A worker.
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Caption: A WORKER in Hyderabad, India, rotted rot
v. rot·ted, rot·ting, rots
v.intr.
1. To undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay.
2.
a. vermicelli--long, thin strands of pasta--in preparation for the feasts that accompanied the October 25 celebrations of Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Fitr
n.
Variant of 'Id al-Fitr. . This Islamic festival marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month in which observant ob·ser·vant
adj.
1. Quick to perceive or apprehend; alert: an observant traveler. See Synonyms at careful.
2. Muslims fast during the day and feast at night. India's Muslim population--about 147 million--is the world's third largest, after Indonesia and Pakistan.
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