A volunteer lights candles during Earth Hour 2012 celebrations on March 31, 2012 at a park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Buildings in Dubai turned off non-essential exterior lighting to participate in Earth Hour, a global initiative by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to focus attention on the threat of climate change.

Colourful lights illuminate Al-Majaz Mosque during the Sharjah Light Festival on Febraury 16, 2012 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

A man takes pictures of colourful light projection on Al-Majaz Mosque wall, during the Sharjah Light Festival on Febraury 16, 2012 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

A seagull carries food as it flies at a corniche on January 6, 2012 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Fireworks illuminate Burj Khalifa during the New Year Celebrations on January 1, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest structure in the world, stands at 829m.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MARCH 20: A Malaysian Hindu devotee smears her friend with bright coloured powders, known as ‘Gulal’ during Holi festival at a temple on March 20, 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Holi, the festival of colours, is celebrated by Hindus around the world each year with devotees taking turns in scattering a wide range of coloured powders and water. The people believe that the bright colours represent energy, life and joy. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

PULAU CAREY, MALAYSIA - MARCH 05: A Mah Meri man wearing a traditional wooden facemask dances during Ari Muyang celebrations at Sungai Bumbun village on March 5, 2011 in Pulau Carey, Malaysia. Ari Muyang, or Ancestor’s Day, is celebrated annually by Malaysia’s aboriginal tribe, Mah Meri, to bless and remember their ancestors with offerings of food, dance and prayers. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

Police arrest a leader of Malaysia’s Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) during a protest in Kuala Lumpur February 27, 2011. Several hundred minority ethnic Indians protested on Sunday against alleged discrimination against the community by the government. REUTERS/Syamsul Bahri Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JANUARY 19:  Malaysian Hindu devotees carry the Lord Murugan statue’s silver chariot in a 10km processsion to Batu Caves temple on January 19, 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The festival, attended by around 600,000 people, begins by followers shaving their heads before embarking on a pilgrimage of devotion. Pilgrims engage in acts of devotion along the way, with mortification of the flesh by piercing themselves with skewers common.  (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode near Malaysia’s landmark Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur January 1, 2011. REUTERS/Syamsul Bahri Muhammad (MALAYSIA)

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