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Tokyo, Japan: Kimono-clad 20-year-old
Japanese women on a train after attending a ceremony marking the Coming of Age
Day at the Toshimaen Amusement Park
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Mercedes, Argentina: Horsemen pause during a trail ride to the sanctuary of Gauchito
Gil, an 1800s outlaw who became a mystical symbol of bravery
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Manila, Philippines: Catholic pilgrims carry the statue of the Black Nazarene, a
life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross, to mark the annual day-long
religious procession
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Sangam, India: Hindu devotees perform morning prayers on Paush Purnima, the
first auspicious day of Magh Mela
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Kelaniya, Sri Lanka: A dancer prepares to perform on the opening night of the annual
Perahera festival
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Concord, New Hampshire, US: A goat whose owner said he is supporting candidate Jon
Huntsman, outside a Republican presidential candidates' debate
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Kathmandu, Nepal: Hindu women sit around fires to warm themselves up before
taking a holy bath during the first day of the Swasthani Brata Katha festival
at Saali river
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Sochi, Russia: Tourists in an outdoor bath at the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort
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Sofia, Bulgaria: A boy with his face painted with the revolutionary Syrian flag,
at a rally against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in front of
the Syrian embassy
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Cordova, Alaska: A house is buried after massive snow falls that collapsed
roofs, triggered avalanches and even covered doors, trapping some people in
their homes
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Sacramento, California, US: Sacramento Kings' Donte Greene waits for team introductions
before their NBA basketball game
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Lagos, Nigeria: A man gestures in front of a bonfire during a protest against
soaring petrol prices following the government's decision to abolish
decades-old fuel subsidies
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Tauranga, New Zealand: The grounded container ship Rena in the Bay of Plenty
after it broke in two during a storm
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Tbilisi,
Georgia:
A zebra stands in its enclosure at the zoo
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