Asia in review

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

A Muslim boy yawns as he offers prayers with others on Eid al-fitr in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A cat sits on overhanging cables as children play in a narrow lane at a slum in Dharavi, Mumbai, India, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A man walks across a dried bed of river Yamuna where water levels have reduced drastically following hot weather in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Raul Bragais, 64, shows the ink on his finger to mark that he has finished voting during the opening of elections on Monday, May 9, 2022 in Quezon City, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A man walks his bicycle in the rain Monday, May 9, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Protesters clash with security forces during a protest against sentencing of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Muslims get ready to offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A woman works at a coal depot in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, May 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

An injured protestor screams in pain as police fire tear gas to disperse protesting members of the Inter University Students Federation during an anti government protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

A man walks past a giant traditional Balinese effigy called 'ogoh-ogoh' at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park which is prepared to be used as one of the venues of the G20 leaders summit, in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

An elderly woman casts her vote for local level election in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A dancer performs "Noh" dance-drama during a biennial festival called "Kanda Matsuri" at Kanda shrine Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A boy searches for coins thrown by Hindu devotees in river Yamuna where water levels have reduced drastically following hot weather in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

People watch as Abida Malik, sister of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, reads verses from the Quran as she stands at the window of her house in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A man walks holding an umbrella near anchored boats as it rains in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/ R S Iyer)

Exile Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns greet their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama as he arrives to attend a a prayer session in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

People light flares as they celebrate the eve of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A medical worker swabs the nose of a woman who has been under home quarantine in Beijing, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A farmer puts maize to dry in a paddy field on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Monday, May 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

People jump into the river Yamuna to cool off on a hot summer day in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India. Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A woman shows a photograph of her daughter Sonam, 20, who was killed in a fire, outside a hospital mortuary in New Delhi, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A man cooks at a kitchen located at a slum in Dharavi, Mumbai, India, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Police disperse activists protesting against the upcoming proclamation of presidential frontrunner Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and running mate Sara Duterte, daughter of the current president, during a rally at the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on Wednesday May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe)

People rest on a cart on a hot summer day in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Mg Mg Myint of Myanmar compete in Men's Bodybuilding 65kg during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Hanoi, Vietnam Friday, May 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)

RheyJey C. Ortouste of the Philippines, center, kicks a ball against Kyaw Zin Latt of Myanmar, left, during the men's sepaktakraw regu match at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Children play at a crowded Juhu beach on the Arabian Sea coast on a hot and humid day in Mumbai, India, Sunday , May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A protester blows a vuvuzela during a rally to oppose a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 21, 2022. The signs read "Stop the joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Sheng Yi, a female panda, reacts inside the panda enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Buddhist monks enter a temple in a procession to offer prayers in front of Buddha statues during Buddha Purnima festival in Kolkata, India, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Dancers perform during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, May 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)

A woman searches for nails and other metal scraps from remains of burned houses that were gutted during a fire at a poor bayside village in the district of Tondo, Manila, Philippines on Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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

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