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Pilgrimage Romería del Rocío

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Holi festival of colours – Delhi, India

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Shivaratri Festival in Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal

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Landscape photos: Outer Hebrides

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Landscape photos: Northwestern Scotland

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Sadhu at the Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, India | 5702 | Copyright Effinger

Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India

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Pilgrimage Romería del Rocío

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