Images Dated 16th June 2009

Women devotees pray after taking holy dip in Sangam

Women devotees pray after taking a holy dip in the Sangam, the confluence of three rivers, the Ganges, the Yamuna and the Saraswati during the Hindu festival of Sheetala Ashtami in the northern Indian city of Allahabad June 16, 2009. Sheetala Ashtami is celebrated in honour of Sheetala Mata or goddess of smallpox, and the devotees pray for longer lives for their sons during the festival. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash (INDIA RELIGION SOCIETY) - GM1E56G1P7401

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Tap water flows out of a faucet in New York June 14, 2009. As environmental worries cut into sales from traditionally lucrative bottled water, beverage companies such as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle and SABMiller are becoming more attuned to the risks of negative consumer environmental perceptions. Water is becoming scarcer, raising a fear that so-far manageable price increases could spike and leading drink companies to take action to maintain access to water and fight their image as water hogs. Picture taken June 14, 2009. To match feature WATER-BEVERAGES/ REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) - GM1E56G13TU01

Mixed grasses in a grass meadow including Oat grass (Avena sp) and False oat grass

Mixed grasses in a grass meadow including Oat grass (Avena sp) and False oat grass (Arrhematherum elatius) Lagadin region, Lake Ohrid, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

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