Today in Pictures, March 7, 2017

A "school for grannies" in India and the annual general meeting of the Catholic bishops in Germany. These and more from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Mar 07, 2017, 02:58 PM

Women leaving a class at Aajibaichi Shala, or "school for grannies" in the local Marathi language, in Phangane village in Maharashtra state's Thane district, some 125km northeast of Mumbai. Deprived of an education as children, the women -- most of whom are widows and aged between 60 and 90 -- are finally fulfilling a life-long dream to become literate through this unique initiative. PHOTO: AFP

A woman looks at an approaching storm on March 6, 2017, in Nice, southeastern France. PHOTO: AFP

Indian women beat men with sticks, during the annual Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana village, Mathura, India, March 6, 2017. In Barsana, people celebrate a variation of holi, called 'Lathmar' Holi, which means 'beating with sticks'. During the Lathmar Holi festival, the women of Barsana, the birth place of Hindu God Krishna's beloved Radha, beat the men from Nandgaon, the hometown of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their efforts to throw color on them. PHOTO: EPA

Palestinian birds breeder Abed al-Rahim Rayan feeds the Lovebirds at his birds garden, in the West Bank village of Habla, near Qalqilya on March 6, 2017. Abed al-Rahim owns about 500 birds at his garden, most of them lovebirds and parrots. PHOTO: EPA

An unidentified competitor trains at the Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing World Championship in Sierra Nevada, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A shop displays its merchandise amid the damage in the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, Syria March 6, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

An anti-eviction activist offers a lollipop to a Spanish riot policeman in Parla, Spain March 6, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

People carry burning bundles of pinewood chips on their shoulders during the "Chienbase" procession on March 5, 2017 in Liestal, northern Switzerland. The procession takes place on the Sunday night after Ash Wednesday through the medieval town center. On this occasion, hundreds of people carry burning bundles of pinewood chips. PHOTO: AFP

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, leads a mass during the opening ceremony of the annual general meeting in the Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, March 6, 2017. The members of the conference that includes diocesan bishops, coadjutors, diocesan administrators and auxiliary bishops, are to discuss various church activities among other topics. PHOTO: EPA

A swimmer at Bondi's ocean pool watches as a big wave pours into the pool as large seas pound the coast at Bondi Beach in Sydney on March 6, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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