Best photos of August 4: From Shravan festivities in Nepal to farming in Ukraine

  • A worshipper takes a holy dip in the Bagmati River before offering prayers to the Hindu god Shiva at the Pashupatinath Temple during Shravan festivities on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP
    A worshipper takes a holy dip in the Bagmati River before offering prayers to the Hindu god Shiva at the Pashupatinath Temple during Shravan festivities on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP
  • Mexican women in traditional dress participate in the Tortilla Race in Santa Maria Coapan, Puebla, Mexico. EPA
    Mexican women in traditional dress participate in the Tortilla Race in Santa Maria Coapan, Puebla, Mexico. EPA
  • A worker secures scaffolding in front of the Red Fort in preparation for India’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in the walled city area of the capital, New Delhi. AFP
    A worker secures scaffolding in front of the Red Fort in preparation for India’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in the walled city area of the capital, New Delhi. AFP
  • Farmland is inundated in Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province in south-western South Korea, following heavy rain that brought 170mm of rain the previous day. EPA
    Farmland is inundated in Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province in south-western South Korea, following heavy rain that brought 170mm of rain the previous day. EPA
  • A green frog near Fontenay-le-Vicomte. AFP
    A green frog near Fontenay-le-Vicomte. AFP
  • People enjoy the beach during the summer heat in Dubai. Reuters
    People enjoy the beach during the summer heat in Dubai. Reuters
  • Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro at a demonstration in his favour in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AFP
    Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro at a demonstration in his favour in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AFP
  • A farmer collects wheat in a barn for storage during grain harvest in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, amid the continuing Russian invasion. EPA
    A farmer collects wheat in a barn for storage during grain harvest in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, amid the continuing Russian invasion. EPA