Through the Lens: Lunar New Year kicks off, India’s stampede and more
A selection of striking photos from across Asia
JANUARY 31, 2025
Filipinos watch a drone show during Lunar New Year celebrations in the Binondo district of Manila, considered the world's oldest Chinatown, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
Filipinos watch a drone show during Lunar New Year celebrations in the Binondo district of Manila, considered the world's oldest Chinatown, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
A man and his child watch fireworks during Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila on Jan. 29. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)
A man and his child watch fireworks during Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila on Jan. 29. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)
Decorations for Lunar New Year are displayed at a shop in Bangkok's Chinatown on Jan. 27. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Decorations for Lunar New Year are displayed at a shop in Bangkok's Chinatown on Jan. 27. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Tourists eat at a street restaurant in Bangkok’s Chinatown as performers celebrate Lunar New Year on Jan. 27. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Tourists eat at a street restaurant in Bangkok’s Chinatown as performers celebrate Lunar New Year on Jan. 27. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
A child watches divers perform a dragon dance ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok on Jan. 16. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)
A child watches divers perform a dragon dance ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok on Jan. 16. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves to residents as he visits a food market ahead of the Lunar New Year during his inspection trip in Shenyang, China, on Jan. 23. (Photo by Li Xueren/Xinhua/AP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves to residents as he visits a food market ahead of the Lunar New Year during his inspection trip in Shenyang, China, on Jan. 23. (Photo by Li Xueren/Xinhua/AP)
People wait for their trains at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station during the Spring festival travel rush ahead of the Lunar New Year, in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 24.
People wait for their trains at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station during the Spring festival travel rush ahead of the Lunar New Year, in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 24.
People attend a lantern fair in Haian, China, on Jan. 22. (Photo by AFP)
People attend a lantern fair in Haian, China, on Jan. 22. (Photo by AFP)
Indonesian Chinese pray and light candles at Vihara Dharma Ramsi temple in Bandung, Indonesia, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Khairizal Maris/Getty Images)
Indonesian Chinese pray and light candles at Vihara Dharma Ramsi temple in Bandung, Indonesia, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Khairizal Maris/Getty Images)
An Indonesian Chinese family prepares offerings to honor the spirits of their ancestors ahead to the Lunar New Year celebrations in Solo, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)
An Indonesian Chinese family prepares offerings to honor the spirits of their ancestors ahead to the Lunar New Year celebrations in Solo, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)
Malaysian Chinese people burn incense before offering prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year at Kwong Fook Temple in Bentong, Malaysia, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN/AFP)
Malaysian Chinese people burn incense before offering prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year at Kwong Fook Temple in Bentong, Malaysia, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN/AFP)
A Hindu devotee dries her clothing after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers with the mythical Saraswati River, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, on Jan. 28. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)
A Hindu devotee dries her clothing after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers with the mythical Saraswati River, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, on Jan. 28. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)
Hindu devotees look for their belongings after a stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (royal bath) at the Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)
Hindu devotees look for their belongings after a stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (royal bath) at the Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)
An injured man is assisted after a stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (royal bath) at the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)
An injured man is assisted after a stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (royal bath) at the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)
A relative of an injured person stands inside an ambulance after a deadly stampede in Prayagraj, India, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)
A relative of an injured person stands inside an ambulance after a deadly stampede in Prayagraj, India, on Jan. 29. (Photo by Sharafat Ali/Reuters)
Thick smog shrouds Bangkok on Jan. 25. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Thick smog shrouds Bangkok on Jan. 25. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Former Fuji Television Network President Koichi Minato speaks about Fuji TV’s sex scandal at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
Former Fuji Television Network President Koichi Minato speaks about Fuji TV’s sex scandal at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
The conference was packed with over 40 cameras and roughly 400 media representatives, lasting more than 10 hours from 4 p.m. on Monday to 2 a.m. on Tuesday. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
The conference was packed with over 40 cameras and roughly 400 media representatives, lasting more than 10 hours from 4 p.m. on Monday to 2 a.m. on Tuesday. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
Newly elected Baseball Hall of Fame member Ichiro Suzuki attends a celebration of his career held by the Seattle Mariners, on Jan. 21 in Seattle. (Photo by Kyodo)
Newly elected Baseball Hall of Fame member Ichiro Suzuki attends a celebration of his career held by the Seattle Mariners, on Jan. 21 in Seattle. (Photo by Kyodo)
Ichiro Suzuki signs the backer board where his plaque will hang during a news conference on Jan. 23 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Hans Pennink/AP)
Ichiro Suzuki signs the backer board where his plaque will hang during a news conference on Jan. 23 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Hans Pennink/AP)
People take pictures at Kobe Luminarie, an annual winter illumination event held in memory of victims of the earthquake that struck Kobe on Jan. 17, 1995, in the western Japanese city on Jan. 24. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
People take pictures at Kobe Luminarie, an annual winter illumination event held in memory of victims of the earthquake that struck Kobe on Jan. 17, 1995, in the western Japanese city on Jan. 24. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
A light installation at Kobe Luminarie called “Spalliera,” which is about 78 meters long and 22 meters high, is displayed in Kobe on Jan. 24. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
A light installation at Kobe Luminarie called “Spalliera,” which is about 78 meters long and 22 meters high, is displayed in Kobe on Jan. 24. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
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