Photos of the Week: U.S. Election, Chhath Puja Festival
By Kit Doyle · November 13, 2024
(RNS) — Each week RNS presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes the U.S. election, Day of the Dead, the Chhath Puja festival and more.
Ellen Gardiner, 6, leaves an "I voted" sticker on the headstone of Susan B. Anthony at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gestures as he walks with former first lady Melania Trump at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Former President Trump was reelected during last week's election and transition of power plans are already underway. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Michelle Rhea Greene prays as election results are played on a giant screen at Historic King Solomon Baptist Church on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
Voters stand in line outside a polling place at Madison Church, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
People at an election night watch party react after an abortion rights amendment to the Missouri Constitution passed Nov. 5, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Missouri was one of seven U.S. States to pass abortion-related legislation during the election. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Members of the Amish community, Eli Fisher and his wife Priscilla Fisher, wait for their family members after voting at a polling center located at Garden Spot Village retirement community in New Holland, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
People take part in the traditional Catrina parade marking the Day of the Dead in front of the Old Opera on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Frankfurt, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Soleil Rave has her face painted in celebration for the "The Day of the Dead" at the Civic Center Park on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in East Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Families gather to keep company with their dearly departed, celebrating Day of the Dead at the San Gregorio Atlapulco cemetery, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in the outskirts of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
A statue depicts Jesus carrying the cross during Day of the Dead on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Leoncin, Poland, near Warsaw. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Pope Francis presides over a ceremony on the occasion of All Souls Day on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at the Laurentino cemetery in the outskirts of Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A man holds a candle as he prays at the grave of a deceased relative during All Souls Day on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Guwahati, India. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
A Hindu woman prays to the sun god as she stands in knee deep waters during Chhath festival performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth and seeking the divine blessings on the Gomti River on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in Lucknow, India. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Devotees pray on the banks of the river Yamuna during Chhath festival on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in Noida, near New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A Nepalese woman offers prayers to the setting sun on the bank of Bagmati River during the Chhath Puja festival on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
