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Offbeat Collection (#9)

Exploring the quirky side of the world: From France's Tour De France to Britain's stamp featuring Queen Elizabeth II in a gas mask, there's always an offbeat twist

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NEPAL-RELIGION-FESTIVAL-NEW YEAR
Residents watch devotees pulling a wooden chariot during celebrations of the Nepali New Year or Bisket Jatra in Bhaktapur, some 12 kms east of Kathmandu on April 13, 2021

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India-Animal-Monkey
A monkey leaps through trees at a pond in the Indian city of Allahabad on May 25, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIA

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Australia-Lifestyle-St Patricks Day

Australia-Lifestyle-St Patricks Day
Australias iconic Sydney Opera House (C) is lit with green lights to mark St Patricks Day in Sydney on March 17, 2013. From Egypts pyramids to the Sydney Opera House

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Czech-Republic-Weather-Prague
An air-balloon flies over Prague, Czech republic at sunrise on November 01, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / MICHAL CIZEK

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Douniamag-Skorea-Lifestyle-Love-Fashion-Offbeat-Theme-Love
To go with Lifestyle-love-SKorea-fashion, FEATURE by Jung Ha-won A combination of nine pictures taken on February 9, 2014 shows couples wearing matching clothes

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Lithuania-Heart-Love
Lithuanian basketball fans gather to form the shape of a heart, which they call " Basketballs Heart", to show their love for the game, in Vilnius on May 8, 2011

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Australia-Mardi Gras

Australia-Mardi Gras
Participants march during the Sydneys annual gay and lesbian Mardi Gras night parade on March 1, 2013. Some 10, 000 revellers on 144 individual floats marked the journey down Oxford Street

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Us-Politics-Social-Infrared-Washington Dc
The Capitol building is seen through trees in Washington DC on September 26, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS

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Us-Halloween-Feature-Great Jack O lantern Blaze
Illuminated pumpkins in the shape of the Statue of Liberty are on display during the Great Jack O Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, on October 14, 2017

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China-Lifestyle
A woman holds an umbrella in the rain as she walks outside Beijing railway station in Beijing on October 9, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO

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Britain-Tradition-Fair
Visitors attend the Hull Fair, one of Europes largest annual travelling fairs, in Hull, north east England on October 9, 2017

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Britain-Tradition-Fair-Swing
Visitors attend the Hull Fair, one of Europes largest annual travelling fairs, in Hull, north east England on October 9, 2017

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France-Autumn-Weather-Feature-Paris
Dead leaves fly over the pavement of the river Seine banks in front of the Conciergerie historic building in Paris on October 19, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

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France-Sunrise-Feature
A picture taken on October 17, 2017 shows the sun rising over the roof of an appartment building in Tours. / AFP PHOTO / GUILLAUME SOUVANT

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France-Architecture-Monuments-Eiffel-Tower
A train passes in front of the Eiffel Tower in the French capital Paris on October 12, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

Background imageOffbeat Collection: France-Weather-Autumn

France-Weather-Autumn
A couple jog through autumn leaf fall and trees at Vincennes Woods - Bois de Vincennes - in Paris on October 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Honduras-Swallows-Feature

Honduras-Swallows-Feature
Swallows rest on power lines at down in Tegucigalpa, on October 8, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ORLANDO SIERRA

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Belarus-Geese-Animals-Feature
A man shepherds geese in the village of Krevo, some 100 km northwest from Minsk on October 22, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Sergei GAPON

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Germany -Bavaria - Summer -Water

Germany -Bavaria - Summer -Water
Young people jump in to the lake Chiemsee near the small Bavarian village Chieming, southern Germany, in front of the Alp mountain Kampenwand during hot summer weather with temperatures by 33 degrees

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Australian Water Dragon in Brisbanes Central Business District

Australian Water Dragon in Brisbanes Central Business District
The Australian water dragon (Physignathus lesueurii) in front of Central Business District bridge in Brisbane

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Japan-Lifestyle-Cherry-Blossom

Japan-Lifestyle-Cherry-Blossom
A woman takes a selfie under a blooming cherry blossom tree in a park in Tokyo on March 29, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Behrouz MEHRI

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The Hollywood Walk of Fame honors Haim Saban
Fans in costumme strike a pose while attending the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony for producer and Power Rangers creator Haim Saban on March 22, 2017 in Hollywood, California

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Israel-Mud Day

Israel-Mud Day
Participants take part in the Mud Day race, a 13km obstacle course, on March 24, 2017 in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

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Romania-Lifestyle-Pillow Fight
People take part in the International Pillow Fight event on April 1, 2017, in Bucharest, Romania. / AFP PHOTO / ANDREI PUNGOVSCHI

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France-Animals
This picture taken on April 19, 2017, shows a blue lobster at Oceanopolis, a sea center in Brest, western of France. Scientists say that this specimen is extremely rare

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Kazakhstan-Russia-Animals-Offbeat
A cat walks close to one of the Soviet era space shuttles Buran installed in a museum at Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

