A regimental goat and a carnival queen: photos of the day
Men wearing traditional costumes and wooden masks take part in the annual carnival parade Photograph: Michaela Stache/AFP/Getty
Pilgrims bathe in Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival Photograph: AFPTV/AFP/Getty
Jacob Ryan, aka Yikes, puts the finishing touches on an 11-storey mural, part of Flare 2025, a street art festival. Nearly two dozen artists are taking part in the 11-day event Photograph: PJ Heller/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock
Fusilier Llewelyn II, the regimental goat, joins a soldier from the Tidworth-based 1st Battalion, the Royal Welsh, as they commemorate St David's Day at Lucknow barracks. The fusiliers parade to honour the patron saint of Wales in a traditional ceremony and receive leeks, a national emblem of Cymru Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty
A model wears a carnival costume at the queen's election gala of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife carnival. Costumes can weigh up to 800kg, cost thousands of euros and take up to nine months to create Photograph: Anadolu/Getty
A woman smokes a cigar during the 25th Habano festival Photograph: Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA
Actors take part in the opening of the Colombian Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies three-day fair Photograph: Carlos Ortega/EPA
A man found guilty of sexual relations with another man under Islamic sharia law is publicly flogged Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty
A shop worker arranges figurines of Pope Francis on sale in a souvenir shop Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
A wing surfer glides across the water as a Qantas plane awaits to take off at Sydney international airport Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty
Migrants wave from a Panamanian authorities bus in the district of Miramar Photograph: Bienvenido Velasco/EPA
A devotee dressed as the Hindu deity Kali performs a ritualistic dance in a religious procession during the Maha Shivratri festival Photograph: R Satish Babu/AFP/Getty
Relatives greet Palestinian prisoners and detainees in the West Bank after their release from an Israeli prison following the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas Photograph: Nasser Nasser/AP
Revellers participate in the Paceño carnival, a celebration organised by the indigenous groups of La Paz. The dances and costumes reflect the different groups' various traditions and religions Photograph: Luis Gandarillas/EPA
A man sweeps a mosque before the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The beginning of Ramadan is expected to fall on 1 March, depending on the sighting of the crescent moon
Photograph: Bilawal Arbab/EPA
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