Through the lens: Eye on Asia

A selection of striking images from across Asia

JULY 20, 2024

Bangladeshis on rickshaws make their way along a flooded street after a monsoon rainfall in Dhaka on July 12.  (Photo by Reuters)

Bangladeshis on rickshaws make their way along a flooded street after a monsoon rainfall in Dhaka on July 12.  (Photo by Reuters)

An artist dressed as the Hindu Lord Krishna waits to perform on July 15, the last day of the weeklong Rath Yatra festival in Kolkata.  (Photo by Getty Images)

An artist dressed as the Hindu Lord Krishna waits to perform on July 15, the last day of the weeklong Rath Yatra festival in Kolkata.  (Photo by NurPhoto/Getty Images)

Tourists ride bamboo rafts in the Yulong River Scenic Area on July 14 in the Guilin region of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.  (Photo by Getty Images)

Tourists ride bamboo rafts in the Yulong River Scenic Area on July 14 in the Guilin region of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.  (Photo by Getty Images)

A Shinto priest adjusts light bulbs during the Mitama Festival honoring ancestral spirits at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 13.  (Photo by Reuters)

A Shinto priest adjusts light bulbs during the Mitama Festival honoring ancestral spirits at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 13.  (Photo by Reuters)

Doraemon and related characters at a touring exhibition in Hong Kong on July 12.  (Photo by Reuters)

Doraemon and related characters at a touring exhibition in Hong Kong on July 12.  (Photo by Reuters)

Security guards escort a Rolls-Royce carrying groom Anant Ambani from the home of his father, Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, to his wedding in Mumbai on July 12.  (Photo by Reuters)

Security guards escort a Rolls-Royce carrying groom Anant Ambani from the home of his father, Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, to his wedding in Mumbai on July 12.  (Photo by Reuters)

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A man gets his eyebrows shaved by a Buddhist monk during a mass Buddhist novice monk ordination ceremony ahead of the beginning of the three-month Buddhist Lent on July 21. (Photo by Reuters)

A man gets his eyebrows shaved by a Buddhist monk during a mass Buddhist novice monk ordination ceremony ahead of the beginning of the three-month Buddhist Lent on July 21. (Photo by Reuters)

The Dogo Onsen Honkan bathhouse in Matsuyama, Japan, on July 8. When the venerable hot spring facility in Ehime prefecture fully reopened at 6 a.m. on July 11, about 60 Japanese and foreign visitors were already waiting in line. (Photo by  Yo Inoue)

The Dogo Onsen Honkan bathhouse in Matsuyama, Japan, on July 8. When the venerable hot spring facility in Ehime prefecture fully reopened at 6 a.m. on July 11, about 60 Japanese and foreign visitors were already waiting in line. (Photo by  Yo Inoue)

Boys play with bubble machines on the back of a float in the Dan Sai district of Thailand's Loei province on July 9 during the Phi Ta Khon Festival, a vibrant three-day celebration featuring colorful masked processions.  (Photo by Getty Images)

Boys play with bubble machines on the back of a float in the Dan Sai district of Thailand's Loei province on July 9 during the Phi Ta Khon Festival, a vibrant three-day celebration featuring colorful masked processions.  (Photo by Getty Images)

A slum area in Jakarta on July 10.  (Photo by Reuters)

A slum area in Jakarta on July 10.  (Photo by Reuters)

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, daughter of Indian industrialist Viren Merchant, during their wedding.  (Photo by Reliance Industries/Reuters)

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, daughter of Indian industrialist Viren Merchant, during their wedding.  (Photo by Reliance Industries/Reuters)