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Bloodletting with Leeches in Kashmir

Kashmiri residents receive leech treatment on the bank of Dal Lake. Every year on Nowroz 21st March, traditional health workers in Kashmir use leeches to treat people who have itchy, painful lumps on their skin called chilblains that develop during the winter. Thousands of patients with various skin problems receive leech treatment at Hazratbal in Srinagar. (Footage by Idrees Abbas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Kashmiri residents receive leech treatment on the bank of Dal Lake. Every year on Nowroz 21st March, traditional health workers in Kashmir use leeches to treat people who have itchy, painful lumps on their skin called chilblains that develop during the winter. Thousands of patients with various skin problems receive leech treatment at Hazratbal in Srinagar. (Footage by Idrees Abbas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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NurPhoto Footage
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1475274828
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NurPhoto Footage
Date created:
March 21, 2023
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00:00:11:09
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Srinagar, India
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