Members of the Agri-Koli community compete to erect ceremonial bamboo poles in a centuries-old annual tradition honoring the local goddess Raiba Devi, in Rave village near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Members of the Agri-Koli community compete to erect ceremonial bamboo poles in a centuries-old annual tradition honoring the local goddess Raiba Devi, in Rave village near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Members of the Agri-Koli community compete to erect ceremonial bamboo poles called Devkathi in a centuries-old annual tradition honouring a local goddess Raiba Devi, in Rave village, about 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Members of the Agri-Koli community compete to erect ceremonial bamboo poles in a centuries-old annual tradition honoring the local goddess Raiba Devi, in Rave village near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Members of the Agri-Koli community compete to erect ceremonial bamboo poles in a centuries-old annual tradition honoring the local goddess Raiba Devi, in Rave village near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Members of the Agri-Koli community compete to erect ceremonial bamboo poles in a centuries-old annual tradition honoring the local goddess Raiba Devi, in Rave village near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Volunteers carry an injured participant who was hurt while competing in the erection of ceremonial bamboo poles, during a centuries-old annual tradition honoring goddess Raiba Devi in Rave village, near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Members of the Agri-Koli community erect ceremonial bamboo poles in a centuries-old annual tradition honoring the local goddess Raiba Devi, in Rave village near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Members of the Agri-Koli community celebrate as they compete to erect ceremonial bamboo poles in a centuries-old annual tradition honoring the local goddess Raiba Devi, in Rave village near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Onlookers step back as a decorated bamboo pole snaps moments after being raised by members of the Agri-Koli community as part of a centuries-old annual tradition honoring the local goddess Raiba Devi, in Rave village near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A boy poses for a photograph as members of the Agri-Koli community prepare to erect ceremonial bamboo poles in a centuries-old annual tradition honoring the local goddess Raiba Devi, in Rave village near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Members of the Agri-Koli community celebrate as they compete to erect ceremonial bamboo poles in a centuries-old annual tradition honoring the local goddess Raiba Devi, in Rave village, near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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By RAFIQ MAQBOOL
RAVE, India (AP) — Decorated bamboo poles were raised by members of the Agri-Koli community as part of a centuries-old, annual tradition honoring the goddess Raiba Devi in the village of Rave near Mumbai, India, on Friday.
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