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Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Bayarmaa Byambaa embroiders shoe decorations in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Bayarmaa, who comes home from work during lunch to sew, says the hobby relieves stress.

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Bulgan. Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Tsevelmaa Rolgor offers milk to honor mountain deities at Khuurkhun Devseg, a monastery in Bulgan, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. Visitors must climb 1,080 stairs to reach the mountaintop monastery.

Photo by Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg

Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia

Purevbaatar Tserendash carves the head of a morin khuur, also known as a horsehead fiddle, in Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. Purevbaatar, who has been making instruments for 10 years, says the sound of the fiddle keeps evil at bay.

Photo by Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Ganzaya Baatarsukh pins Khuslen Otgonbayar during a judo match in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. About 200 athletes from 24 organizations competed at the national championship, which was held in the province for the first time.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Pakiyam Sebamalai, left, and Solai Valliyamma weave flowers into garlands in Mannar, Sri Lanka. Hindu worshippers often visit temples on Friday evenings to make garlands and offer them to the gods.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Kularajasingam Sutharshan, left, shovels grain into a bag with colleagues at Kaithady Bridge in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Sutharshan uses empty roads to have enough space to spread out and dry his harvest.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Umnugovi Province, Mongolia

Nandin-Erdene Namkhaidogdon, 4, left, and Aminjin Otgonbaatar, 4, learn numbers from one to five at kindergarten No. 25 in Umnugovi province, Mongolia. Mongolian public schools resumed in-person learning in February, after approximately two years of pandemic restrictions.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Sereaf Sekariya squeezes gram dough from a pastry bag in Mannar, Sri Lanka. Sekariya sells snacks from his food cart in the evenings.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Zavkhan, Uvs province, Mongolia

Azbileg Khongorzul, 14, collects camel dung from a livestock yard in Zavkhan, Uvs province, Mongolia. Azbileg helps her parents prepare fuel from camel droppings while her school is closed due to coronavirus restrictions.

Photo by Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Myagmardorj Tserenkhuu, a food technologist, shapes dough before placing it in a wooden mold in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. During Lunar New Year celebrations, Mongolians layer these traditional pastries, kheviin boov, to create a table centerpiece.

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Sainshand, Dornogovi province, Mongolia

Otgonchimeg Tsendsuren smiles next to a young camel she raised in Sainshand, Dornogovi province, Mongolia. Otgonchimeg, who owns 99 camels with her sister, makes and sells camel dairy products.

Photo by Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg

Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia

Chinbat Gonchigjamts, right, aims a bow during a provincial tournament of Uriankhai, one of three types of traditional Mongolian archery, on a frozen river in Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. In this competition, organized to promote the national sport and prepare for the Naadam festival in summer, archers judge each other’s performances.

Photo by Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

Karainagar, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Arumugam Selvam prepares a shrimp net for the next day’s catch in Karainagar, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Selvam, who has been fishing since he was 16, says the family business will not continue after his death since his children have left the industry.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia

Erdenesuvd Munkhbat teaches Oyunbat Temuulel, 6, a finger-based counting method at Mongolian Intellectual Academy in Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. At the academy, children aged 4 to 10 learn to quickly add or subtract multiple numbers without a calculator.

Photo by Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Racers display competition numbers around camels’ necks in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. The province, which has the highest camel population in the country, held a camel race after a two-year suspension due to the coronavirus.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Jana Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

Jagar Nath Shah sells pani puri, a ball-shaped snack, to schoolchildren in Jana Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal. Shah, who has sold pani puri in Kathmandu for 15 years, had to temporarily close his business and relocate to his village to farm during the coronavirus pandemic.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia

Altanshagai Altansan, a florist, sorts fresh flowers in Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia. Altanshagai says the best part of her job is seeing women’s reactions when they receive bouquets.

Photo by Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

Lohsal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Nilu Bhandari grinds turmeric in Lohsal, Kathmandu, Nepal. Bhandari says she has sold more turmeric, which is widely used in Nepalese households for cooking and health benefits, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Khuvsgul province, Mongolia

Lkhagvabayar Lkhagvadorj, 15, folds felt to add to his artwork, which represents the 21 soums of Mongolia’s Khuvsgul province. With the help of his teacher and classmates, Lkhagvabayar is preparing for his first exhibition, organized by his mother.

Photo by Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

Point Pedro, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Thurairasa Koneswaran, who has constructed kites for 20 years, paints one of them at his shop in Point Pedro, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Fashion designer Tsogzolmaa Ochirbat sews a deel, a traditional Mongolian outfit, at her studio in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Tsogzolmaa combines the traditional elements of deels with contemporary styles, colors and designs for her clients.

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka

Kanesamoorthy Theeban, left, explains a technical skill to apprentice Thiyagaraja Sutharsan in Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. Theeban has operated an auto repair shop out of his home since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Doljin Uuriintuya, left, instructs a yoga class in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. Over the past two years, the yoga center has dealt with regular closures due to coronavirus lockdowns.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Kodikamam, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Revelers carry a statue of Lord Murugan during Skanda Sashti, a Hindu festival, outside a temple in Kodikamam, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. On the sixth day of the festival, devotees celebrate the deity’s victory over evil.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

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Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Bulgan. Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Umnugovi Province, Mongolia

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Zavkhan, Uvs province, Mongolia

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Sainshand, Dornogovi province, Mongolia

Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia

Karainagar, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Jana Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia

Lohsal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Khuvsgul province, Mongolia

Point Pedro, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Kodikamam, Jaffna, Sri Lanka