People across Asia have witnessed a spectacular annular solar eclipse, which saw the moon pass in front of the sun to create a so-called “ring of fire”.
The phenomenon was visible from countries including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand.
Thousands of people wore special viewing glasses or used adapted binoculars to watch the rare event up close.
The moon begins to travel across the sun, as viewed from Bangkok, Thailand (Sakchai Lalit/AP)
The eclipse proves to be a picturesque background to silhouetted statues in Islamabad, Pakistan (BK Bangash/AP)
In Manila, the Philippines, a cloudy sky made the eclipse appear even more stunning (Aaron Favila/AP)
A Sri Lankan girl uses a special lens to watch the event in the capital Colombo (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)
A group of students in viewing glasses turn to the skies in Jakarta, Indonesia (Tatan Syuflana/AP)
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