Indian mass marriage held to mark Hindu festival ‘Akshaya Tritiya’
Indian brides, left and bridegrooms, right, sit in customized vehicles during a procession held ahead of a mass marriage held on ‘Akshaya Tritiya’ in Bhopal, India, Monday, May 13, 2013. Monday marked Hindu festival ‘Akshaya Tritiya’ considered most auspicious for marriages and buying gold among other things. Indian brides, and bridegrooms, unseen, sit in customized […]
Nepalese devotees perform during Rato Machindranath chariot festival
Nepalese devotees play traditional instruments during the first day of Rato Machindranath chariot festival in Lalitpur, Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 13, 2013. Members of Nepal’s Newar community believe celebrating this festival brings rain, good crop and prosperity. A Nepalese priest gestures from the top of a chariot during the first day of Rato Machindranath chariot […]
Buddhists carry lotus lanterns during Buddha’s birthday parade in Seoul
Buddhists carry lanterns in a parade during the Lotus Lantern Festival to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Buddha on May 17, on a street in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors watch giant lanterns during the Lotus Lantern Festival to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Buddha on May 17, near Jogye temple in […]
An Indian village famous for graffiti becomes popular tourist destination
A villager walks past a wall painted with graffiti in Hauz Khas village in New Delhi, capital of India, May 7, 2013. Hauz Khas village, which is decorated with various graffiti works on its walls, is one of New Delhi’s artist enclaves. The village features in stylistic shops, bars, galleries and is one of the […]
An Iranian boy with face painting visits 26th Tehran Book Fair
An Iranian boy with a painting on his face visits the 26th Tehran International Book Fair in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2013. More than 2,500 Iranian and 1,600 foreign companies from 77 countries attended the 11-day book fair. A man browses books at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2013. […]
Indonesian dancers perform during 10th Gading Nite Carnival in Jakarta
Indonesian dancers perform during the 10th Gading Nite Carnival in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 9, 2013. More than 500 people paraded with extravagant costumes during the carnival as part of the Jakarta Fashion and Food Festival. <Xinhua/Zulkarnain>
The 23rd China Int’l Bicycle and Motor Fair held in Shanghai
A visitor tries a bike in the exhibition hall in Shanghai, east China, May 6, 2013. The 23rd China International Bicycle & Motor Fair opened here on Monday, attracting over 1,300 companies with their lateast products for display. A visitor looks at new bikes at the exhibition hall in Shanghai, east China, May 6, 2013. […]
Figurines in Yemen’s traditional clothes displayed at National Museum
Figurines in Yemen’s traditional clothes are displayed at the National Museum of Yemen in Sanaa, on May 5, 2013. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed>
A Russian woman lays flowers during Victory Day memorial ceremony
An Orthodox priest walks past an honor guard soldier holding a Soviet era army flag depicting Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin during a wreath laying ceremony at the Piskaryovskoye Cemetery, the memorial to more than 1 million people who perished, mostly from hunger, at the 1941-1944 Nazis’ 900-day siege of Leningrad, now St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May […]
Chinese performers dance at traditional Qishan Cultural Festival
Performers dance in a traditional ceremony praying for peace and prosperity during the first Qishan Cultural Festival in the Qishan scenic spot in Linqu County, east China’s Shandong Province, May 7, 2013. Performers attend a traditional ceremony praying for peace and prosperity during the first Qishan Cultural Festival in the Qishan scenic spot in Linqu […]
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