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20/01/12. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The festival of Timket is celebrated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Worshippers, priests, deacons and visiting clergy gather on Jan Meda and congregate around the pool and compound from where the Patriarch blesses and baptises the faithful. Local people watch on as the replica Ark of the Covenant is returned to their local church. Photo credit: Jane Hobson
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