Asia in review

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

Women wearing traditional Kimono outfits take a rickshaw ride under a canopy of the cherry blossoms in full bloom Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Lava flows down from the crater of Mount Merapi seen from Pakembinangun village in Sleman, Central Java, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ranto Kresek)

Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dance as they celebrate election results at party headquarters in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Andrew Kurka of the United States competes in the men's downhill, sitting, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Boats stand parked on the Yamuna in Prayagraj, India, Monday, March 28, 2022. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Two women in traditional Japanese kimono visit the Asakusa district Monday, March 28, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Village women compete in a tug-of-war in the compound of a Hindu temple at Hungloh village, south of Dharmsala, India, Monday, March 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A child plays near a drainage as a massive fire engulfs the Ghazipur garbage dump in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A young devotee has his forehead marked with an ash cross at the Redemptorist Church during Ash Wednesday rites, March 2, 2022, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Participants take part in the closing ceremony at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Sunday, March 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Visitors dressed in period costumes walk near the Gate of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City on Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Indian paramilitary soldiers detain an opposition Congress party supporter during a protest against rising inflation and price hike of essential commodities in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

A worker checks the electric wires to hang lanterns for upcoming celebration of Buddha's birthday on May 8 at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Jammu and Kashmir Special Operation Group (SOG) solider stands guard atop of an armored vehicle outside the Hazratbal shrine on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir,Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A farmer collects lotus flowers to sell in the market in Anlong Kgnan village, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A relative mourns as rescuers try to recover bodies after a cargo vessel hit a ferry carrying dozens of people in Narayanganj, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

A toy stands on a shelf by a bullet-ridden wall of a house damaged in a gunbattle on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Models display creations by Indian designers Alpana & Neeraj during the FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commandos march during the 83rd raising day ceremony of the CRPF at Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu, India, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Kids wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus watch a teenager flipping his skateboard in an "ollie" at a park in Hong Kong, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

People hold candles during a candlelight vigil supporting Ukraine for peace and safety and demanding to stop the war near the Russia Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A wrestler points his finger at another as they compete for a cash prize at a local fair in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A worker takes a swab sample for a COVID-19 test at a mobile testing site on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Birds fly around as an earthmover sorts garbage at the Ghazipur garbage dump in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Jack Wallace of the United States celebrates after his team defeated Canada in their para ice hockey gold medal match at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Sunday, March 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A resident wearing a mask walks past shadows of a tree in a park on Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A girl uses a kerosine oil lamp to attend online lessons during a power cut in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

A Muslim woman prays at the grave of a relative at a cemetery reserved for those who died of COVID-19, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, March 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Spectators cast shadows on a Chinese national flag at a viewing platform during the men's and women's Alpine downhill at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Colored powder is smeared on the face of a reveller during celebration marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 18, 2022. (AP Photo/ Rajanish Kakade)

Exile Tibetan women and children gather at a fete to celebrate the International Women's Day in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Health workers wearing protective suits carry COVID-19 test samples as they walk through a passageway at a hotel inside the Olympic bubble during the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Monday, March 7, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Family members and relatives mourn near the body of Rafia Nazir, a young Kashmiri woman killed in grenade attack, during her funeral in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

An MV-22 Osprey participates during a joint military helicopter borne operation drill between Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and U.S. Marines at Higashi Fuji range in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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This gallery was edited by AP photo editor Courtney Dittmar in Tokyo.

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