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#worldeconomicforum Members of the Dolphin winter swimming club swim in the icy waters of the Yenisei River during their weekly bathing session, with the air temperature at about -28 degrees Celsius (18.4 degrees Fahrenheit), in the Siberian town of Divnogorsk, Russia.
The stretch of river is directly downstream from Krasnoyarsk Dam, which was the world's largest power plant at the time of opening.
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REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin
The festival is dedicated to Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, in the belief that she will help her devotees excel in education.
#nepal #kathmandu #religion #hinduism #education
REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar