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Doctors scale rockslides, invoke gods to vaccinate Himalayan villages

Nirma Devi, 31, and Phula Devi, 30, hold boxes containing COVISHIELD vaccines
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Nirma Devi, 31, and Phula Devi, 30, hold boxes containing COVISHIELD vaccines

Nirma Devi, 31, and Phula Devi, 30, hold boxes containing COVISHIELD vaccines as they pose for a picture at Malana village in Kullu district in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India, September 14, 2021

Health workers trek through the mountains to vaccinate people in remote villages during a vaccination drive against COVID-19, near Malana village in Kullu district
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Health workers trek through the mountains to vaccinate people in remote villages during a vaccination drive against COVID-19, near Malana village in Kullu district

Health workers Kamla Devi, 58, and Kanta Devi, 26, trek through the mountains to vaccinate people in remote villages during a vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Malana village in Kullu district in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India, September 14, 2021.

A health worker, carries a box containing COVISHIELD vaccines, walks through a road that was blocked after a landslide near Malana village in Kullu district
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A health worker, carries a box containing COVISHIELD vaccines, walks through a road that was blocked after a landslide near Malana village in Kullu district

A health worker, carries a box containing COVISHIELD vaccines, as she walks through a road that was blocked after a landslide, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Malana village in Kullu district

Phula Devi, 30, a local health worker carries boxes containing COVISHIELD vaccine, at Malana village
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Phula Devi, 30, a local health worker carries boxes containing COVISHIELD vaccine, at Malana village

Phula Devi, 30, a local health worker carries boxes containing COVISHIELD vaccine, at Malana village in Kullu district in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India, September 14, 2021.

Health workers walk through a road, that was blocked after a landslide near Malana village in Kullu district
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Health workers walk through a road, that was blocked after a landslide near Malana village in Kullu district

Health workers walk through a road, that was blocked after a landslide, as they trek to a remote villages as a part of a vaccination drive, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Malana village in Kullu district

Medical kits and boxes containing COVISHIELD vaccines, are transported on a ropeway trolley to Malana village
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Medical kits and boxes containing COVISHIELD vaccines, are transported on a ropeway trolley to Malana village

Medical kits and boxes containing COVISHIELD vaccines, are transported on a ropeway trolley to Malana village, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kullu district 

A health worker, treks through mountains to vaccinate people in remote villages as a part of a vaccination drive, during the COVID-19 outbreak
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A health worker, treks through mountains to vaccinate people in remote villages as a part of a vaccination drive, during the COVID-19 outbreak

Bimla Thakur, 56, a health worker, treks through mountains to vaccinate people in remote villages as a part of a vaccination drive, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Malana village in Kullu district in the Himalayan stat

Health workers carry medical kits and a box containing COVISHIELD vaccines, before starting their trek through the mountains to vaccinate people
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Health workers carry medical kits and a box containing COVISHIELD vaccines, before starting their trek through the mountains to vaccinate people

Health workers carry medical kits and a box containing COVISHIELD vaccines, before starting their trek through the mountains to vaccinate people in remote villages, as a part of a vaccination drive, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Malana village

A family stands outside their house at Malana village in Kullu district in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India
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A family stands outside their house at Malana village in Kullu district in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India

A family stands outside their house at Malana village in Kullu district in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India

A health worker, gives a dose of the COVISHIELD vaccine, as a part of a vaccination drive
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A health worker, gives a dose of the COVISHIELD vaccine, as a part of a vaccination drive

A health worker, gives a dose of the COVISHIELD vaccine, as a part of a vaccination drive during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Malana village in Kullu district