Today in Photos (Jan.15)

View a gallery of photos from around the world, Jan. 15, 2016.

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Fri., Jan. 15, 2016

Sikh devotees take selfies on the eve of the birth anniversary of the tenth and final Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, in Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine in Amritsar, India, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Gobind Singh is considered a forefather in the religion.
A Kashmiri Muslim masked protester checks his injuries after a tear gas shell, fired by Indian police forces, exploded in his hand during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Police fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse Kashmiris who gathered after Friday afternoon prayers to protest against Indian control over a part of the disputed region.
Bangladeshi Muslim devotees offer prayers during the first day of an Islamic congregations second phase in Tongi, 20 kilometers (13 miles) north of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Devotees have been participating in the annual event, which is one of the worlds largest congregations of Muslims, on the sandy bank of the River Turag just outside Dhaka since the 1960s.
A young Indian girl peeps from behind a curtain at a temporary tent set up on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati River, during the Makar Sankranti festival in Allahabad, India, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of the sun's northward movement according to the solar calendar and considered to be auspicious.
A Chinese investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage house in Huaibei in central China's Anhui province Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. China's Shanghai stock index sank to its lowest level in more than one year on Friday, as renewed concerns about the world's second-largest economy led global benchmarks lower.
A horse-drawn carriage drives with tourists in the snow covered Thuringian Forest during heavy snowfall in Oberhof, Germany, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Weather forecasts predict winter weather and snow for the next days in Germany.
A supporter of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen cheers at a rally before polling day in Banqiao district of Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on Jan. 16, 2016.