Paris : People attend the “Little Amal” show at Trocadero in front of the Eiffel Tower Paris, France, Friday, October 15, 2021.The “Little Amal” a giant puppet (3.5 meter-tall) of a young Syrian refugee girl is part of ‘The Walk,’ an art initiative that will travel 8,000 kilometers from Syria to the United Kingdom across Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium to focus attention on the urgent needs of young refugeesKolkata: Devotees take part in a procession to immerse idols of Goddess Durga on the last day of Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Gurugram: Onlookers look on as effigies burn as part of Dussehra celebations in Gurugram, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Kullu: Devotees gather at the Dhalpur Ground for the procession of Lord Raghunath on the occasion of Kullu Dussehra, in Kullu, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021New Delhi: Effigies of demon king Ravana, his son Meghnath and brother Kumbhkaran burn during Luv Kush Ramlila as part of Dussehra celebrations at Red Fort Ground in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.New Delhi: Onlookers during Luv Kush Ramlila as part of Dussehra celebations, at Red Fort Ground in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021New Delhi: Artists perform Ramlila during Luv Kush Ramlila as part of Dussehra celebrations at Red Fort Ground in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Mysuru: Devotees during Dasara procession at the Mysuru Palace, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai with District Minister ST Somashekar (2L), scion of the Mysore royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar (3L), Mayor Sunanda Palanetra (2R), DC Bagadi Gautham (L) and Police Commissioner Chandragupta (R) during Dasara procession at the Mysuru Palace, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Surat: An effigy of ‘Ravana’ burns as part of Dussehra celebrations in Surat, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Rampur: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today attends Dussehra celebrations at Rampur, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Amritsar: Members of Bajrang Sena dressed as Lord Hanuman during Dussehra celebrations, in Amritsar, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.Jaipur: An effigy of ‘Ravana’ burns during the Dussehra celebrations at Shree Rammandir Adarsh Nagar, in Jaipur, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.Amritsar: Artist dressed as Ram and Laxman with a bow and a arrow near an effigy of Ravana during Dussehra celebrations, in Amritsar, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021
New Delhi: In this photo dated Oct. 15, 1962, J.R.D. Tata stands near the Leopard Moth in which he made his 30th Anniversary Commemorative Flight Karachi-Bombay.
Ayodhya: Artists perform during the ‘Ramleela’ at Laxman Kila in Ayodhya, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.Howrah: Women smeared in vermillion play traditional instruments on the occasion of ‘Vijayadashami’, marking the end of Durga Puja Festival, in Howrah, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Jammu: An effigy of Ravana in flames marking the end of the Dussehra festival, in Jammu, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021New Delhi: An effigy of ‘Ravana’ burns during Luv Kush Ramleela as part of Dussehra celebrations at Red Fort Ground in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Kullu: Devotees pull the chariot of Lord Raghunath on the occasion of Kullu Dussehra, Friday, Oct 15, 2021Mumbai: Women pose for photographs at a pandal during ‘sindur khela’ on the occasion of ‘Vijayadashami’, marking the end of Durga Puja Festival, in Mumbai, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Bristol: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson plants flower bulbs with school children, during a visit to Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy in Bristol, England, Friday Oct. 15, 2021, prior to a regional cabinet meeting in the city later Friday.Akhnoor: Devotees immerse an idol of Goddess Durga on the final day of Durga Puja festival at Akhnoor near Jammu, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Gurugram: Women smear vermillion on an idol of Goddess Durga on the occasion of ‘Vijayadashami’, marking the end of Durga Puja Festival, in Gurugram, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Prayagraj: Women smear each other with vermillion on the occasion of ‘Vijayadashami’, marking the end of Durga Puja Festival, in Prayagraj, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.Beijing: Ting Tzu-han of Taiwan performs in the women’s free skating competition at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, receives a COVID-19 booster shot at the National Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Jaipur: Married women take selfie during ‘Sindoor Khela’ before the immersion of Goddess Durga on the last day of Durga Puja festival in Jaipur, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021Ahmedabad: People from nomadic tribes carry ‘jawara’ or Sorghum sapplings on their heads as they go for immersion to the Sabarmati river as part of Dussera celebrations, in Ahmedabad, Friday, October 15, 2021.
