The Week in Pictures: September 14 – September 20 2013 (62 Photos)
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![More than 300 mainly pot-bellied men painted as leopards and tigers roamed the streets of Thrissur in the southern Indian state of Kerala performing the [Puli Kali], or cat play on 19th September 2013, the 4th day of Onam, an annual harvest festival. The traditional art form enacts scenes that revolve around the theme of tiger hunting. Performing troops are usually on the lookout for fat performers as the tigers and leopards are easier to draw on big bellies. (Photo by Raj Nadarajan)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe46_big.jpg "More than 300 mainly pot-bellied men painted as leopards and tigers roamed the streets of Thrissur in the southern Indian state of Kerala performing the [Puli Kali], or cat play on 19th September 2013, the 4th day of Onam, an annual harvest festival. The traditional art form enacts scenes that revolve around the theme of tiger hunting. Performing troops are usually on the lookout for fat performers as the tigers and leopards are easier to draw on big bellies. (Photo by Raj Nadarajan)")
More than 300 mainly pot-bellied men painted as leopards and tigers roamed the streets of Thrissur in the southern Indian state of Kerala performing the [Puli Kali], or cat play on 19th September 2013, the 4th day of Onam, an annual harvest festival. The traditional art form enacts scenes that revolve around the theme of tiger hunting. Performing troops are usually on the lookout for fat performers as the tigers and leopards are easier to draw on big bellies. (Photo by Raj Nadarajan)
A woman, with her face covered with colored powders, dances during the Holi Festival of Colors in Lisbon, Sunday, September 15 2013. The festival, which is mainly celebrated during the Hindu spring festival Holi in some regions of India and Nepal, has become popular among people in other communities. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)
Roberto Castillo, dressed as a magician, performs on a busy street in Managua September 18, 2013. Castillo earns about $3 a day through his street performances. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)
![A member of the non-governmental organisation Avaaz takes part in a protest against the Brazilian Senate, calling to abolish the secret ballot on key votes, in front of the National Congress in Brasilia September 18, 2013. Posters in Portuguese read, [Here I am exposed, we have nothing to hide]. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe4a_big.jpg "A member of the non-governmental organisation Avaaz takes part in a protest against the Brazilian Senate, calling to abolish the secret ballot on key votes, in front of the National Congress in Brasilia September 18, 2013. Posters in Portuguese read, [Here I am exposed, we have nothing to hide]. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)")
A member of the non-governmental organisation Avaaz takes part in a protest against the Brazilian Senate, calling to abolish the secret ballot on key votes, in front of the National Congress in Brasilia September 18, 2013. Posters in Portuguese read, [Here I am exposed, we have nothing to hide]. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![A man walks next to mattresses with messages against forced eviction during Amnesty International's [Enough Of Forced Evictions] campaign in Rio de Janeiro, September 19, 2013. According to the organization, urban construction work, many in preparation for the World Cup 2014 and the Rio Olympics 2016, has led to the forced eviction of families in several communities throughout the country. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe4b_big.jpg "A man walks next to mattresses with messages against forced eviction during Amnesty International's [Enough Of Forced Evictions] campaign in Rio de Janeiro, September 19, 2013. According to the organization, urban construction work, many in preparation for the World Cup 2014 and the Rio Olympics 2016, has led to the forced eviction of families in several communities throughout the country. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)")
A man walks next to mattresses with messages against forced eviction during Amnesty International's [Enough Of Forced Evictions] campaign in Rio de Janeiro, September 19, 2013. According to the organization, urban construction work, many in preparation for the World Cup 2014 and the Rio Olympics 2016, has led to the forced eviction of families in several communities throughout the country. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)
Women dressed as sirens perform from inside a tank as school children use their mobile phones to take photos of them at the Sao Paulo Aquarium September 17, 2013. According to organizers, the performance aims to narrate school children about Myth and Legend of the Sirens. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)
Students shout slogans during a demonstration in central Athens on September 18, 2013. As part of the controversial redeployment plan in the country reeling from six years of recession, civil servants have to accept new posts or spend eight months on reduced salaries as alternative posts are found, with the risk of losing their jobs altogether. (Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP Photo)
Models walk the runway at the Sister By Sibling show during London Fashion Week SS14 at BFC Courtyard Showspace on September 14, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Designer Stella McCartney attends the adidas by Stella McCartney presentation at London Fashion Week SS14 at on September 17, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
