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Rows of newly-wedded brides and grooms stand and mingle at the Unification Church’s mass wedding held at its headquarters in Gapyeong, east of Seoul, on February 17, 2013, that saw some 3,500 couples matched by the church tie the knot. The Unification Church, set up by Sun Myung Moon in Seoul in 1954, is one of the world’s most controversial religious organisations, and its devotees are often dubbed “Moonies” after the founder. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO / KIM JAE-HWAN