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Tribal women, wearing hats made of palm leaves, walk towards their fields in Rayagada district in Orissa. Photo: PTI
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Congress party President Soina Gandhi tries a traditional Assamese hat during her visit to Assam. Photo: AP
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A visitor wears a fancy hat while walking through the paddock before the 138th running of the Kentucky Oaks horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo: AP
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A CPI activist wearing a tribal hat during the party's 20th conclave in Vijayawada. Photo. Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar
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Traditional Peruvian hats are displayed at a shop near Cuzco in Peru. Photo: AP
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A BJP supporter wears a hat made of onions in Hyderabad while protesting against hike in prices of essential comodities. Photo: AP