November 13, 2013

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Shia Muslim boys flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Amroha, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Ashura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the 7th century battle of Kerbala.

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Shiite Muslim worshiper beat themselves at the shrine of Imam Abbas to commemorate Ashura in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq.

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Soccer goal posts are seen in the autumn mist at Dukes Meadows in Chiswick, west London.

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Participants arrange themselves in the shape of a heart while making kimchi, a traditional South Korean pungent vegetable dish, in front of Seoul's City Hall in South Korea, to donate to needy neighbors in preparation for the winter season as they attempt to set a Guinness World Record for kimchi made by the largest number of people in a single place.