September 2, 2014

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man smokes a chillum (pipe) at Pushkar in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan.

May Myat Noe, Myanmar's first international beauty queen, winner of the 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World, sits with her crown that she allegedly ran away with, during a press conference in Yangon. The dethroned beauty queen said she won't return her $100,000 crown until the pageant's organizers apologize for calling her a liar and a thief.

Paragliders take to the skies on the slopes of Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain, South Africa.

A sculpture of a giant hippopotamus, "HippopoThames", built by artist Florentjin Hofman is towed up the Thames past the Houses of Parliament in central London.

People on electric bikes cross a busy traffic intersection on a rainy day on Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, China.

A close up of lava from an eruption of Holuhraun, northwest of the Dyngjujoekull glacier in Iceland, Aug. 1, 2014.

Landscapers trim grass in front of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's latest creation, a 25-meter (82 feets) white rabbit, as it leans up against an old aircraft hangar as part of the Taoyuan Land Art Festival in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Performers from the Cirque du Soleil pose for photographers during a press call to promote their forthcoming show 'Kooza', outside the Royal Albert Hall in central London.