Tezpur: Devotees immerse an idol of Goddess Durga in Brahmaputra River on the last day of Durga Puja festival in Tezpur, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021
New Delhi: Married women dance during ‘Sindoor Khela’ before the immersion of Goddess Durga on the last day of Durga Puja festival in New Delhi, Friday, Oct 15, 2021.Dhanbad: Women take a selfie as they play ‘Sindoor Khela’ on the last day of Durga Puja festival at a community pandal in Dhanbad, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.Varanasi: Women play with vermilion on the occasion of Dussehra, at a puja pandal in Varanasi, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.Greater Noida: Married women play ‘Sindoor Khela’ before the immersion of Goddess Durga on the last day of Durga Puja and Vijaya Dashami festival in Greater Noida, Friday, Oct 15, 2021.Patna: Women participate in ‘Sindoor Khela’ at a puja pandal on the last day of Durga Puja celebrations in Patna, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Amritsar: A woman carries an effigy of Ravana as she rides a scooter on the eve of the Dussehra festival, in Amritsar, Thursday, October 14, 2021Kolkata: A crowded community Durga puja pandal amid Coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata, Thursday, Oct 14, 2021. The sight of crowds on the streets of Bengal and Kolkata since the inauguration of the Durga Puja festival has panicked doctors with many fearing a rapid surge in Covid-19 cases in the coming week.Amritsar: A child carries an effigy of Ravana on the eve of the Dussehra festival, in Amritsar, Thursday, October 14, 2021Agra: Devotees perform rituals as they carry an idol of Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival, in the backdrop of the historic Taj Mahal in Agra, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021Kolkata: An idol of Goddess Durga at a community pandal on the occasion of ‘Maha Navami’ of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021New Delhi: A priest performs rituals on the eve of the Vijay Dashmi festival, at a temple in New Delhi, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021Patna: Labourers install the effigies of Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbhkaran on the eve of the Dussehra festival, in Patna, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021Varanasi: Girls during the last day of the Navratri festival celebration at Kinram Ashram in Varanasi, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021
Agra: Illuminated Red Fort in Agra, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021Paris : French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, center, visit the exhibition “Tajikistan, in the land of golden rivers ” at the Guimet museum, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 in Paris.
Van Horn : Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket launches carrying passengers William Shatner, Chris Boshuizen, Audrey Powers and Glen de Vries from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021
New Delhi: A priest offers prayers to Goddess Durga at the Kali Bari pandal on the occasion of ‘Maha Ashtami’ at Mandir Marg, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.
New Delhi: An idol of Goddess Durga at the Kali Bari pandal on the occasion of ‘Maha Ashtami’ at Mandir Marg, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.New Delhi: An artist dressed as Lord Ram during a rehearsal for the Lav Kush Ramlila performance in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021Mumbai: Bollywood actresses Tanisha Mukhrjee (L), Kajol Devgan (R) with their mother Tanuja Samrth (C) during Durga Puja festival celebrations in Mumbai, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021Kolkata: A Durga Puja Pandal or a makeshift worship venue is a replica of Dubai’s iconic skyscraper Burj Khalifa, in Kolkata, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021Bengaluru: Authorities demolish a building after it developed cracks following heavy rains at Kamlanagar, in Bengaluru, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.Faridabad: Artisans prepare the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnath ahead of Dussehra, in Faridabad, Wednesday, October 13, 2021Hong Kong : The “Pillar of Shame” statue, a memorial for those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, is displayed at the University of Hong Kong, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Danish artist Jens Galschioet is seeking to get back his sculpture in Hong Kong memorializing the victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown as a deadline loomed for its removal Wednesday
Tezpur: Devotees light earthen lamps at the historical Bhairavi Temple during ‘Maha Ashtami’ celebrations of ‘Durga Puja’ festival, in Tezpur, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.
