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1. Kathmandu,Nepal: A devotee washes his head at the Balaju Baise Dhara (22 water spouts) during the Baishak Asnan festival. Devotees believe that the water will cure pain and skin diseases Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
2. Kabul, Afghanistan: Young women use an umbrella to shield themselves from the sun as they walk up some steps Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
3. Nyiregyhaza, Hungary: Members of the Lokoto Dance Ensemble perform during the dress rehearsal of their performance ‘Easter’ recalling Easter folk traditions of the region Photograph: Attila Balazs/EPA
4. New Delhi, India: A marching band member sleeps on a scooter as he waits to perform in a procession for Mahavir Jayanti Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP
5. Valverde de la Vera, Spain: Amparo comforts her son Feliciano Isaac after he walked the way of the cross or ‘Via Crucis’ while bound by rope to a crucifix Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images
6. Kiev, Ukraine: A stray dog stretches in the grass. Authorities have killed thousands of stray animals in the last year to clean up the streets for the Euro 2012 football championships Photograph: Mihai Vasile/Vier Pfoten/Reuters
7. San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela: Men and horses jump into the Apure river as they compete in a race Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP
8. Moscow, Russia: A sparrow sits in snow-covered bushes on Tverskoi Boulevard. Muscovites woke up to a blanket of snow covering the Russian capital after a cyclone brought a winter storm Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images
9. Islamabad, Pakistan: Children riding on a donkey cart, gesture as they get caught in a sand storm Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP
10. Rangoon, Burma: Women take a break while working at the Annawa fish market and seaport Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
11. Mongolia: An old Russian-made van sits in a yard in a small mining camp located around 70 miles south-west of the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator Photograph: David Gray/Reuters
12. Jerusalem: Ultra-Orthodox Jews watch others collecting spring water during the traditional Jewish rite of Mayim Shelanu. The water is used to prepare matza, traditional unleavened bread eaten during Passover Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
13. York, UK: Members of the public wait for Queen Elizabeth II holding a flag commemorating the Queen’s diamond jubilee at the Royal Maundy Service at York Minster Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images
14. New Delhi, India: Har Parkash, 70, also known as Guinness Rishi, poses for photographs at his home. He holds the record for having the highest number of flags (over 200) tattooed on his body Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/EPA
