A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness. The annual Torgya Festival in Tawang, in north-eastern India, is full of colourful dancing, music and theatre. The three day festival is held in the courtyard of the Tawang monastery, which is nestled on top of the hill overlooking the town. The vibrant event was attended by Australian photographers Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak.
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
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A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
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