Pictures of the day: May 11, 2017

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world
Multimedia Desk | May 11, 2017

Buddhists carry candles as they pray during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon temple in Ayutthaya, Thailand. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy hangs Vesak buckets on a tree, at a house, during the birth anniversary of Buddha, also known as Vesak Day, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: REUTERS


Buddhists carry candles as they pray during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon temple in Ayutthaya, Thailand. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man sleeps on a metal water storage tank on a hot summer day in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS


A woman pushes a pram during an unusual snowfall in Minsk, Belarus. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man smokes a cigarette in a market in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS


Alexa Bliss (TOP) and Bayley battle in the ring during the WWE show at Zenith Arena in Lille, France. PHOTO: AFP



People enjoy the seaside at a cafe as the sun sets in Kadikoy, Istanbul. PHOTO: AFP


An Indian youth dives into a swimming pool in Chennai. PHOTO: AFP


A Warao indigenous baby sits on the ground next to a wall of the Ayrton Senna Viaduct, where around 400 of them are camped, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP


Indian farmers lie with sticks outside Shiva Temple in Ranchi, as they wait for blessings from the main priest of the temple during the "Manda" Festival. PHOTO: AFP


Aerial view taken from a drone showing the rubble left after a blast occurred at a fireworks warehouse in San Isidro, Chilchotla, Puebla state, Mexico. PHOTO: AFP


Indian villagers and forestry workers gather around the carcass of an elephant as it lies near railway tracks after being struck by a passenger train at Kiranchandra Tea Garden, some 30kms, from Siliguri. PHOTO: AFP
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