Today in Photos

The Hindu Festival in India provides several very colorful and interesting photos today. There is also a couple photos from Mexico of police burning marijuana, an interesting photo of a frog, and an image of the leaders of Russia playing badminton.

Section:Gallery

Fri., Aug. 14, 2009

Anna Bessonova of Ukraine performs with a skipping-rope at the rhythmic gymnastics World Cup 2009 tournament, in Ukraine's capital Kiev, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009.

Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press
Pakistani girls celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Pakistan celebrates the 62nd anniversary of its independence from the British Raj in 1947.

Fareed Khan Associated Press
A rag-picker looks at India's national flag ahead of Independence Day in Allahabad, India, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009.

Rajesh Singh Associated Press
Devotees form a human pyramid to reach a vessel containing butter during celebrations marking "Janmashtami," the birth anniversary of Hindu God Krishna, in Mumbai, India, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009.

Rajanish Kakade Associated Press
Steven Chen, guitarist of US rock band "The Airborne Toxic Event", performs on the little stage during the Gampel Open Air Festival in Gampel, Switzerland, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009.

Jean-Christophe Bott Associated Press
A frog tries to evade detection by blending in among the lily pads that dot a pond located on the Spring River Golf Course in Roswell, N.M. Thursday morning, Aug. 13, 2009.

Mark Wilson Associated Press
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and President Dmitry Medvedev play badminton at the Bocharov Ruchei presidential residence at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. The dog is Medvedev's golden retriever Aldo.

Dmitry Astakhov Associated Press
Members of the Federal Investigation Agency, or AFI, burn marijuana plants at a large plantation that was found near the the town of San Cristobal de Coyutlan on the outskirts of Guadalajara Mexico, Thursday, Aug 13, 2009. Police confiscated and burnt over 7,000 kilos of marijuana at the plantation.

Carlos Jasso Associated Press
A member of the Federal Investigation Agency, or AFI, carries marijuana plants at a large plantation that was found near the the town of San Cristobal de Coyutlan on the outskirts of Guadalajara Mexico, Thursday, Aug 13, 2009. Police confiscated and burnt over 7,000 kilos of marijuana at the plantation.

Carlos Jasso Associated Press