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A Saraiki woman shapes and arranges bricks in Shujabad, Pakistan
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Pigeons sit in the shade on a wall during a hot summer day, in Mumbai
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Igatpuri tunnel on the Samruddhi Mahamarg on the day of the inauguration of its final 76-km-long stretch, at Igatpuri in Nashik district, Maharashtra
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Priests perform 'Ganga Aarti' during Ganga Dussehra celebration at Dashashwamedh Ghat, in Varanasi
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