LatestCourtney DittmarOctober 02, 2023Comment

Asia in review

LatestCourtney DittmarOctober 02, 2023Comment

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

A man prepares to immerse in an artificial pond, an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha on the second day of ten days long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

A devotee prays as she watches a parade carrying idols of Buddha during the Pancha Dan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A woman wearing a Tibetan costume looks up as a Tibetan woman turns the prayer wheels surrounding the Renkang House, the birth place of the seven Dalai Lama, at the thousand-household Tibetan village, one of the tourism spot in Litang county, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern China's Sichuan province, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

South Sudan center Deng Acuoth reacts after scoring against Angola during their Basketball World Cup classification match at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines on Saturday Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Members of an honor guard line up, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar where Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Pope Francis will meet. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Darya Yassinskaya of Kazakhstan competes on the balance beam at the women's team artistic gymnastics event of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A school boy dressed as Hindu god krishna participates in Janmashtami celebrations in Shivaji Shikshan Sanstha school in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Revelers pay respect before forming human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot while celebrating Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Chinese women visit the Yonghegong Lama Temple during the first day of the lunar month in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Faithful react as they see Pope Francis leaving in a car after a meeting with charity workers and the inauguration of the House of Mercy in Ulaanbaatar, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez of Mexico steers his car during the qualifying session of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay circuit, Singapore, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Faithfulls confess prior to the Holy Mass at the Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Shen Chenpeng, left, of China, competes against Gu Bongil of South Korea during the men's sabre team finals match of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A teacher shouts slogans during a rally to demand better protection of their rights near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The sign reads "Grant teachers immunity from child emotional abuse claims." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Women dance during Teej festival at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Women wearing Tibetan costumes take selfies as they visit the thousand-household Tibetan village, one of the tourism spot in Litang county, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern China's Sichuan province, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Kashmiris fish in the dried portion of Jhelum river in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Protesters wear a traditional hat as they join the global march to end fossil fuel in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Quezon City, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

People watch the erection of a wooden pole symbolizing lord Indra, as a young girl closes her ears to block off the sound of gunfire, marking the beginning of the week-long Indra Jatra festival at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A Chinese paramilitary policeman is reflected on a European flag as he directs foreign journalists as they arrive for a press conference hosted by European Executive Vice President and Commissioner for Economy and Trade Valdis Dombrovskis at the Delegation of the European Union to China in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)