Today in Pictures, Oct 12, 2015

The Navratri festival in Ahmedabad, India and inauguration of a sports arena in Bolivia. These, and more from around the world, in Today in Pictures.

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Oct 12, 2015, 10:58 AM

Women dressed in traditional attire posing at rehearsals for the "garba" dance ahead of the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad, India, on Oct 11, 2015. Navratri, which starts on Oct 13 and held in honour of Hindu Goddess Durga, is celebrated over nine days and thousands of youths dance the night away in traditional costumes. PHOTO: REUTERS/AMIT DAVE

North Korean officers shielding themselves from the rain after a parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Oct 10, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/DAMIR SAGOLJ

Senior North Korean military officers standing in the rain on Pyongyang's main Kim Il Sung Square after the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, on Oct 10, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/DAMIR SAGOLJ

The sailing boat Roberta III sailing in for the win at the 47th Barcolana regatta in the Gulf of Trieste on Oct 11, 2015. More than 1,600 boats are taking part in the regatta. PHOTO: AFP/GIUSEPPE CACACE

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) with Bolivia's President Evo Morales during the inauguration of a sports arena called "Coliseo Ban Ki-Moon" in Vila Vila, south of Cochabamba, on Oct 11, 2015. Ban is in Bolivia for the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Defence of Life, which is held before the World Climate Change Conference in Paris. PHOTO: REUTERS/DAVID MERCADO

A Belarusian soldier voting inside a booth at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, on Oct 11, 2015. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has led the eastern European country for more than two decades, was widely expected to be re-elected to another five-year term, media reported. PHOTO: EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY

A reveller exiting a mobile toilet during a "pow-wow" celebrating the Indigenous Peoples' Day Festival in Randalls Island, New York, on Oct 11, 2015. The festival is held as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day and to promote Native American culture and history. PHOTO: REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ

Baltimore Ravens cheerleaders performing on the sideline during the second quarter of a game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium on Oct 11, 2015, in Baltimore, Maryland. PHOTO:AFP/PATRICK SMITH

People out enjoying the sunny weather at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct 10, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/PAWEL KOPCZYNSKI

A visitor posing for a portrait during Lisbon Fashion Week, Portugal, on Oct 10, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/RAFAEL MARCHANTE

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