New Year's celebrations around the world
Sri Lanka New Year celebration
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A Sri Lankan Buddhist devotee lights oil lamps at the Kelaniya Temple in Kelaniya on January 1, 2013. Many Sri Lankans marked the beginning of the 2013 New Year with religious ceremonies. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA (Photo credit should read Ishara S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)
