The world never ceases to amaze us. This series of photos—a devotee's offering to a deity, a nation's offering to its people—resonates beyond its description for a leisurely flip or a deep read this weekend
A young devotee carries a paal kuda pavani (milk offering) on her head for offering at Murugan temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 22, 2023.
EF Education Tibco SVB's German rider Kathrin Hammes rides in a breakaway during the third stage of the second edition of the Women's Tour de France cycling race between Collonges-la-Rouge and Montignac-Lascaux, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, south-western France, on July 25, 2023.
A volunteer feeds a swift chick after it was found on the ground during a heatwave and given to the Centre Ornithologique de Readaptation in Genthod near Geneva, Switzerland, July 25, 2023.