Workers climb scaffolding as they put the final touches to a large religious statue at the Buddhist temple near Amphawa floating market at Samut Songkhram province, Thailand.
Day in Photos, March 16, 2013
![Pope Francis prays in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary at the Vatican.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0c964a8a-a145-4e54-adfb-c4292fb4a460_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
໕
Pope Francis prays in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary at the Vatican.
![Aero Albatros jets of the Breitling Jet Team perform during an aerobatics display at the Subang Skypark near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e771af96-125f-4fa3-8cd7-b56baf56a8b5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
໖
Aero Albatros jets of the Breitling Jet Team perform during an aerobatics display at the Subang Skypark near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
![A Balinese Hindu devotee bathes in the Sebatu waterfall during a "Melukat" purification ritual in Gianyar District in Bali, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/84a4e4ec-f738-4eae-a93d-16fa3593ed1f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
໗
A Balinese Hindu devotee bathes in the Sebatu waterfall during a "Melukat" purification ritual in Gianyar District in Bali, Indonesia.
![Participants ride horses across sand dunes during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan International Equestrian festival in the Boudthib Endurance Village near the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi.](https://gdb.voanews.com/46e3b0a1-0a94-4bba-bc24-a87f85e00491_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
໘
Participants ride horses across sand dunes during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan International Equestrian festival in the Boudthib Endurance Village near the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi.