Thousands of sky lanterns being launched in Pingxi, New Taipei City, devotees carrying kavadis during Thaipusam festival in Singapore and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.
People releasing sky lanterns during the Sky Lantern Festival in Pingxi, New Taipei City, Taiwan, on Sunday. The festival falls on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month, with the lanterns launched into the sky to wish for peace and happiness.
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A devotee carrying a kavadi from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Serangoon Road to Sri Thendayuthapani Temple in Tank Road during the Thaipusam festival in Singapore on Sunday. The Hindu festival is observed on the full moon day of the Tamil month of Thai.
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People taking part in a parade during the Chap Goh Meh Festival in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Sunday. The festival is held annually to mark the 15th day of the Chinese New Year.
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A woman dressed in a '50s-style outfit posing on the rear of a car during the 29th Rockin' Race Jamboree International Festival in Torremolinos, southern Spain, on Saturday. The music festival was held over four days, from Thursday to Sunday.
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A performer taking part in a folk dance with firecrackers during the Lantern Festival in Shijiazhuang in Hebei province, China, on Sunday.
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Hindu devotees taking part in a bathing ritual on the last day of the month-long Madhav Narayan festival along the river Hanumante in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sunday.
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An aerial view taken with a drone of a sinkhole near Sandikli village, in a snowy field of the Karapinar district of Konya, Turkey, on Jan 31. Hundreds of sinkholes (also known as dolines, and "obruk" in Turkish) can be found in the Karapınar area in Konya province, Turkey's Central Anatolia region.
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Traditional dancers performing during a Buddhist cultural pageant at the historic Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday. The Navam Perahera is a two-day religious and cultural pageant held every year in the month of February.
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Visitors taking pictures in front of an "airplane house" built in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, on Thursday. The house was built by a Cambodian man, Mr Chrach Pov, to fulfil an unfinished dream of flying.
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Visitors can write their reflections on stories of prisoners of war on a message card and attach their handmade poppies to a green wall with giant red poppies at the Changi Chapel and Museum in Singapore. The giant red poppies were made by paper artist and art teacher Koh Pei Li as part of her installation.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
