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Weekend readers' in pictures: clean

In Pictures: Clean: Reader's photo of two girls bathing in sinks.
Solving the perennial problem of bath-less bathrooms whilst travelling round Australia with our twin girls. Photograph: Tess Chodan
In Pictures: Clean: Reader's photo of a Mumbai laundrette with lines of washing out to dry
I was inspired to take this photo of the local Mumbai laundrette on my first ever visit to India. It was an amazing site to see in the middle of this huge city. Photograph: Nicola Russell
In Pictures: Clean: Reader's photo of someone cleaning the floor outside the Taj Mahal
We were in such a rush when we visited the Taj Mahal at sunset, but returning in the morning I got a real sense of its serene beauty. This man was just getting on with his job, keeping the place clean. Photograph: Laura Shetland
In Pictures: Clean: Reader's photo of a baby's face poking through bubbles in a bath
Bath-time for my youngest son. Photograph: Pete Holmes
In Pictures: Clean: Reader's photo of a washing line in front of a bright green wall in Burano
The buildings on Burano are beautifully kept, and the clean washing is everywhere hanging outside the colourful buildings! Photograph: Jie Ding
In Pictures: Clean: Reader's photo of sailors scrubbing the outside of a ship
Sailors scrubbing the Aurora - the battleship that fired the first shots in the Russian revolution. There was lots of shouting and laughter, and no safety nets! St Petersburg, May 2007. Photograph: Roger Torode
In Pictures: Clean: Reader's photo of two people on a harness cleaning windows on a tower block
Cleaning windows of an apartment block in Australia. Photograph: Tara Mc Namee
In Pictures: Clean: Reader's photo of an elephant spraying a child with water
Helping out with the elephant bathing in Chitwan, Nepal. Photograph: Abigail Woodward
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