Asia in review

This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting Asia during the month of October.

Kashmiri Muslims raise their hands in prayer as a head priest displays a relic, believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammad, at the Hazratbal shrine on Eid-e-Milad, the birth anniversary of the prophet, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

People struggle with rain and strong wind as Typhoon Mindulle travels off the coast of Japan Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

A Chinese opera performer wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus prepares for the stage in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A sacrificial chicken is carried by a Hindu devotee as others stand in a queue to offer prayers at a temple on the ninth day of Dashain festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Chinese paramilitary police wearing goggles and face masks march in formation at the Yanqing National Sliding Center during an IBSF sanctioned race, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

People watch the sun rise at the Sanur Beach in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

A visitor wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus wanders through the lanterns at the Royal Culture Festival at the Gyeongbok Palace, one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A male Banded Kingfisher rests on a tree branch in outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

A priest prepares to perform rituals during the tenth day of Dashain Hindu Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Aradhana, center, wife of Deepak chand, a school teacher who was killed in Kashmir, mourns before his cremation in Jammu, India, Friday, Oct.8, 2021. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Workers wearing face masks and shields to help curb the spread of the coronavirus wait for visitors outside a museum in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A potter makes earthen lamps ahead of Diwali, the festival of lights, in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus is reflected on an art installation on display outside a shopping mall in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

South Korean Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatic team performs during the press day of the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2021 at the Seoul Military Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A woman rides an escalator adorned with Christmas lights at the Eastwood mall in Quezon city, Philippines as government eases restrictions after a decline in Coronavirus cases in the country on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A National Security Guard (NSG) commando stands guard in front of the colors of Indian flag during a car rally of black cats held as part of celebrations marking 75 years of India’s Independence in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A)

In this photo taken with a long shutter speed, members of the Netherlands team compete in the men's pursuit during the Speed Skating China Open, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A washerwoman dries clothes on the banks of the river Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Dancers pose for photos at a park in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A man lies still as devotees light oil lamps over his body as part of rituals to celebrate the tenth and final day of Dashain festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Officials and cabinet ministers greet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, as he arrives to receive his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen at the Indian presidential palace in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa reacts during an interview at a restaurant in Taguig city, Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, after she and fellow journalist Dmitry Muratov, of Russia, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their fight for freedom of expression. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

An Indian artist smokes a cigarette as he takes a break from making clay idols of Hindu Goddess Durga ahead of the Hindu religious festival season, as it rains in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Police are reflected on water as they secure the area where politicians will file their certificate of candidacy before the Commission on Elections on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A long shadow from a bicyclist wearing a protective mask is cast on a sidewalk Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Paramilitary force soldiers detain an activist of Congress party's youth wing protesting against Sunday's killing of four farmers in Uttar Pradesh state after being run over by a car owned by India's junior home minister in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

People walk through the famed Kabukicho entertainment district of Tokyo on the first night of the government's lifting of a coronavirus state of emergency Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Wang Yuchen and Huang Yihang of China perform during the gala exhibition at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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This gallery was edited by AP photo editors Courtney Dittmar and Toru Takahashi in Tokyo.

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