Tuesday September 5, Our World in Pictures

September 5, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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INDIA — Festival Wraps Up: Hindu devotees pull a giant idol of the elephant-headed god Ganesha to immerse it in the Arabian Sea on the final day of the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai on Tuesday.

BANGLADESH — Crossing the Border: An exhausted Rohingya man helps an elderly family member and a child as they arrive at Kutupalong refugee camp after crossing from Myanmmar to the Bangladesh side of the border in Ukhia on Tuesday. The man said he lost several family members in Myanmar. Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, fleeing the latest round of violence to engulf their homes in Myanmar, have been walking for days or handing over their meager savings to Burmese and Bangladeshi smugglers to escape what they describe as certain death.

SOUTH AFRICA — People Play Soccer: Players chase the ball on a dusty field during their soccer match in Nigel on Sunday.

TEXAS — Church Holds Service for Hurricane Victims: Texas State University students Carson Asher and Alaniz Amillano sing during a worship service in the front lawn of the First Presbyterian Church of Dickinson on Sunday in Dickinson. The First Presbyterian Church of Dickinson was badly damaged in the floods from Harvey. Sunday was declared a day of prayer in Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott and across the nation by President Donald Trump. He and the first lady attended services at St. John’s, an Episcopal church in Washington, a day after visiting Harvey evacuees in Houston and Louisiana.

GERMANY — Children Visit the Zoo: In this Tuesday photo, children watch a gorilla from behind a window in the zoo in Frankfurt.

JAPAN — Honor Guard Prepares for Inspection: Japanese honor guard members prepare for inspection by Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Tuesday.

SOUTH KOREA – Live-Fire Exercise: In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korea’s Hyunmoo II ballistic missile is fired during an exercise at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Monday. In South Korea, the nation’s military said it conducted a live-fire exercise simulating an attack on North Korea’s nuclear test site to “strongly warn” Pyongyang over the latest nuclear test. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the drill involved F-15 fighter jets and the country’s land-based “Hyunmoo” ballistic missiles. The released live weapons “accurately struck” a target in the sea off the country’s eastern coast, the JCS said.

CHINA – Friendship Bridge: Trucks crosses the friendship bridge connecting China and North Korea in the Chinese border town of Dandong, opposite side of the North Korean town of Sinuiju, Monday. China said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off trade with countries that deal with North Korea is unacceptable and unfair.

NEPAL – Young Goddess: A Nepalese girl dressed as living goddess Kumari waits for Kumari Puja at Hanuman Dhoka, Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday. Girls under the age of 9 gathered for the Kumari puja, a tradition of worshiping young prepubescent girls as manifestations of the divine female energy. The ritual holds a strong religious significance in the Newar community that seeks divine blessings to save small girls from diseases and bad luck in the years to come.

CALIFORNIA – Floating in Air: Texas A&M defensive back Armani Watts, left, knocks down a pass thrown by UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen (3) in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday.

GERMANY – 27 Mugs: Oliver Struempfel competes during his world record attempt, carrying 27 beer mugs at the traditional festival Gillamoos in Abensberg, Germany, Sunday. He succeeded.