April 3, 2013
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Devotees perform rituals of penance on hot sand on the second day of the Danda festival or the festival of self-punishment to appease Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, at Kulagarh in Ganjam district, Orissa state, India.
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Swiss guards gather before a weekly general audience led by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican.
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A 138-meter (452-foot) kite in the shape of the Great Wall and China's first emperor Qin Shihuan (L), who gave orders to build the Great Wall, flies above Daming Palace National Heritage Park during a kite fair in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.
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Argos-Shimano team rider Marcel Kittel of Germany celebrates as he wins the 101st Scheldeprijs/Grand Prix de l'Escaut cycling race in Schoten, Belgium.