• Carmen Prades, the Queen of the Fallas Festival, centre, gives the order to start the daily pyrotechnic show as part of the Fallas Fiestas in Valencia, Spain. EPA
    Carmen Prades, the Queen of the Fallas Festival, centre, gives the order to start the daily pyrotechnic show as part of the Fallas Fiestas in Valencia, Spain. EPA
  • A visitor takes a photo of the Lujiazui Financial District across the Huangpu River on the Bund promenade in Shanghai, China's biggest city. AFP
    A visitor takes a photo of the Lujiazui Financial District across the Huangpu River on the Bund promenade in Shanghai, China's biggest city. AFP
  • Traditional bread for sale in Quetta, Pakistan. EPA
    Traditional bread for sale in Quetta, Pakistan. EPA
  • At Paris Women Fashion Week, models present creations for the Japanese Anrealage brand for the ready-to-wear autumn/winter 2026-2027 collection. AFP
    At Paris Women Fashion Week, models present creations for the Japanese Anrealage brand for the ready-to-wear autumn/winter 2026-2027 collection. AFP
  • An Indian army cadet demonstrates his martial arts skills before a graduation ceremony at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state. AFP
    An Indian army cadet demonstrates his martial arts skills before a graduation ceremony at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state. AFP
  • Visit to Pure Harvest farm with chief grower Jan Prins. Victor Besa / The National
    Visit to Pure Harvest farm with chief grower Jan Prins. Victor Besa / The National
  • Attendants hold umbrellas for delegates leaving the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during heavy snow, after a meeting. Reuters
    Attendants hold umbrellas for delegates leaving the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during heavy snow, after a meeting. Reuters
  • Paddy fields at sunrise in Montasik, Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
    Paddy fields at sunrise in Montasik, Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
  • Sight hounds wear British Union flag-themed jackets for the second day of the Crufts Dog Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England. AFP
    Sight hounds wear British Union flag-themed jackets for the second day of the Crufts Dog Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England. AFP
  • The Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, resulting in a lunar eclipse known as a Blood Moon, in a series of photos taken in Santa Rosa, the Philippines. Getty Images
    The Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, resulting in a lunar eclipse known as a Blood Moon, in a series of photos taken in Santa Rosa, the Philippines. Getty Images
  • An Egyptian musaharati, or Ramadan drummer, wakes the faithful in the Hadayek El Maadi district of southern Cairo for suhoor. AFP
    An Egyptian musaharati, or Ramadan drummer, wakes the faithful in the Hadayek El Maadi district of southern Cairo for suhoor. AFP
  • A Thai monk collecting alms at Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. AFP
    A Thai monk collecting alms at Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. AFP
  • In Jerusalem, Ultra-Orthodox Jewish people gather for Purim, a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted by the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. Reuters
    In Jerusalem, Ultra-Orthodox Jewish people gather for Purim, a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted by the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. Reuters

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Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

From Fallas festival in Spain to Purim celebration in Jerusalem

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March 09, 2026

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Updated: March 09, 2026, 6:00 AM
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