cotton material in Windhoek, Namibia, on Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Namibian woman promotes menstrual health with reusable sanitary pads" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-MENSTRUAL HEALTH-REUSABLE SANITARY PADS

(221021) -- WINDHOEK, Oct. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Verna Xoagus, founder of Laverne Sanitary Pads, displays an instruction manual for washing reusable sanitary pads in Windhoek, Namibia, on Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Namibian woman promotes menstrual health with reusable sanitary pads" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

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Former Botswana teacher committed to helping girls overcome "period poverty"

STORY: Former Botswana teacher committed to helping girls overcome "period poverty" DATELINE: July 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: MOCHUDI, Botswana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of school students receiving sanitary pads 2. SOUNDBITE (English): AGRIENETH MASULE, Founder of Motlaletsi Charity Club STORYLINE: "Period poverty," defined as a lack of access to menstrual products, education, and hygiene, causes one in every 10 African girls to miss school each year, according to the United Nations Children's Fund. Without proper education and resources, girls are frequently forced to stay at home, particularly in rural areas. As a result, they miss 10-20 percent of their school days and, in some cases, completely drop out. Agrieneth Masule is determined to change this in Mochudi, a village in Kgatleng district, about 37 kilometers northeast of Botswana's capital, Gaborone. Masule, 34, runs a feminine hygiene project that raises funds for sanitary pads, which are then given to needy girl

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BOTSWANA-MOCHUDI-FEMININE HYGIENE PROJECT

(220715) -- MOCHUDI (BOTSWANA), July 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Agrieneth Masule (L, Front), who runs a feminine hygiene project that raises funds for sanitary pads given to needy girls through Motlaletsi Charity Club, distributes sanitary pads to students at Kgamanyane Community Junior Secondary School in Mochudi, a village in Kgatleng district, Botswana, on June 20, 2022. "Period poverty," defined as a lack of access to menstrual products, education, and hygiene, causes one in every 10 African girls to miss school each year, according to the United Nations Children's Fund. Without proper education and resources, girls are frequently forced to stay at home, particularly in rural areas. As a result, they miss 10-20 percent of their school days and, in some cases, completely drop out. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Former Botswana teacher committed to helping girls overcome "period poverty"

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BOTSWANA-MOCHUDI-FEMININE HYGIENE PROJECT

(220715) -- MOCHUDI (BOTSWANA), July 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Agrieneth Masule, who runs a feminine hygiene project that raises funds for sanitary pads given to needy girls through Motlaletsi Charity Club, shows a reusable sanitary pad in Mochudi, a village in Kgatleng district, Botswana, on June 20, 2022. "Period poverty," defined as a lack of access to menstrual products, education, and hygiene, causes one in every 10 African girls to miss school each year, according to the United Nations Children's Fund. Without proper education and resources, girls are frequently forced to stay at home, particularly in rural areas. As a result, they miss 10-20 percent of their school days and, in some cases, completely drop out. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Former Botswana teacher committed to helping girls overcome "period poverty"

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY

(220528) -- KAMPALA, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman hands over reusable sanitary pads to a teenage girl during an event to mark the Menstrual Hygiene Day in Kampala, Uganda, on May 28, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY

(220528) -- KAMPALA, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman introduces reusable sanitary pads during an event to mark the Menstrual Hygiene Day in Kampala, Uganda, on May 28, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)