A model wearing Kebo Geni costume attends the Banyuwangi Ethno Carnival 2013 on September 7, 2013 in Banyuwangi, Indonesia. The central theme to the Banyuwangi Ethno Carnival III is The Legend of Kebo-keboan Blambangan and consists of three main parades which are Kebo Geni, Kebo Tirto Bayu, Kebo Bumi, and comprises more than 250 performers. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)
Models present the Samsung Galaxy Gear during London Fashion Week SS14 at BFC Courtyard Showspace on September 14, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images For Samsung Galaxy)
A passenger jet flies past the setting sun in Shanghai September 17, 2013. (Photo by Reuters)
A man works on a pumpkin peanut in Seyuan of Nantong, east Chinas Jiangsu Province, September 16, 2013. (Photo by Caters News)
A Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader dances during the second half of an NFL between Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers at Lincoln Financial Field on September 15, 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The San Diego Chargers won, 33-30. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Carmelo Flores, a native Aymara, holds his medal, recently given to him by the governor of La Paz, as he poses for a photo inside his home in the village of Frasquia, Bolivia, on September 16, 2013. The La Paz governor awarded the medal to Flores, recognizing him as the oldest person on the planet. If Bolivia's public records are correct, Flores is the oldest living person ever documented. They say he turned 123 in July. (Photo by Juan Karita/Associated Press)
A cadet dressed in an alligator mascot outfit joins fellow cadets in a salute during the national anthem before a football game between Army and Stanford in West Point, N.Y., on September 14, 2013. (Photo by Mike Groll/Associated Press)
Cadets celebrate after a graduation ceremony at Officers Training Academy in Chennai, India, on September 14, 2013. A total of 350 cadets graduated and will be posted as Lieutenants in the Indian Army. (Photo by Arun Sankar K./Associated Press)
A woman walks her dog at sunrise on Blyth beach, Northumberland, September 18, 2013. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
A giant yellow duck sits at the Glory Pier in the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Thursday, September 19, 2013. Despite the heat, thousands flocked to the port of Kaohsiung, the first leg of the Taiwan tour, to see Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's famous 18 meter (59 foot) yellow duck, a gigantic version of the iconic bathtub toy used by children around the world. (Photo by Wally Santana/AP Photo)
Palestinian children light candles during a protest against power cuts and the blockade on the Gaza Strip, in Gaza September 19, 2013. Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza in 2007 after its enemy, Islamist group Hamas, seized control of the territory in a brief civil war with Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party. (Photo by Suhaib Salem/Reuters)
A guest poses as he arrives at the Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2014 collection during Milan Fashion Week September 20, 2013. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)
![Children watch Bolivian dancers perform during a parade to mark the traditional [Day of America] festival, in central Oviedo, northern Spain, September 19, 2013. The Asturian capital is celebrating its traditional day of America. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe5c_big.jpg "Children watch Bolivian dancers perform during a parade to mark the traditional [Day of America] festival, in central Oviedo, northern Spain, September 19, 2013. The Asturian capital is celebrating its traditional day of America. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)")
Children watch Bolivian dancers perform during a parade to mark the traditional [Day of America] festival, in central Oviedo, northern Spain, September 19, 2013. The Asturian capital is celebrating its traditional day of America. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)
![[[Bikini fitness] competitors stand on the podium during a bodybuilding contest in Zhengzhou, Henan province, September 16th, 2013. More than 20 professionals – including a dozen from China – were competing in the Bodybuilding Grand Prix in the central Chinese city for a top prize worth 80,000 yuan (13,000 USD). They were joined by scores of amateurs from across the country, in what event organisers said was a sign of the increasing popularity of muscle building in China. Bodybuilding has at least a century of history in China, but fell out of favor following the Communist revolution in 1949, when competitions were sometimes banned and the sport condemned as western and bourgeois. But it has since enjoyed a resurgence and competitors say the growing number of competitions are boosting the ranks of local professionals. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe5d_big.jpg "[[Bikini fitness] competitors stand on the podium during a bodybuilding contest in Zhengzhou, Henan province, September 16th, 2013. More than 20 professionals – including a dozen from China – were competing in the Bodybuilding Grand Prix in the central Chinese city for a top prize worth 80,000 yuan (13,000 USD). They were joined by scores of amateurs from across the country, in what event organisers said was a sign of the increasing popularity of muscle building in China. Bodybuilding has at least a century of history in China, but fell out of favor following the Communist revolution in 1949, when competitions were sometimes banned and the sport condemned as western and bourgeois. But it has since enjoyed a resurgence and competitors say the growing number of competitions are boosting the ranks of local professionals. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)")
