A Sikh lights candles at the illuminated Golden Temple on the eve of the birthday of Guru Nanak, the religion’s founder, in Amritsar, India.
In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, protester is detained in Hong Kong, which is in the sixth month of increasingly violent pro-democracy demonstrations.
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A Sikh lights candles at the illuminated Golden Temple on the eve of the birthday of Guru Nanak, the religion’s founder, in Amritsar, India.
This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Shuji Kajiyama in Tokyo.
In this Nov. 13, 2019, photo, a protester walks by a broken window on the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in Hong Kong. Police have increased security around Hong Kong and its university campuses as they brace for more violence after sharp clashes overnight with anti-government protesters. (AP PhotoVincent Yu, File)
In this Nov. 12, 2019, photo, Hindu devotees light lamps at a ghat, or stairway leading down to a body of water, during Dev Deepawali festival in Varanasi, India, India, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. During this festival, all the ghats of the River Ganges come alive with thousands of brightly lit earthen lamps. Visitors throng in large numbers to watch this event. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh, File)
In this Nov. 12, 2019, photo, Hindus make fire on the banks as part of rituals, as tourists ride on boats in the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi, India. The festival which falls on the full moon day of the Indian calendar month of Karthik, is considered auspicious. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh, File)
In this Nov. 13, 2019, photo, a Hindu devotee takes a holy dip in the River Ganges in Varanasi, India. Varanasi is among the world's oldest cities, and millions of Hindu pilgrims gather annually here for ritual bathing and prayers in the Ganges River, considered holiest by Hindus. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh, File)
In this Nov. 10, 2019, photo, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako weave to spectators during the royal motorcade in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)
In this Nov. 12, 2019, photo, Cambodia's exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy talks to the media outside Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rainsy landed in Kuala Lumpur in a bid to return to his homeland after Thailand had earlier blocked him from entering. (AP PhotoVincent Thian, File)
In this Nov. 13, 2019, photo, school children wearing farmer's hats smile ahead of a dance rehearsal at Assumption Commercial College in Bangkok, Thailand. Children's dance is scheduled to be performed at the end of the month after a public mass by Pope Francis, who will visit Thailand Nov. 20-23, 2019. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)
A Hindu devotee takes a dip in the River Ganges in Varanasi, among the world's oldest cities, where millions of Hindu pilgrims gather annually for ritual bathing and prayers.
In this Nov. 11, 2019, photo, a protester is detained in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is in the sixth month of protests that began in June over a proposed extradition law and have expanded to include demands for greater democracy and other grievances. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)
This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Shuji Kajiyama in Tokyo.
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In this Nov. 12, 2019, photo, students walk by a fire during a clash with police at the Chinese University in Hong Kong. Police and protesters battled outside university campuses and several thousand demonstrators blocked roads as they took over a central business district at lunchtime on Tuesday in another day of protest in Hong Kong. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)
In this Nov. 13, 2019, photo, a protester walks by a broken window on the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in Hong Kong. Police have increased security around Hong Kong and its university campuses as they brace for more violence after sharp clashes overnight with anti-government protesters. (AP PhotoVincent Yu, File)
In this Nov. 12, 2019, photo, Hindu devotees light lamps at a ghat, or stairway leading down to a body of water, during Dev Deepawali festival in Varanasi, India, India, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. During this festival, all the ghats of the River Ganges come alive with thousands of brightly lit earthen lamps. Visitors throng in large numbers to watch this event. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh, File)
In this Nov. 12, 2019, photo, Hindus make fire on the banks as part of rituals, as tourists ride on boats in the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi, India. The festival which falls on the full moon day of the Indian calendar month of Karthik, is considered auspicious. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh, File)
In this Nov. 13, 2019, photo, a Hindu devotee takes a holy dip in the River Ganges in Varanasi, India. Varanasi is among the world's oldest cities, and millions of Hindu pilgrims gather annually here for ritual bathing and prayers in the Ganges River, considered holiest by Hindus. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh, File)
In this Nov. 10, 2019, photo, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako weave to spectators during the royal motorcade in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)
In this Nov. 12, 2019, photo, Cambodia's exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy talks to the media outside Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rainsy landed in Kuala Lumpur in a bid to return to his homeland after Thailand had earlier blocked him from entering. (AP PhotoVincent Thian, File)
In this Nov. 13, 2019, photo, school children wearing farmer's hats smile ahead of a dance rehearsal at Assumption Commercial College in Bangkok, Thailand. Children's dance is scheduled to be performed at the end of the month after a public mass by Pope Francis, who will visit Thailand Nov. 20-23, 2019. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)