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From Japan's zombie walk to Istanbul's colour festival: Top photos from around the world

Updated: May 23, 2015 17:05 IST

Tokyo: Participants take part in a zombie walk at a park in Tokyo on May 16. Some 100 zombie maniacs flocked to a Tokyo park for an annual gathering, dressing in bloodstained costumes with grisly gore makeup.

Istanbul: Revelers gesture as they take part in the colour festival on May 17 in Istanbul.

Los Angeles: Drag Queen Temptress Les Jour laughs with fans during the inaugural RuPaul's DragCon at the Los Angeles Convention Center, California on May 17. The two-day event features over 100 vendors & exhibitors, panel discussions and screenings of interest to the Drag Queen community.

London: Members of staff put the finishing touches to the wax figure of Star Wars character Chewbacca at the Star Wars at Madame Tussauds attraction in London on May 12.

Paris: Video mapping is used to display a projection on the Hotel Sale which houses the Picasso Museum in Paris, as part of the 11th edition of the European museum night, on May 16. The European museum night was created in 2005 by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, with the closing time of the museums postponed to approximately one in the morning, allowing the public to visit the participating museums by night, for free.

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Beyonce looked daringly regal in a sheer bejeweled Givenchy couture gown at the Met Gala 2015.

Made with squid ink brioche, creamy garlic mashed potatoes, two confit egg yolks and a mushroom béchamel sauce, the EGG-clipse by pastry wizard Chef Dominique Ansel is a work of genius.

Alpine, the legend will return to the road in 2016. Here's a look at the legendary Alpine A110 at a rally race in the 1970s.

Man-sized bear mascot Kumamon to walk the red carpet at Cannes. A stylised creation with red cheeks and a fixed grin, he is to grace the premier global film festival with his presence when proceedings open in the south of France.

Paris: People participate in the

Sydney: Models parade outfits by Australian label Maticevski at Fashion Week Australia in Sydney on April 14.

Tokyo: Australian model Miranda Kerr (L) performs with

Beijing: Fans dressed like Iron Man wait for US actors during the promotion of Marvel's

Colombo: A Sri Lankan vendor sells bubble liquid on the Galle Face promenade in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on April 19.

Puri beach, India: A camel carrying tourist walks near Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik's sand sculpture on Nabakalebara at Golden Sea Beach Puri, some 65 km from Bhubaneswar on April 8. The term Nabakalebara is an ancient ritual associated with most of the Jagannath Temples when the idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshan are replaced by a new set of idols. A year of Ashadha of the Hindu calendar is auspicious for conducting the ceremony and this usually occurs every twelve to nineteen years. The deities are made from a special type of Neem wood known as Daru Bramha and preparations for the ceremony start in the month of Chaitra. (Photos: AFP)

New York: Will Bynum (C) of the Washington Wizards scores against the Brooklyn Nets during their NBA game at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on April 10.

Beijing: Dancers get ready backstage before the finals of the 2015 World Pole Dance Championship on April 12.

Liverpool: Racegoers attend 'Ladies Day' of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, Northern England on April 10. The annual three-day meeting culminates in the Grand National which is run over a distance of 6.43 km and 7,242 m, and is the biggest betting race in the United Kingdom.

Dubai: French urban climber Alain Robert, also known as

Milan: Tom Friedman's sculpture

Paris: France's Julien Epaillard rides Cristallo A LM as he competes during the Grand Prix Hermes International Jumping Competition on April 12, at The Grand Palais in Paris.

Tokyo: A life-size Godzilla head on a balcony of the eighth floor of Hotel Gracery Shinjuku is displayed during the official unveiling ceremony at Kabukicho shopping district in Tokyo on April 9. The Godzilla is a main feature of the new commercial complex comprising a 970-room hotel, movie theatres and restaurants which will be open this month.

Washington, DC: US President Barack Obama speaks during an Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House April 6 in Washington, DC.

London: A Tiger butterfly sits on the nose of a child during a photocall in the Natural History Museum's 'Sensational Butterflies' outdoor butterfly house in London on March 31.

Tokyo: South Africa's Kyle Brown (L, top) and England's James Rodwell (R, top) fight for the ball during their final match at the Tokyo Rugby Sevens in Tokyo on April 5. England won the final 21-14.

Nice, France: A man installs shark-shaped balloons enclosed in a plastic globe in a water fountain in Nice on April 1.

Hong Kong: A motocross pilot performs a stunt jump in front of the city's skyline during a promotional event for an energy drink in Hong Kong on April 3. The famous city's skyline is often used as part of the promotional events by various brands and organizations.

