Best photos of August 19: From festival celebrations in Nepal to the supermoon in Britain - in pictures

  • School pupils attend a mass worship ceremony, part of the Janai Purnima Festival, at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    School pupils attend a mass worship ceremony, part of the Janai Purnima Festival, at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • A plane passes in front of the Moon, with its red glow attributable to smoke particles carried in the upper atmosphere from North American wildfires, a day ahead of the full supermoon, as seen from Parliament Hill in London. Reuters
    A plane passes in front of the Moon, with its red glow attributable to smoke particles carried in the upper atmosphere from North American wildfires, a day ahead of the full supermoon, as seen from Parliament Hill in London. Reuters
  • New Indonesian government ministers take a group photo before their swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. AFP
    New Indonesian government ministers take a group photo before their swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. AFP
  • Tourists visit the 19th century Pena Palace in Sintra, near Lisbon, Portugal. AP
    Tourists visit the 19th century Pena Palace in Sintra, near Lisbon, Portugal. AP
  • King Charles III meets soldiers at the gates of Balmoral, as he takes up summer residence at the Scottish castle. PA
    King Charles III meets soldiers at the gates of Balmoral, as he takes up summer residence at the Scottish castle. PA
  • Julia Morris and Robert Irwin attend the TV WEEK Logie Awards at The Star in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
    Julia Morris and Robert Irwin attend the TV WEEK Logie Awards at The Star in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
  • A peace mural on a street in Tehran. EPA
    A peace mural on a street in Tehran. EPA
  • A surfer rides a wave off Bondi Beach, Sydney. AFP
    A surfer rides a wave off Bondi Beach, Sydney. AFP
  • A zookeeper attempts to move a Bactrian camel on to scales during a photocall to promote the annual 'weigh-in' event at London Zoo. Getty Images
    A zookeeper attempts to move a Bactrian camel on to scales during a photocall to promote the annual 'weigh-in' event at London Zoo. Getty Images