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.
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
