Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

This week's collection includes the new Butterfly Gardens in Abu Dhabi, snow monkeys in Nagano and Epiphany celebrations in Florida

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  The Butterfly Gardens Abu Dhabi is a new indoor biodome opening at Al Qana. The space brings together thousands of free-roaming butterflies, koi ponds and rainforest wildlife within a fully climate-controlled environment. Victor Besa / The National

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  Dancers are showered with holy water during the blessing of Jesus the Nazarene replicas at Quiapo in Manila, Philippines. AFP

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  A polar bear enjoys the fresh snow at Sosto Zoo in north-eastern Hungary. EPA

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  A vendor prepares peanuts at a nuts market in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA

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  Flamingos at the Habonim Beach Nature Reserve in northern Israel. EPA

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  Macaque monkeys enjoy the warmth of mountain hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan. EPA

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  Children play in a street in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA

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  A Senegal fan before the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final between Mali and Senegal in Tangier. Reuters

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  A frozen lake in Maksimir Park in Zagreb, Croatia. Reuters

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  A Hook Eagle Morris Man during the annual Wassail night in Hartley Wintney, west London. AFP

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  Believers during the Orthodox Christmas Eve liturgy at a church in Odintsovo village in Russia's Moscow region. Reuters

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  The Carnival of Negros y Blancos in Pasto, Colombia. Getty Images

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  An illuminated ice sculpture during the opening ceremony of the Harbin China International Ice and Snow Festival in China. AFP

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  An Epiphany celebration at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs, Florida. EPA