Freestyle ski championships, Earth Hour, celebrating Ram Navami | March 28
Taking flight during freestyle skiing championships, well known landmarks go dark during ‘Earth Hour,’ and Hindus celebrating the Rama’s during Ram Navami, and more, in the daily brief.
- Two boys walk past a long line of men queuing while they face long delays to cast their vote in the afternoon at a polling station in Daura, the home town of opposition candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in northern Nigeria. Nigerians went to the polls Saturday in presidential elections which analysts say will be the most tightly contested in the history of Africa’s richest nation and its largest democracy. (Ben Curtis/Associated Press)
- In this two photo combination picture, the Eiffel Tower with its usual lighting at left, and after the lighting was switched off at right, at the occasion of the Earth Hour, in Paris, France. This Saturday, 28 March 8:30 p.m. local time, individuals, businesses, cities and landmarks around the world are switching off their lights for one hour to focus attention on climate change. (Remy de la Mauviniere/Associated Press)
- Cheerleaders from Japan’s professional football team Yokohama Marinos perform for the countdown of the Earth Hour environmental campaign in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo. Millions are expected to take part around the world in the annual event organized by conservation group WWF, with hundreds of well-known sights set to plunge into darkness. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP-Getty Images)
- Women in khimars wait in line to cast their votes at a polling station in Daura, Katsina State, during presidential elections. Voting in Nigeria’s general election has been extended to March 29 in 300 out of 150,000 polling stations, the electoral commission said, after technical glitches marred polling nationwide. (Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP-Getty Images)
- Election officials sort out ballots papers at the end of voting in one of the polling stations in Yola, Nigeria. Nigerians went to the polls Saturday in presidential elections which analysts say will be the most tightly contested in the history of Africa’s richest nation and its largest democracy. (Sunday Alamba/Associated Press)
- A man listens to a radio sets to monitor proceedings during Nigerian presidential elections in Daura, Katsina State. Voting in Nigeria’s general election has been extended to March 29 in 300 out of 150,000 polling stations, the electoral commission said, after technical glitches marred polling nationwide. (Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP-Getty Images)
- Posters of main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Mohammadu Buhari are displayed on the wall of a mud house in Daura, Katsina State, during presidential elections . Voting in Nigeria’s general election has been extended to March 29 in 300 out of 150,000 polling stations, the electoral commission said, after technical glitches marred polling nationwide. (Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP-Getty Images)
- A police officer uses a dog to sweep the area before the arrival of incumbent Nigerian president to cast his ballot during presidential elections at polling station in Otuoke. Voting began in Nigeria’s general election but delays were reported countrywide because of technical problems in accrediting electors. (Florian Plaucheur/AFP-Getty Images)
- A man washes the face of a female voter that was beaten by a Nigerian policewoman at a poling station during an altercation. The police woman was later arrested for misconduct, in Lagos, Nigeria. Millions of Nigerians turned out Saturday to vote in a presidential election that analysts say is too close to call between President Goodluck Jonathan and former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari. (Kunle Ogunfuyi/Associated Press)
- Election officials start the counting process at a polling station in Yenagoa. Problems with new technology forced a 24-hour extension to the presidential election in Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, and renewed Boko Haram violence hit the knife-edge vote. (Florian Plaucheur/AFP-Getty Images))
- Election officials count ballots papers at the end of voting in one of the polling stations in Yola, Nigeria. Nigerians went to the polls Saturday in presidential elections which analysts say will be the most tightly contested in the history of Africa’s richest nation and its largest democracy. (Sunday Alamba/Associated Press)
- A man, displaced by Islamist militant attacks casts his vote,top, during the presidential and National Assembly elections in Yola, Nigeria. Nigerians went to the polls Saturday in presidential elections which analysts say will be the most tightly contested in the history of Africa’s richest nation and its largest democracy. (Sunday Alamba/Associated Press)
- In this two photo combination picture in central London, the Houses of Parliament being submerged into darkness for the Earth Hour environmental campaign. Millions are expected to take part around the world in the annual event organized by conservation group WWF, with hundreds of well-known sights set to plunge into darkness. (Glyn Kirk/AFP-Getty Images)
- Indian artists dressed as Hindu monkey god Hanuman (R) and Lakshman watch a video on their mobile phone during Rama Navami festival celebrations at a temple in Bangalore. Rama Navami is a Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of the god Rama whom Hindus consider is the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu and is the oldest known Hindu god having human form. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP-Getty Images)
- Indian devotees dressed as Hindu deities Krishna (L) and Radha (R) participate in a Hindu religious procession on the occasion of the Ram Navmi festival in Amritsar. Ram Navmi commemorates the birth of Hindu deity Rama. (Narinder Nanu/AFP-Getty Images)
- A young Hindu girl sits for a ceremony where she and other girls are worshipped as “Kumari,” or living goddess, during Ram Navami festival, at a temple in Kolkata, India. Ram Navami marks the birth of Hindu God Rama. (Bikas Das/Associated Press)
- Young Hindu girls sit together for a ceremony where they are worshipped as “Kumari,” or living goddess, during Ram Navami festival, at a temple in Kolkata, India. Ram Navami marks the birth of Hindu God Rama. (Bikas Das/Associated Press)
- A Hindu woman decorates the sole of her daughter’s feet with vermillion for her to participate in a ceremony where young girls are worshipped as “Kumari,” or living goddess, during Ram Navami festival, at a temple in Kolkata, India. Ram Navami marks the birth of Hindu God Rama. (Bikas Das/Associated Press)
- A Hindu girl, her hands decorated with vermillion, participates in a ceremony where young girls are worshipped as “Kumari,” or living goddess, during Ram Navami festival, at a temple in Kolkata, India. Ram Navami marks the birth of Hindu God Rama. (Bikas Das/Associated Press)