[Bikini fitness] competitors stand on the podium during a bodybuilding contest in Zhengzhou, Henan province, September 16th, 2013. More than 20 professionals – including a dozen from China – were competing in the Bodybuilding Grand Prix in the central Chinese city for a top prize worth 80,000 yuan (13,000 USD). They were joined by scores of amateurs from across the country, in what event organisers said was a sign of the increasing popularity of muscle building in China. Bodybuilding has at least a century of history in China, but fell out of favor following the Communist revolution in 1949, when competitions were sometimes banned and the sport condemned as western and bourgeois. But it has since enjoyed a resurgence and competitors say the growing number of competitions are boosting the ranks of local professionals. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)
Egyptian security forces help the lifeless body of Giza Police Gen. Nabil Farrag, who was killed after militants opened fire on security forces deployed to Kerdasa to drive off suspected Islamists taking control of the town near Giza Pyramids, Egypt, on September 19, 2013. (Photo by Ahmed Abdel Fattah/Associated Press)
A car lays buried in mud after flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Manuel as residents try to clean up their neighborhood in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Thursday, September 19, 2013. Manuel, the same storm that devastated Acapulco, gained hurricane force and rolled into the northern state of Sinaloa on Thursday before starting to weaken. (Photo by Alejandrino Gonzalez/AP Photo)
![The art project [Blue Peace Flock] by artists Rainer Bonk and Bertamaria Reetz is on display in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, on September 20, 2013. The installation of 100 blue sheep sculptures symbolizing that everyone is equal and everybody is important. (Photo by Fabian Bimmer/Reuters)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe60_big.jpg "The art project [Blue Peace Flock] by artists Rainer Bonk and Bertamaria Reetz is on display in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, on September 20, 2013. The installation of 100 blue sheep sculptures symbolizing that everyone is equal and everybody is important. (Photo by Fabian Bimmer/Reuters)")
The art project [Blue Peace Flock] by artists Rainer Bonk and Bertamaria Reetz is on display in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, on September 20, 2013. The installation of 100 blue sheep sculptures symbolizing that everyone is equal and everybody is important. (Photo by Fabian Bimmer/Reuters)
Former Tamil Tiger female rebel fighters and brides Nadarasa Sukirtha (L) and Premarathnam Sugandhini (C) look on as Jayarasa Merry Babila, an ethnic Tamil, get ready for a mass wedding in Kilinochchi,Sri Lanka, on September 18, 2013.Three ex-rebel couples who have been rehabilitated by the Sri Lankan Civil Defence Force were married as part of the government's rehabilitation program. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
A mother holds her child as Mount Sinabung spews ash and hot lava during an eruption in Perteguhan village in Karo district, Indonesia's north Sumatra province, on September 17, 2013. (Photo by Roni Bintang/Reuters)
A bicyclist rides along the Sheep Creek Road bike trail as the first snow of the season continues to fall around Fairbanks, Alaska, on September 18, 2013. (Photo by Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
A model presents a creation from the Fendi Spring/Summer 2014 collection during Milan Fashion Week September 19, 2013. (Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters)
![This image made available by environmental organization Greenpeace shows five activists attempting to climb the [Prirazlomnaya], an oil platform operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom, in Russia's Pechora Sea, a section of the Barents Sea, on September 18, 2013. The groups says two of its activists have been arrested after climbing onto an oil platform in Russia's Arctic waters. It claims warning shots were fired across the organization's ship. (Photo by Denis Sinyakov/Greenpeace)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe65_big.jpg "This image made available by environmental organization Greenpeace shows five activists attempting to climb the [Prirazlomnaya], an oil platform operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom, in Russia's Pechora Sea, a section of the Barents Sea, on September 18, 2013. The groups says two of its activists have been arrested after climbing onto an oil platform in Russia's Arctic waters. It claims warning shots were fired across the organization's ship. (Photo by Denis Sinyakov/Greenpeace)")
This image made available by environmental organization Greenpeace shows five activists attempting to climb the [Prirazlomnaya], an oil platform operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom, in Russia's Pechora Sea, a section of the Barents Sea, on September 18, 2013. The groups says two of its activists have been arrested after climbing onto an oil platform in Russia's Arctic waters. It claims warning shots were fired across the organization's ship. (Photo by Denis Sinyakov/Greenpeace)
Devotees pull an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha for immersion in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India, on September 18, 2013. The immersion marks the end of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of the Hindu God. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/Associated Press)
A worker tightens a rope to raise a 13 foot) statue of horses at a new housing complex at Parung village in Bogor, Indonesia's West Java, on September 19, 2013. (Photo by Beawiharta/Reuters)
An Indonesian model stands near Toyota's Fun-Vii concept car at the Indonesian International Motor Show in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, September 19, 2013. The show runs from September 19–29. (Photo by Achmad Ibrahim/AP Photo)
In this aerial image, Asahidake Mountain of the Daizetsuzan Volcanic Group is covered with the first snow of the season on September 19, 2013 in Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. The first snow has fallen 25 days earlier than last year. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
![A member of the [Ansar Dimachk] Brigade, part of the [Asood Allah] Brigade which operates under the [Free Syrian Army], uses an iPad during preparations to fire a homemade mortar at one of the battlefronts in Jobar, Damascus September 15, 2013. (Photo by Mohamed Abdullah/Reuters)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe6a_big.jpg "A member of the [Ansar Dimachk] Brigade, part of the [Asood Allah] Brigade which operates under the [Free Syrian Army], uses an iPad during preparations to fire a homemade mortar at one of the battlefronts in Jobar, Damascus September 15, 2013. (Photo by Mohamed Abdullah/Reuters)")
A member of the [Ansar Dimachk] Brigade, part of the [Asood Allah] Brigade which operates under the [Free Syrian Army], uses an iPad during preparations to fire a homemade mortar at one of the battlefronts in Jobar, Damascus September 15, 2013. (Photo by Mohamed Abdullah/Reuters)
![A passenger aircraft, with the full [Harvest Moon] seen behind, makes its final approach to landing at Heathrow Airport in London, on September 19, 2013. The Harvest Moon is a name for the full moon that is closest to the autumn equinox, and at a time when farmers would traditionally be harvesting crops. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe6b_big.jpg "A passenger aircraft, with the full [Harvest Moon] seen behind, makes its final approach to landing at Heathrow Airport in London, on September 19, 2013. The Harvest Moon is a name for the full moon that is closest to the autumn equinox, and at a time when farmers would traditionally be harvesting crops. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)")
A passenger aircraft, with the full [Harvest Moon] seen behind, makes its final approach to landing at Heathrow Airport in London, on September 19, 2013. The Harvest Moon is a name for the full moon that is closest to the autumn equinox, and at a time when farmers would traditionally be harvesting crops. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)
Emirates Team New Zealand nearly capsizes alongside Oracle Team USA while heading for the windward marks during the eighth race of the America's Cup in San Francisco, on September 14, 2013. Oracle Team USA won the eighth race and the ninth race was called because of strong winds. (Photo by Abner Kingman/America's Cup Event Authority)
Members of the cast of Quidam from Cirque de Soleil perform outside the Royal Albert Hall on September 17, 2013 in London, England. Quidam, a story of a bored child and her imaginary world, will be performed from January 4, 2014 and will see Cirque de Soleil's cast of 45 acrobats welcome it's three millionth audience member in London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
![Afghan children at their camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, 18 September 2013. Afghanistan's independent human rights commission might lose its «A» status in the upcoming review, which might affect its work and funding, UN and Afghan officials said 17 September. The reason was [the process leading up to the appointment of five new members] of the Afghan rights commission, which was [sufficiently flawed] for it to lose its «A» status, according to Navi Pillay, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights. (Photo by S. Sabawoon/EPA)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe6e_big.jpg "Afghan children at their camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, 18 September 2013. Afghanistan's independent human rights commission might lose its «A» status in the upcoming review, which might affect its work and funding, UN and Afghan officials said 17 September. The reason was [the process leading up to the appointment of five new members] of the Afghan rights commission, which was [sufficiently flawed] for it to lose its «A» status, according to Navi Pillay, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights. (Photo by S. Sabawoon/EPA)")
Afghan children at their camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, 18 September 2013. Afghanistan's independent human rights commission might lose its «A» status in the upcoming review, which might affect its work and funding, UN and Afghan officials said 17 September. The reason was [the process leading up to the appointment of five new members] of the Afghan rights commission, which was [sufficiently flawed] for it to lose its «A» status, according to Navi Pillay, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights. (Photo by S. Sabawoon/EPA)
Filipino and US Marines drop off from a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a joint military exercise called Philippines-U.S. Amphibious Landing Exercise in Ternate, on September 20, 2013. Philippine officials recently said they will soon begin negotiations with the United States on a larger American military presence to help deter what they say is increasing Chinese aggression in Philippine-claimed waters in the South China Sea. (Photo by Aaron Favila/Associated Press)
