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A newly initiated Hindu monk of the Shri Panchayati Naya Udasin “akhara” or sect, puts on a turban during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world’s largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. During the festival pilgrims bathe in the holy Ganges River in a ritual they believe can wash away their sins. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Young Jarl Squad vikings shout as they march through the streets on the morning of the Up Helly Aa fire festival in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. David Moir/REUTERS
Sixth grade students from the Park Maitland School in Maitland, Florida, watch as Marine One carrying U.S. President Barack Obama takes off from the South Lawn at the White House. Larry Downing/REUTERS
Protesters use slingshots to launch stones at riot police during clashes near Qasr el-Nil bridge, in Cairo. Asmaa Waguih/REUTERS
A surfer leaps from his board during the Arnette Punta Galea Big Wave World Tour in Punta Galea in Getxo, Spain. Joseba Etxaburu/REUTERS
A newly initiated Hindu monk of the Shri Panchayati Naya Udasin “akhara” or sect, puts on a turban during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. Saurabh Das/AP