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Skorea-Religion-Buddhism
A child reacts after having his head shaved by Buddhist monks during a ceremony entitled Children Becoming Buddhist Monks, at the Jogye temple in Seoul on April 19, 2017

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France-Britain-Royals-Diplomacy
Britains Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Britains Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, look across the River Seine at a view of Paris through the clock face at the Musee d Orsay - the former

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Us-Dogs-Offbeat
A Weimaraner is judged in the Sporting Group at the Westminster Kennel Club 141st Annual Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York February 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

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Safrica-People-Portrait
A woman dressed in a traditonal Xhosa outfit looks on before the 2017 State Of the Nation Address (SONA), at the South African Parliament in Cape Town, on February 9, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / RODGER BOSCH

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Yoda Hot Air Balloon
A hot air ballon in the likeness of Star Wars film character Yoda takes flight during the annual International Hot Air Balloon Festival at the former Clark US Air Force base in Pampanga province

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India-Defence-Motorbike-Offbeat
An Indian army soldier -- a member of the SHWET ASHW motorcycle display team -- rides through rings of fire during a combined display at an officer training academy in Chennai on March 10, 2017

Background imageOffbeat Collection: France-Weather-Breakwater

France-Weather-Breakwater
A huge breakwater stone block is pictured on the Artha seawall after it was projected by the oceans strong swell, driven by a north-northwest current that has increased the force of the waves

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France-Agriculture-Fruits-Orchards-Spring-Weather-Feature
Trees blossom in an orchard of nectarine, peaches and apricot trees in the Drome valley near Valence, southeastern France, on March 17, 2017

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Us-Lifestyle-State of Liberty

Us-Lifestyle-State of Liberty
A bird flies as the Statue of Liberty is seen from Battery Park in New York on February 8, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Australia-Lifestyle-Tourism

Australia-Lifestyle-Tourism
This picture taken on March 6, 2017 shows ferries making their way to dock at the Sydney Harbour. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN

Background imageOffbeat Collection: India-Lifestyle

India-Lifestyle
An Indian youth is watched by others as he takes part in a bunjee jumping activity at sunset during the Bhoj Adventure Festival 2017 in Bhopal on February 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / STR

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Bangladesh cricketer catches a ball during a practice session at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on March 1, 2017 ahead of a Test series in Sri Lanka. AFP PHOTO / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI

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Combo-Mexico-Carnival-San Martin Tilcajete
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 28, 2017 shows revelers with masks of the Matlacihua Arte gallery during carnival in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca state

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France-Carnival-Granville-Unesco
People dressed in costume urinate on a wall during the annual UNESCO listed carnival of Granville, northwestern France, on February 26, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Brazil-Carnival-Paraty-Mud

Brazil-Carnival-Paraty-Mud
Revellers take part in the 31st carnival of the " Bloco da Lama" mud carnival band in Paraty, about 250km south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 25, 2017

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Brazil-Rio-Carnival-Street

Brazil-Rio-Carnival-Street
Revellers of street carnival group Tambores de Olokun, perform during a pre-carnival street party at Flamengo Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBA

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Colombia-Butterfly-Exhibition

Colombia-Butterfly-Exhibition
A Dorius Heliconius butterfly stretchs its wings at the " Selva Viva" (Living Forest) butterfly exhibition on December 29, 2010

Background imageOffbeat Collection: China-New Year-Decorations-Butterflies

China-New Year-Decorations-Butterflies
A man strolls down a tree-lined walkway decorated with butterflies and red lanterns in a Beijing park in preparations for the coming Chinese Lunar New Year

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Argentina-Heat-Pool-Feature

Argentina-Heat-Pool-Feature
Argentinian people bath in a pool during a hot day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

Background imageOffbeat Collection: Gambia-Tourism-Lifestyle

Gambia-Tourism-Lifestyle
Young men perform acrobatics on the beach in Serekunda outside Banjul. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza / AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA

Background imageOffbeat Collection: France-Paris-Feature-Dance

France-Paris-Feature-Dance
A woman poses while doing the splits near the Louvre Pyramid in Paris on January 17, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE



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Exploring the quirky side of the world: From France's Tour De France to Britain's stamp featuring Queen Elizabeth II in a gas mask, there's always an offbeat twist. Who knew scuba diving with an umbrella could be so stylish? Meet Downing Street Cat, the feline witness to Brexit drama. The Rockettes' Christmas extravaganza brought entertainment to new heights in the US. In Brazil, even bikers have their trusty feline companions. Witnessing Ninots Burn at Fallas Festival Valencia is like stepping into a surreal dreamland. India welcomes New Year with cricket fever and celebrations galore. Glastonbury Music Festival in Britain never fails to bring out eccentric performances and unforgettable memories. Rows of VWs lined up perfectly - a sight that pleases any car enthusiast. Colombia surprises us with adorable tiger cubs roaming freely among its diverse wildlife. Hong Kong takes paragliding to new heights, offering breathtaking views from above.