Jan. 15 Photo Brief: Lance talks to Oprah, assault rifles on the runway, Kumbh Mela draws hundreds of millions
Oprah talks about her upcoming interview with Lance Armstrong, the largest religious gathering on earth, the Kumbh Mela, begins attracting Hindu devotees, the runway at Milan Fashion Week Menswear Autumn/Winter turns militant and more in today’s daily brief.
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- Oprah Winfrey speaks with Lance Armstrong during an interview regarding the controversy surrounding his cycling career January 14, 2013 in Austin, Texas. Oprah Winfrey’s exclusive no-holds-barred interview with Lance Armstrong, ‘Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive,’ has expanded to air as a two-night event on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. (George Burns/Oprah Winfrey Network via Getty Images
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- Hindu devotees bathe in the waters of Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India. The Maha Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth is held every 12 years on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
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- A naga sadhu performs during an aarti ceremony on the banks of the Ganges river during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India. The Kumbh Mela alternates between the cities of Nasik, Allahabad, Ujjain and Haridwar every three years. The Maha Kumbh Mela celebrated at the holy site of Sangam in Allahabad, is the largest and holiest, celebrated over 55 days, it is expected to attract over 100 million people. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
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- A man enjoys the fresh snow as he walks near The Angel of the North sculpture, over-looking Gateshead, Tyne and Wear in northeast England. (Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian clown Madhusudan Ghosh (L) ,63 applies makeup as her son Gourango Ghosh, 19 looks on in their tent at Kohinoor Circus in Siliguri on January 14, 2013. The Kohinoor Circus, inaugurated in 1988, is one of the most popular as it travels throughout India (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian clowns preform an act during a show at the Kohinoor Circus in Siliguri on January 14, 2013. At present, there are only ten circuses still active in India whereas in the first half of the 20th century, there were as many as 50 circuses touring the country. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A man works at a shop selling wood coat-stands in Aleppo, Syria. (Muzaffar Salman /Reuters)
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- Paws of cats locked in cases without food and water are seen, after a traffic accident on a street of Changsha, Hunan province January 14, 2013. A truck carrying more than 1,000 cats to Guangdong to sell them to diners was pulled over by the roadside during a traffic accident. Around 50 animal protection group members and volunteers rescued the cats after they heard the news and later sent the cats to a pet clinic for treatment. (China Daily/Reuters)
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- Austen Wagner, of Sandy Hook, Connecticut wears a t-shirt showing his support for Newtown as protesters gather to deliver a petition to Walmart in Danbury, Connecticut. The petition was signed by about 300,000 citizens nationwide urging Walmart, the nation’s largest gun retailer, to halt sales of assault weapons and munitions nationwide. (Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters)
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- An actor wearing a US soldier outfit with Congolese flags on it attends a decoration ceremony for 89 new lieutenants, including nine women, on January 11, 2013 at the central city of Kananga military academy. (Junior D. Kannah/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Models attend the Diesel Black Gold show as part of Milan Fashion Week Menswear Autumn/Winter 2013 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images)
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- A model walks the runway during the Philipp Plein show during Milan Fashion Week Menswear Autumn/Winter 2013 in Milan, Italy. (Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images for Philipp Plein)
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- Farmers take part in a partial blockade with some hundred tractors, at the Grand’place in Arras, in northern France, during a demonstration called by farmers local union FDSEA, to denounce all kinds of pressure affecting their activities. (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A girl balances on a swing at the Indian Museum in Rio de Janeiro January 14, 2013. An Indian community of about 30 that claimed to have lived in the abandoned Museum since 2006, went out to protest last Saturday against their anticipated eviction due to 2014 Brazil World Cup constructions and renovations of the Maracana soccer stadium next door. A parking lot for 10,000 cars was planned for the spot where the Indians are living. (Pilar Olivares/Reuters)
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