New York City: Pharrell Williams and his wife, Helen Lasichanh arrive as CHANEL present their Paris-Salzburg 2014/15 Metiers d'Art Collection March 31, at Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

Moscow: A woman wearing branches of plants poses during Russia's beard and mustaches championship in central Moscow on April 4.

This picture taken on March 21 shows visitors walking amongst the cherry blossoms in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. The cherry blossoms, now in full bloom, attracted tens of thousands of visitors, local media reported. (Photo: AFP)

An Alinea creation of corn and white chocolate, honey, mango. Chicago restaurant Alinea has been named the best restaurant in the world in the latest global restaurant ranking, this time as voted for by the public. (Photo: AFP)

Kunming, China: This picture taken on March 21 shows a parrot standing on the head of a child in the Kunming Zoo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province.

New York: Bagpipers march during the St Patrick's Day parade in New York on March 17.

Valencia: Ninots burn on the last night of the Fallas Festival in Valencia on March 19. Fallas are gigantic structures made of cardboard portraying current events and personalities in which individual figures or Ninots are placed. The Fallas are burnt in the streets of Valencia as a tribute to St Joseph, patron saint of the carpenters' guild.

Pristina, Kosovo: A man uses a dental X-ray to watch a partial solar eclipse in Pristina on March 20, 2015.

Colombo: A Sri Lankan fruit vendor waits to sell peanuts in Colombo on March 3, 2015. Sri Lanka's new government will seek loans exceeding 4.0 billion USD from international lenders, including the IMF, as it

London: Models dressed in 1940s-style clothing pose during a photo call for the exhibition 'Fashion on the Ration - 1940s Street Style' outside the Imperial War Museum (IWM) in London on March 3, 2015. The exhibition, which explores how fashion survived and even flourished under the strict rules of rationing during World War II, will be open to the public from March 5 to August 31, 2015.

New Taipei City: A man carries a Taoist god statue as fire crackers are detonated during a lunar festival event at the Yehliu harbor in New Taipei City on March 5, 2015. More than 130 townspeople and tourists, plus a dog, threw themselves into Taiwan's northern Yehliu harbour carrying statues of a Taoist god in a centuries old tradition to pray for luck and prosperity for the year to come.

Beverly Hills, California, USA: A dog wears sunglasses at the annual 'Woofstock 90210' dog show in Beverly Hills, California on March 8, 2015. The annual event is held to raise money for animal welfare as well as find homes for rescue dogs.

Gapyeong, South Korea: Couples attend a mass wedding held by the Unification Church in Gapyeong on March 3, 2015. Hundreds of couples were married at the South Korean headquarters of the Unification Church --- the third such event since the death of church founder Sun Myung Moon.

Manila: Students wearing bird costumes dance during the annual Caracol Festival in Manila on February 22, 2015. Participants of the Caracol Festival dress in different costumes of wildlife and endangered species to express the need to preserve Manila's environment and cultural heritage. (Photo: AFP)

Allahabad: An Indian Hindu devotee demonstrates his fire skills during a religious procession to mark the Hindu festival of Maha Shivratri in Allahabad on February 17, 2015. Hindus mark the Maha Shivaratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to worship Lord Shiva. (Photo: AFP)

Hong Kong: A woman takes a selfie in front of a multi-colored sheep installation displayed in a shopping mall for the Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong on February 18, 2015. The Chinese Lunar New Year of the Sheep began on February 19. (Photo: AFP)

Nombre de Dios, Panama: 'Congos' dance during the so called 'Congos y Diablo', Congos and Devil, carnival ritual in Nombre de Dios 120 km north to Panama City on February 18, 2015. The celebration dates to colonial times with devils representing the Spanish conquerors and the 'Congos' African slaves. (Photo: AFP)

Khlyupino, Russia: People take part in celebration of Maslenitsa (Shrovetide), a farewell ceremony to winter close to village of Khlyupino about 60 km from Moscow on February 22, 2015. Shrovetide precedes the beginning of Lent, with each day of the week holding its own meaning. Shrove Sunday, also known as the Sunday of Forgiveness, is a day for asking forgiveness for the harm caused to other people intentionally or unintentionally. (Photo: AFP)

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Tokyo: Participants take part in a zombie walk at a park in Tokyo on May 16. Some 100 zombie maniacs flocked to a Tokyo park for an annual gathering, dressing in bloodstained costumes with grisly gore makeup.

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