Indian sex workers wait for clients as they watch the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan being celebrated in the red light district of Kamathipura in Mumbai on August 4, 2009. The annual Raksha Bandhan festival, which celebrates love between siblings of opposite sex, is marked by the simple ceremony of the sister tying a colorful thread, a simple bracelet, or a decorative string around the wrist of her brother or brothers. The festival is celebrated every year in the city's red light area by non-governmental organisatons involved with sex workers in an attempt to bring them into mainstream society. AFP PHOTO/ Pal PILLAI (Photo credit should read PAL PILLAI/AFP via Getty Images)
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