World cultures

The stories behind them are even more gripping.

Avtar Singh is seen wearing a huge traditional Punjabi turban called 'pagdi' in the Indian town of Patiala on July 19 in Punjab. The impressive headgear weighs a hefty 100lbs and measures in at a staggering 645m when unwrapped - the same as 13 Olympic-sized swimming pools. The 60-year-old has been regularly adding to it for the past 16 years and it can take him up to six hours to put it on. His supersize turban made him one of the most respected preachers in the Pubjab, but it causes…

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Heavy coral beads are fixed of the braids of hair. This set is worth a midsize car. Shaman festival held annually in the villages near the town of Repkong (Tongren in Chinese) celibrating the mountain Gods.

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