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epa08972399 The Full Moon is seen behind houses at dawn in the town of Rincon de la Victoria, Malaga, southern Spain, early 29 January 2021. EPA-EFE/Jorge Zapata 
epa08971035 Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil Hindus perform religious rites on Thaipoosam day at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 28 January 2021. Thaipusam is a conjoined Tamil word Thai, a Hindu month (January-February) and Poosam, the name of a star. Considered an auspicious day, it marks and celebrates the victory of Lord Murugan, who is the Hindu God of combat. It is celebrated in Tamil populated areas in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand etc. Commonly, devotees carry varied types of kavadi or burdens as a form of devotion. From carrying a pot of milk to piercing the tongue, cheeks or skin are elaborated forms of the kavadi ritual. Hindus make up 12.6 percent of Sri Lanka’s population according to the 2019 census of population in Sri Lanka. EPA-EFE/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE 
epa08972407 Shoppers browse for flowers at the flower market ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, China, 29 January 2021. The Lunar New Year falls on 12 February 2021 and will welcome the Year of the OX, one of the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE 
epa03105245 A motorcyclist passes a police check point in New Delhi, India on 14 February 2012. Indian police were trying to track a motorcyclist in connection with a car bomb blast that seriously injured an Israeli diplomat’s wife on 13 February. The police were examining closed circuit television footage from private residences and government buildings in the area to trace the biker’s route, federal Home Minister P Chidambaram said. EPA/ANINDITO MUKHERJEE 
epa08032729 Pro-democracy protesters carry British flags during a rally in support of Simon Cheng, outside of the UK Consulate in Hong Kong, China, 29 November 2019. Simon Cheng, a former British consulate worker, was detained for 15 days on a trip to mainland China in August where Cheng alleged he was forced to ‘confess’ to soliciting prostitution. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE 