- An Indian devotee, with a steel trident pierced through his cheeks as part of a ritual, participates in a religious procession to the temple of Hindu goddess Muthumariamman in Mumbai. The devotees perform the ritual after their prayers to the goddess have been answered or their wishes fulfilled. (Rajanish Kakade/Associated Press)
- An Indian devotee dressed as the Hindu Lord Shiva participates in a procession to celebrate the Ram Navami festival in Allahabad. Hindu devotees celebrate the festival of Ram Navami, the birth anniversary of Lord Rama, which also marks the end of the nine-day long fasting and Navaratri festival. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP-Getty Images)
- Members of a brass band play religious tunes during in a religious procession on Ram Navami festival in New Delhi, India. Ram Navami marks the birth of Hindu God Rama. (Altaf Qadri/Associated Press)
- A woman dances during a religious procession on Ram Navami festival in New Delhi, India, Saturday. Ram Navami marks the birth of Hindu God Rama. (Altaf Qadri/Associated Press)
- Harrison Smith jumps to second place in the men’s aerials at the 2015 U.S. Freestyle Ski National Championships at Steamboat Ski Resort at Steamboat Ski Resort Steamboat Springs, Colorado. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
- Gael Monfils of France gestures during his match against Filip Krajinovic of Serbia during day 6 of the Miami Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
- Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper (34) rubs dirt on his hands a s get set to bat against the New York Mets in of an exhibition spring training baseball game in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (John Bazemore/Associated Press)
- Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers allows a goal by Milan Lucic of the Boston Bruins in the first period at the TD Garden. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
- Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky (44) reacts after being fouled by Arizona center Kaleb Tarczewski (35) during the first half of a college basketball regional final in the NCAA Tournament in Los Angeles. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
- Louisville players Ariana Freeman, left, and Sara Hammond sit in the locker room following their 82-66 loss to Dayton in a women’s college basketball regional semifinal game in the NCAA Tournament in Albany, N.Y. (Tim Roske/Associated Press)
- New York Mets right fielder Michael Cuddyer (23) warms up before the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (John Bazemore/Associated Press)
- A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw back a tear gas canister during clashes with Israeli security forces following a demonstration against Palestinian land confiscation to expand the nearby Jewish Hallamish settlement in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, located near Ramallah, two days ahead of the commemoration of Land Day. The annual Land Day demonstrations are held to remember six Arab Israeli protesters who were shot dead by Israeli police and troops during mass demonstrations in 1976 against plans to confiscate Arab land in the Galilee. (Abbas Momani/AFP-Getty Images)
- The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-16M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, March 28, 2015. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, and Mikhail Korniyenko. Dmitry Lovetsky/Associated Press)
- Ashley Caldwell jumps to first place in the ladies’ aerials at the 2015 U.S. Freestyle Ski National Championships at Steamboat Ski Resort Steamboat Springs, Colorado. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
- Course workers and athletes prepare the landing area as warm weather greets the aerials competition at the 2015 U.S. Freestyle Ski National Championships at Steamboat Ski Resort at Steamboat Ski Resort Steamboat Springs, Colorado. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
- A boy holds the national flag as he stands before players of the Netherlands prior to the Euro 2016 group A qualifying soccer match between the Netherlands and Turkey at Arena stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Peter Dejong/Associated Press)
- Dakota Fochs takes a digger on his landing during qualifications for the men’s aerials at the 2015 U.S. Freestyle Ski National Championships at Steamboat Ski Resort at Steamboat Ski Resort Steamboat Springs, Colorado. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
- A circus artist performs during a show in Ukraine’s National Circus in Kiev, Ukraine. (Efrem Lukatsky/Associated Press)
- A boy with his face decorated with luminous ink poses for a photograph with others during the symbolic switching off of the lights known as Earth Hour in Lisbon, Portugal. At 8:30 p.m. local time, individuals, businesses, cities and landmarks around the world switched off their lights for one hour to focus attention on climate change. (Francisco Seco/Associated Press)
- Elderly women perform as they join in a zumba dance during the global climate change awareness campaign Earth Hour at a park in Manila. Millions took part around the world in the annual event organized by conservation group WWF, with hundreds of well-known sights including the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Seattle Space Needle set to plunge into darkness. (Ted Aljibe/AFP-Getty Images)
- Dancers wearing neon clothes perform during an event to mark Earth Hour at a park in Manila. Millions took part around the world in the annual event organized by conservation group WWF, with hundreds of well-known sights including the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Seattle Space Needle set to plunge into darkness. (Ted Aljibe/AFP-Getty Images)
- Indonesian activists hold candles during a candle light vigil marking Earth Hour, in the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Achmad Ibrahim/Associated Press)
- A combination of two pictures shows Malaysia’s landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur before (top) and after the lights were switched off (bottom) for earth hour. Lights will go out in some 7,000 cities and towns from New York to New Zealand for Earth Hour to raise awareness of the need for sustainable energy use, and this year also to demand action to halt planet-harming climate change. (Mohd Rasfan/AFP-Getty Images)
- In this two photo combination picture, the illuminated Serbian Parliament building, top, and then the same location in darkness when the lights are turned out for one hour to mark Earth Hour, in Belgrade, Serbia. Organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature, earth hour is observed every year to create awareness about conservation of energy and climate change. Around the world, people and organizations will be turning their lights off from 8:30 to 9:30pm local time. (Darko Vojinovic/Associated Press)
- People walk past St. Basil’s Cathedral with its lights off as part of the Earth Hour environmental campaign in central Moscow. (Alexander Utkin/AFP-Getty Images)
- People walk past the State Hermitage Museum with its lights off as part of the Earth Hour environmental campaign in central Saint Petersburg. (Olga Maltseva/AFP-Getty Images)