January 17, 2014
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A dog takes part in a mass at San Anton Church in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of pet owners bring their animals to be blessed at the church every year on the day of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.
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A man sweeps volcanic ash from the roof of a house following an ash fall from the eruption of Mt. Sinabung in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The volcano has been erupting since September, forcing more than 20,000 people who live around its slopes to flee their homes to several temporary shelters.
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A Hindu devotee's tongue is pierced before making his way towards the Hill Top Murugan temple during the colorful annual Thaipusam festival, one of the world's most extreme displays of religious devotion, in Georgetown on the Malaysian island of Penang.
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An anti-government protester pulls a caricature of Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her brother Thaksin during a rally in central Bangkok.