Kolkata: An idol of Goddess Durga at a community pandal on the occasion of ‘Maha Ashtami’ in Kolkata, Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021Kolkata: A Hindu priest performs rituals before the idol of Goddess Durga at a community pandal on the occasion of ‘Maha Ashtami’ in Kolkata, Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021Kolkata: A community Durga puja pandal decorated with the theme of Covid-19 pandemic, in Kolkata, Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021Kolkata: Girls during ‘Kumari Puja’ on ‘Maha Ashtami’ of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021London: Global Justice campaigners carry fake coffins to highlight the number of COVID-19 deaths globally, in London, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Britain is taking part in a World Trade Organisation intellectual property meeting to boost the number of vaccinations world wide. The campaigners want large pharmaceuticals companies to drop patents on COVID-19 drugs to allow poorer nations to vaccinate their populations
Johannesburg : A spectator outside the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 shows his ticket prior to the World Cup qualifying soccer match between South Africa and Ethiopia. The match, the first sporting event to be open to the public since the start of the pandemic, was allowed to accommodate 2,000 spectators.North Dinajpur: A community puja pandal based on the theme of ‘Fight Against Coronavirus’ during the Durga Puja festival, at Raiganj in North Dinajpur district, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.Kolkata: Visitors at a community Durga puja pandal designed with drums, in Kolkata, Tuesday, Oct 12, 2021Yamuna Nagar: A farmer burns paddy stubble at a filed of Radaur in Yamuna Nagar district, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021Kolkata: An woman reacts to soap bubbles as she visits pandals during Durga puja festival in Kolkata, Tuesday, Oct 12, 2021St-Sulpice: Hadrien Gurnel, software engineer EPFL’s Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+) explores the most detailed 3D map of the universe with the virtual reality software VIRUP, Virtual Reality Universe Project developed by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) scientists of the Laboratory of Astrophysics (LASTRO) on a full dome screen at EPFL’s Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+), in St-Sulpice near Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, October 12, 2021. The open-source beta software VIRUP that builds, in real-time, a virtual universe based on the most detailed contemporary astrophysical and cosmological dataGurugram: Ice Skaters make a formation during the reopening of ISKATE ice skating rink at Ambiance Mall, in Gurugram, Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar inaugurated the rink
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Hong Kong: A woman poses for a selfie at the waterfront of Victoria Habour in strong winds while a typhoon approaches Hong Kong Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. The Hong Kong Observatory said it will consider issuing the number 8 signal between 4pm and 6pm on Tuesday as Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu edges closer to the city
Iran: This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Army on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, shows missiles and a launcher during a joint army and the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard maneuver. Iran on Tuesday kicked off a massive, two-day air defense drill in the country’s sprawling central desert, the latest show of force by the Islamic RepublicAmritsar: Artists busy in making an effigy of Meghnath ahead of the Dussehra festival in Amritsar, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021Mumbai: Bollywood actress Kajol Devgn attends the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samiti as she celebrates the Durga Puja festival in Mumbai, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan pays his last respects to veteran film actor Nedumudi Venu in Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, Oct, 12 , 2021. Venu (73) died at a private hospital in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram on Monday Tirumala: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy offers prayers at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.New Delhi: Black Ibises perch atop of dome of a building at South Block in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct 12,2021Kolkata: Hindu devotees dance as they celebrate ‘Maha Saptami’ during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.Kolkata: Hindu devotees perform rituals on the banks of River Ganga on the occasion of ‘Maha Saptami’ during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.
Puri: Padma Shri awardee artist Sudarshan Pattnaik creates a sand art of Goddess Durga during the ongoing Durga Puja festival, at Puri beach, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021Mumbai: A priest worships Goddess Durga on the first day of the Durga Puja festival, in a pandal at Shivaji park, in Mumbai, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021Tirumala: Devotees perfom rituals as part of the ongoing annual Srivari Brahmotsavam, at Tirumala, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021The Hague: Protestors from climate activism group of Extinction Rebellion block a busy intersection near the temporary home of the Dutch parliament in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. The group says it plans a series of demonstrations in the city throughout the week ahead of a major United Nations climate conference that opens Oct. 31, in Glasgow. New Delhi: A worker spreads bio-decomposer on a field at Fatehpur Jat village in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. The Delhi government has started spraying free bio-decomposer for stubble smeltingNew Delhi: A worker sprays bio-decomposer on a field at Fatehpur Jat village in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. The Delhi government has started spraying free bio-decomposer for stubble smelting.New Delhi: Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at Garvi Gujarat Bhavan in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 11, 202New Delhi: Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Mansukh L Mandaviya presents a memento to Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her husband Bo Tengberg at Garvi Gujarat Bhavan in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021