A model wears a design created by Nasir Mazhar during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014, at Regent's University in central London, Monday, September 16, 2013. (Photo by Jonathan Short/AP Photo/Invision)
![A Christie's employee holds the painting, [An Aristocrat, Atama Paparangi] by Charles Frederick Goldie, at left is [Old Larsen] by Sir George Russell Drysdale, and at right is [Lysterfield] by Frederick Ronald Williams, during a media tour at the auction rooms in London, on September 20, 2013. The painting is estimated at to bring between $321,000 and $481,000 Ul be during the Australian Art sale. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe71_big.jpg "A Christie's employee holds the painting, [An Aristocrat, Atama Paparangi] by Charles Frederick Goldie, at left is [Old Larsen] by Sir George Russell Drysdale, and at right is [Lysterfield] by Frederick Ronald Williams, during a media tour at the auction rooms in London, on September 20, 2013. The painting is estimated at to bring between $321,000 and $481,000 Ul be during the Australian Art sale. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press)")
A Christie's employee holds the painting, [An Aristocrat, Atama Paparangi] by Charles Frederick Goldie, at left is [Old Larsen] by Sir George Russell Drysdale, and at right is [Lysterfield] by Frederick Ronald Williams, during a media tour at the auction rooms in London, on September 20, 2013. The painting is estimated at to bring between $321,000 and $481,000 Ul be during the Australian Art sale. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press)
![Pictured is Sofi Dosa with Edible art peice called [Torsos in fruit and vegetable dresses] by Artist Magdalena Toth (not pictured) at the officiall launch the [Edible Art Gallery]. One of the tastiest events taking place on Culture Night this year, the Doorway Gallery presents a unique exhibition of edible art from Irish bakers and confectioners this Friday, 20th September. (Photo by Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe72_big.jpg "Pictured is Sofi Dosa with Edible art peice called [Torsos in fruit and vegetable dresses] by Artist Magdalena Toth (not pictured) at the officiall launch the [Edible Art Gallery]. One of the tastiest events taking place on Culture Night this year, the Doorway Gallery presents a unique exhibition of edible art from Irish bakers and confectioners this Friday, 20th September. (Photo by Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)")
Pictured is Sofi Dosa with Edible art peice called [Torsos in fruit and vegetable dresses] by Artist Magdalena Toth (not pictured) at the officiall launch the [Edible Art Gallery]. One of the tastiest events taking place on Culture Night this year, the Doorway Gallery presents a unique exhibition of edible art from Irish bakers and confectioners this Friday, 20th September. (Photo by Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
Numerous tents are seen during the 2013 International Camping Festival in Mount Wugongshan of Pingxiang, Jiangxi province, on September 17, 2013. (Photo by Reuters)
A Bangladesh homeless woman sleeps at a bus stand in Dhaka on September 18, 2013. The latest Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Progress Report, released by the UNDP, indicates that less than a third of people in Bangladesh now live below the national poverty line, a reduction attained in as little as a decade. New research has shown that women have been the centerpiece of this impressive human development turnaround. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)
A man holds the hand of an idol of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, during idol immersion ceremony in the Hussain Sagar lake during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad September 17, 2013. Ganesh idols are taken through the streets in a procession accompanied by dancing and singing and later immersed in a river or the sea symbolising a ritual seeing-off of his journey towards his abode, taking away with him the misfortunes of all mankind. (Photo by Krishnendu Halder/Reuters)
A Greenpeace activist ducks a low branch on top of Aurora, a giant polar bear puppet, as they take part in a street parade to raise awareness of Arctic conservation in London, on September 16, 2013. (Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP Photo)
Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard, launches from NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, on September 19, 2013. Cygnus is on its way to rendezvous with the space station. (Photo by NASA)
Retired Chinese military officers from Sichuan Province tour Tiananmen Square during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing, on September 20, 2013. The moon worshipping festival has been celebrated for over 2500 years in China. (Photo by Mark Ralston/AFP Photo)
![Nepalese mask dance locally known as Lakhe dance is performed during the 4th day of Indra Jatra festival at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmand, Nepal, on September 19, 2013. The week-long festival celebrates [Indra], the king of gods and the god of rains. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/0000fe79_big.jpg "Nepalese mask dance locally known as Lakhe dance is performed during the 4th day of Indra Jatra festival at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmand, Nepal, on September 19, 2013. The week-long
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