From the colorful annual Holi festival in India and Purim celebrations in Israel, to a tank biathlon in Russia and the excavation of an ancient statue of an Egyptian pharaoh — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
A girl is splashed with colored water during Holi, the Festival of Colours, in Mumbai, India, March 13, 2017.
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Azov Civil Corps volunteers light flares during a protest outside the central branch of Russian Sberbank in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, March 13, 2017. Activists and supporters of Ukrainian nationalist groups demand all banks associated with Russia be banned from working in Ukraine.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children wear costumes during the Jewish holiday of Purim in Mea Shearim ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Monday, March 13, 2017. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther.
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A fragment of an ancient statue of a pharaoh found in the Eastern part of Cairo, Egypt, March 11, 2017.
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Russian models present outfits created by Bella Potemkina during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia in Moscow, March 14, 2017.
A worker carries a basket full of fish at a wholesale fish market on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, March 15, 2017.
Iraqi rapid response members fire a missile against Daesh militants during a battle with the militants in Mosul, Iraq, March 11, 2017.
Racegoers can be seen here wearing elaborate outfits and headdresses at the horse-racing Cheltenham Festival on Ladies Day, Great Britain, March 15, 2017.
A passenger pushes a cab stuck on a snow- and sleet-covered street in New York on March 14, 2017.
The Winter storm, dubbed Stella, dawned on the northeastern United States on Tuesday. Blizzard warnings were in effect in parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts and upstate New York, but were lifted for New York City, where snow turned to sleet, hail and rain.
The Winter storm, dubbed Stella, dawned on the northeastern United States on Tuesday. Blizzard warnings were in effect in parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts and upstate New York, but were lifted for New York City, where snow turned to sleet, hail and rain.
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A hospitality staff member smiles as the wind swings tassels from her headdress during a plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 12, 2017. China's top leadership, as well as thousands of delegates from around the country, gathered in the Chinese capital for the annual legislature meetings.
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Two Australian shepherd dogs Franz, left, and Lizzi race over a wet meadow in a park in Frankfurt, Germany, March 13, 2017.
The Northern Lights, also known as "Aurora Borealis," illuminate the night sky on March 15, 2017, near Kautokeino, a municipality in Finnmark county, in northern Norway.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raises his hand as confetti falls down on the crowds during a rally in Istanbul on March 11, 2017.
Erdogan threatened to retaliate after the Netherlands banned the foreign minister from flying in for a campaign rally, as he said the Hague's behavior was reminiscent of Nazism. Turkish politicians are keen to harness votes of the Turkish community in Europe ahead of the April 16 referendum on whether to boost Erdogan's powers.
Erdogan threatened to retaliate after the Netherlands banned the foreign minister from flying in for a campaign rally, as he said the Hague's behavior was reminiscent of Nazism. Turkish politicians are keen to harness votes of the Turkish community in Europe ahead of the April 16 referendum on whether to boost Erdogan's powers.
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A bird-eye view of the Shukhov Tower in Moscow. This year marks 95 years since the Tower was built.
Kyrgyz riders play the traditional Central Asian sport of Kok-Boru (Gray Wolf) or Buzkashi (Goat Grabbing) during celebrations for Nowruz in Bishkek on March 16, 2017.
Mounted players compete by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well. Nowruz, "The New Year" in Farsi, is an ancient festival marking the first day of spring in Central Asia.
Mounted players compete by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well. Nowruz, "The New Year" in Farsi, is an ancient festival marking the first day of spring in Central Asia.
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A girl takes a selfie standing near a huge Russian flag during the "Crimean Spring" festival in Mirnoye village, Crimea, Russia.
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A BMP-2 crew competes in the "Tank Biathlon 2017" army contest in Khabarovsk region, Russia.
French model Emeline Duhautoy poses with her collection of 1,679 stuffed toy cows she has been collecting for over seven years at her home in Saint-Omer, northern France, March 12, 2017.
A woman leads her donkeys loaded with jerrycans in the drought-stricken Baligubadle village near Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, in this handout picture provided by The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on March 15, 2017.
A US Marines Harrier AV-8B makes its way to a fueling boom suspended from a US Air Force KC-10 Extender during mid-air refueling support to Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria airspace, March 15, 2017.
A municipal guard in riot gear fires rubber bullets at protesters during a national strike against the government's social welfare reform bill which seeks to extend the time of contributions and raise the minimum age required to obtain full retirement benefits, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 15, 2017.
Since replacing leftist President Dilma Rousseff in Congress in 2016, President Michel Temer has been pushing for an adjustment program aimed at regaining market confidence and reactivating the country's economy, in recession for more than two years.
Since replacing leftist President Dilma Rousseff in Congress in 2016, President Michel Temer has been pushing for an adjustment program aimed at regaining market confidence and reactivating the country's economy, in recession for more than two years.
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A full moon rises behind the New York City skyline, including the Empire State Building, center, and the Chrysler Building, left, as seen from downtown Newark, N.J., March 12, 2017.
