Photos of the Day: A Frozen River and Pink Powder

Tibet, China

Buddhist monks crowd together during the Great Prayer Festival of Losar, the Tibetan New Year, at the Rongwo monastery in Tongren County
Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

Chennai, India

A boy is covered in pink powder during Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colours
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Tel Aviv, Israel

People wear costumes and face paint while taking part in a ‘zombie walk’ as part of the Jewish holiday of Purim, which is celebrated with parades and costume parties
Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images