• Clowns pose for a selfie after a parade during the Clown Festival.
    Clowns pose for a selfie after a parade during the Clown Festival.
  • A Malaysian clown named Mr Potato, centre, drives his Beetle during the Clown Festival.
    A Malaysian clown named Mr Potato, centre, drives his Beetle during the Clown Festival.
  • Malaysian clown Mohd Bukhari, aka Mr JAJA, gestures during a Clown Festival.
    Malaysian clown Mohd Bukhari, aka Mr JAJA, gestures during a Clown Festival.
  • A clown entertains passersby as a group of the entertainers parade during the Clown Festival.
    A clown entertains passersby as a group of the entertainers parade during the Clown Festival.
  • A Malaysian family watches as clowns take part in a parade during the Clown Festival.
    A Malaysian family watches as clowns take part in a parade during the Clown Festival.
  • A clown’s shoes are seen before a parade during a Clown Festival.
    A clown’s shoes are seen before a parade during a Clown Festival.
  • A clown is silhouetted against the backdrop of Malaysia’s iconic Twin Towers during a Clown Festival in Kuala Lumpur.
    A clown is silhouetted against the backdrop of Malaysia’s iconic Twin Towers during a Clown Festival in Kuala Lumpur.
  • Clowns prepare to take part in a Clown Festival in Kuala Lumpur.
    Clowns prepare to take part in a Clown Festival in Kuala Lumpur.
  • Clowns take part in a parade during the Clown Festival in Kuala Lumpur.
    Clowns take part in a parade during the Clown Festival in Kuala Lumpur.

In pictures: Clown Festival in Kuala Lumpur

Olive Obina

August 19, 2014

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Around 80 clowns from all over Malaysia have come to take part in the Clown Festival event organised by the Association of Clowns Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. All photos Manan Vatsyayana / AFP photo.

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