A participant dances atop an autorickshaw prior to the flag off of the Rickshaw Run, at Kochi on April 17, 2011. 180 adventurers from 19 countries in flimsy autorickshaws, Sunday took off for the ride of a lifetime from India's southern tip to its northeastern edge. The Rickshaw Run, a five-year-old charity event is expected to cover nearly 5,000 kilometers (3,106-miles).
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