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Thousands of Hindu worshippers scale an active Indonesian volcano to toss livestock, food and other offerings into its smoking crater in a centuries-old religious ceremony. IMAGES
Indians gather at a polling station under scorching heat in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi as a marathon national election reached its final day, six weeks after voting first began. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to win a third term when results are announced Tuesday, in large part due to his cultivated image as an aggressive champion of India's majority faith. IMAGES
India's six-week election reaches its final day of voting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi widely expected to win a third term in office. The holy city of Varanasi is one of the last places to vote and is where Modi's ever-closer alignment of religion and politics burns brightest. IMAGES
Muslim worshippers head to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for Friday prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of devotees converge on the northern town of Ayodhya ahead of the consecration of a controversial Hindu temple that embodies the triumph of Indian PM Modi's muscular Hindu nationalist politics. IMAGES
Worshippers at a Tokyo shrine welcome the new year with an ice-cold bath in an annual tradition that dates back about 70 years Participants warm up through stretches and chants before plunging into a pool filled with huge ice blocks. IMAGES
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