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The Tea Fields of Munnar in Kerala, India

Breathtaking mountain ranges in the southern Indian state of Kerala support tea plantations like the one pictured. The tea fields are all harvested by hand by local farmers and plantation workers, who later send them to factories.

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Date Taken: 01.2015
Date Uploaded: 03.2016
Photo Location: Munnar, India
Copyright: © Esther Zook