People gather to celebrate the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Cooks prepare a pilaf during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Women pose next to their goods during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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A cook poses next to a dastarkhan, traditional space for food, during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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A bowl of freshly cooked pilaf is pictured during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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A dastarkhan, traditional space for food, is displayed during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Freshly cooked pilaf is displayed during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Cooks demonstrate freshly cooked pilaf during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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A dastarkhan, traditional space for food, is displayed during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Cooks prepare a pilaf during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Cooks prepare a pilaf during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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People taste freshly cooked pilaf during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Children enjoy freshly cooked pilaf during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Cooks prepare a pilaf during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Artists perform during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Participants take part in pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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A woman sells her craft during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Participants take part in pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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An artist performs during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Children dance during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Officials arrive at the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Officials try pilaf during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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A cook presents his pilaf during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Cooks prepare a pilaf during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Cooks prepare a pilaf during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Cooks prepare a pilaf during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Police officers watch as a cook prepares a pilaf during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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People try pilaf during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Сooks prepare pilaf during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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A pilaf is pictured during pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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Fruits and vegetables are displayed next to the Abu l-Qasim Firdowsi monument during the pilaf festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 10, 2018.

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