Devotees take part in a Kavadi Aattam procession with devotion at Sion Koliwada area. The sacred Kavadi Aattam, a holy offering dedicated to Lord Murugan is observed with deep faith and traditional rituals.   Pics/Shadab Khan

Hundreds of people gathered at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens to say goodbye to panda twins Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao as they were returned to China amid diplomatic tensions, leaving Japan without any pandas for the first time in 50 years. (PICS/AFP)