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| Beijing, China: A man and woman kiss outside the Forbidden City |
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| Bethlehem, West Bank: An Orthodox priest hears the confession of a nun inside the Church of the Nativity during Orthodox Christmas celebrations |
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| Graz, Austria: Russian state ballet dancers perfom in Swan Lake |
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| Bihar, India: Beggars stretch out their bowls and ask for alms from Buddhist devotees visiting the Mahabodhi temple |
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| California, USA: A surfer rides his last wave in to shore as the sun sets into an incoming layer of fog |
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| Kolkata, India: A sadhu or Hindu ascetic smokes a bidi, a local cigarette hand-rolled with leaf tobacco |
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| Bihar, India: A young Buddhist monk sits in a niche made in a wall in the compound of the Mahabodhi temple |
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New York, USA: Children are dressed as kings in the Three Kings Day Parade in East Harlem
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Colombo, Sri Lanka: Dancers twist their fire balls deftly to make patterns in the
air against the backdrop of the main dagoba at the historic Kelaniya temple
during a Buddhist religious ritual
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| Allahabad, India: Devotees cross a newly constructed temporary bridge made for the Magh Mela festival on the Ganges |
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| Manila, Philippines: Young Filipino devotees carry a replica of a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ, known as the Black Nazarene |
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| Vatican City, Vatican: Pope Benedict XVI attends the Epiphany Mass at St Peter's |