Ceremonial

Hindus pray for the lake’s waters to recede.

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Diverse

A group appears on the first day of the Tayub Festival in the terrace hall of ISI Surakarta, held on April 8 to 9. Five troupes from Sragen, Blora, Banyumas, Banyuwangi and Malang joined the event.

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Figureheads

The UK’s Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip stand with a collection of Merchant Navy figureheads as they attend the official re-opening of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, London, on Wednesday. The Cutty Sark is the world’s last surviving tea clipper.

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First Peoples

Young dancers wait their turn to perform during the 29^th Annual Gathering of Nations, the world’s largest gathering of Native American and indigenous people, in Albuquerque on Saturday. Some 3,000 singers and dancers performed over the three-day event, which began on Thursday in Albuquerque.
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My Big Fat Han Wedding

Newlyweds dine during a traditional group wedding ceremony in Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi province on Tuesday. One-hundred-thirty couples from all over China attended the ceremony, which were conducted following the nuptial rites of the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD), local media reported.

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Window Shopping

Visitors browse a wide array of luxury jewelry displayed at the Jakarta International Jewelry Fair 2012 in Balai Kartini, Jakarta on Thursday. Various kinds of high-end gold, silver and diamond jewelry, with prices reaching Rp 100 million (US$10,900), are on public display until Sunday.

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Save Me

An activist from the environmental group Greenpeace dons a tiger suit at the Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle to protest against the rampant forest clearing that has threatened the natural habitat of the Sumatran tiger. Greenpeace and other environmental NGOs have followed the trails of these tigers and found evidence that they are suffering from large-scale forest clearances in Riau and Jambi.
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An Eye for a Thigh

Wearing miniskirts, which Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali says is in violation of the pornography law, women stage a protest at Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, Central Jakarta, against Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo’s comments last year, in which he blamed rapes on women wearing provocative clothing.

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Light Humor

Lamps in the shape of cartoon characters are displayed in a stand during an exhibition at the Industry Ministry in Jakarta on Tuesday. The exhibition will last until April 13 and will display various handicrafts and work from Indonesia.

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Hope Grows

Celebrity Riza Pahlevi waters a tree in the campaign to green the northern coastal highway of Java.

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Equal Chance

Some female therapists treat tourists in a reflexology center in Batu, East Java.

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March Madness

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have dinner with grassroots supporters from across the country at Boundary Road Restaurant in Washington on Thursday. Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron will attend and NCAA tournament basketball game in Ohio, an election swing state.

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Beautify the City

A group of students finish a mural on a supporting pillar of the Cikini railway overpass on Sunday. The project is part of the Jakarta 2012 Mural Festival, which is aimed at improving the city’s social environment.

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Final Touch

Polishing the clay pots.

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Sustenance

Warung Bu Nico provides a free lunch for residents and guests of Kampoeng Percik.

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