February 27, 2014
![An Indian Hindu devotee holds a python during a procession for Maha Shivaratri in Allahabad, India. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to Lord Shiva, the god of destruction.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1ad96869-f33b-417e-899f-d36aecc749f7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Indian Hindu devotee holds a python during a procession for Maha Shivaratri in Allahabad, India. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to Lord Shiva, the god of destruction.
![People taking part in a protest against poor sanitation run away from a water cannon and stun grenades fired by members of the South African Police Services in Cape Town.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7bd9729e-5c84-4653-9c3f-3ba0660eb6d5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People taking part in a protest against poor sanitation run away from a water cannon and stun grenades fired by members of the South African Police Services in Cape Town.
![Women dressed in costumes for "Weiberfastnacht" (Women's Carnival) celebrate in front of Cologne's Cathedral, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e4d03c8e-1505-4091-be5d-26aa160ca7bf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women dressed in costumes for "Weiberfastnacht" (Women's Carnival) celebrate in front of Cologne's Cathedral, Germany.
![Dancers of the state opera ballet perform during a dress rehearsal for the Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ee44b36b-8fd3-49c0-954f-80036c5f0d58_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Dancers of the state opera ballet perform during a dress rehearsal for the Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria.