Former Union Minister and veteran Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary performs 'Urulu Seve' at Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple in Kudroli, Mangalore on Tuesday. Urulu Seve is performed for creating awareness against inhuman practices prevailing in the society in the name of religion and caste.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves during celebrations of the 48th anniversary of the Fatah movement in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Dec 31, 2012.
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Pope Benedict XVI is framed by a Swiss guard as he presides a New Year's Eve vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI has marked the end of a difficult year by saying that despite all the death and injustice in the world, goodness prevails.
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Fireworks explode over the London Eye in central London, as part of the New Year celebrations Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.
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Clad-in kimono, Mickey Mouse, right, Minnie Mouse, left, and Pluto entertain visitors to the Tokyo Disneyland during the New Year celebrations at the amusement park in Urayasu, east of Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.
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Pope Benedict XVI is helped walk down steps by his aides as he presides a New Year's Eve vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012.
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Newly crowned Miss Tourism International 2012 World Final Rizzini Alexis Gomez, center, of Philippines poses for a photo with first runner-up Monika Radulovic, second from left, of Australia, second runner-up Marielis Alejandra Castellanos Perez, second from right, of Venezuela, third runner-up Lourdes Maria Del Carmen Motta Rolon, left, of Paraguay, and fourth runner-up Jun Yong Wan Jun of Malaysia after the beauty pageant during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012.
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President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks about the fiscal cliff, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. The president said it appears that an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff is "in sight," but says it's not yet complete and work continues.
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In this photo taken Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, Maria Sharapova of Russia smiles during a training session for the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia. French Open champion Sharapova has injured her right collarbone and decided Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 to withdraw from the tournament as a precaution ahead of the Australian Open.
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Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia plays a shot during her first round match against Sara Errani of Italy during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, Jan 1, 2013.
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Myanmar actors welcome the New Year at the first ever public New Year Countdown at Myoma grounds in Yangon, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Milkmen brave the biting cold as they travel by a tempo during a foggy morning in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Commuters on the way to work during a foggy morning in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Bollywood actress Anjana Sukhani performs during a New Year bash at Aamby Valley City in Lonavala on Monday.
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Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra performs during a New Year bash at Aamby Valley City in Lonavala on Monday.
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Actress Mugdha Godse performs at a New Year bash at Surajkund on Monday night.
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi addressing a New Year function at his residence in Guwahati on Monday.
