March 13, 2014
![Hindu priests throws colored powder at the devotees during Holi celebrations in northern India. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, heralds the beginning of spring.](https://gdb.voanews.com/83e0ee90-7229-42e4-aef1-e11422605fc9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hindu priests throws colored powder at the devotees during Holi celebrations in northern India. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, heralds the beginning of spring.
![Mahouts pray while sitting on top of elephants during Thailand's National Elephant Day in the ancient Thai capital Ayutthaya.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7de937b2-0816-4dad-a33d-38472c8c8917_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mahouts pray while sitting on top of elephants during Thailand's National Elephant Day in the ancient Thai capital Ayutthaya.
![Visitors read books during the Leipzig International Book Fair in Leipzig, Germany. More than 2,000 exhibitors from 42 countries present their novelties from March 13 until March 16, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/df222026-c34d-4c87-8b05-b8156d79461f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors read books during the Leipzig International Book Fair in Leipzig, Germany. More than 2,000 exhibitors from 42 countries present their novelties from March 13 until March 16, 2014.
![Daniel Davis is covered in snow and ice while clearing a sidewalk during a snowstorm in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Mar. 12, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/60e3618f-b0cc-4dd9-b88c-4ca023f63244_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Daniel Davis is covered in snow and ice while clearing a sidewalk during a snowstorm in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Mar. 12, 2014.