Pictures of the day: January 14, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
Multimedia Desk | January 14, 2017

A man dressed in a costume made of animal fur, called "kuker", dances around a bonfire during a festival in the town of Batanovtsi, Bulgaria. PHOTO: REUTERS

Men dressed as "Chlaeuse", figures that scare away evil spirits, carry round bells and cowbells as they walk on a partially snow-covered road during the traditional "Sylvesterchlausen" near the northeastern village of Urnaesch, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS


People fish for trout through holes in a frozen river in Hwacheon, south of the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. PHOTO: REUTERS


A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man carrying his pet monkey walks after taking a dip at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of "Makar Sankranti" festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS


A block of ice with a frozen fox stands in Fridingen, southern Germany. The fox fell through thin ice on the river Danube on December 9, 2016 and drowned. PHOTO: AFP


Young Indian students wear traditional Punjabi dress as they perform the 'Giddha' dance during celebrations on the occasion of the Lohri Festival in Amritsar. PHOTO: AFP


Aerial view of the damage caused by the January 2 forest fire in Puertas Negras, Valparaiso, Chile. PHOTO: AFP



Indian Hindu devotees take a holy bath in the Bay of Bengal at the mouth of the river Ganges in Sagar Island, around 150 km south of Kolkata, PHOTO: AFP


A Hindu holy man smokes cannabis at his temporary camp on Gangasagar Island, around 150 kms south of Kolkata. PHOTO: AFP


Muslim devotees pray during the Friday noon prayers during the World Muslim Congregation, also known as Biswa Ijtema, at Tongi, some 30 kms north of Dhaka. PHOTO: AFP


Rain clouds move over downtown Los Angeles, California. PHOTO: AFP


A man removes snow next to an office building following heavy snowfall in Moscow. PHOTO: AFP


Waves smash into the barrier along the promenade at high tide at Walton-on-the-Naze, in southeast England. PHOTO: AFP


A truck is pictured in the road trench of the A14 highway near Cambs in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, northern Germany. PHOTO: AFP
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