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PHOTOS: It's an ODD world out there!

August 13, 2014 11:04 IST

Ten photos that prove that it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world! 

A fan of singer Lady Gaga poses for a photograph as she waits for her arrival at Narita international airport, east of Tokyo. Lady Gaga flew into Japan on Tuesday as the first step of her ‘ArtRave: The Artpop Ball’ Asian tour.

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Chinese artist Zhou Jie takes a nap on an unfinished iron wire bed, one of her sculpture works, after lunch at BeijingNowArtGallery, in Beijing. Zhou started her art project titled ‘36 Days’ on August 9, in which she would live inside an exhibition hall with an unfinished iron wire bed, some iron wire sculptures in the shape of stuffed animal dolls, a certain amount of food and her mobile phone, for 36 days. The entire process is open to visitors and she may also interact with them, according to Zhou.

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A model walks on a stage full of live ground beetles during a modeling contest in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.

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A reveller dances while taking part in a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender pride parade to mark the Gaijatra Festival, also known as the festival of cows, in Kathmandu.

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A participant runs around the Bird’s Nest, also known as the National Olympic Stadium, during a night running party to mark the six-year anniversary since the Beijing Olympic Games, in Beijing.

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Enthusiasts practice with their lightsabers during a Nerd/Geek/Dork work-out by the Inland Empire Saber Team in Riverside, California.

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Jiang Changgen poses with his home-made helicopter before he tries to fly it in Dexing, Jiangxi province. Jiang spent 100,000 yuan (Rs 10 lakh) to build the machine but his attempt to fly it failed on Thursday.

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A woman inspects T-shirts, printed with images of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, which are on sale at GUM department store in central Moscow. Creators of the new collection, which went on sale Monday after an earlier batch sold in June was well-received.

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A masked devotee takes part in a parade commemorating the Neku Jatra-Mataya festival, the festival of lights, in Lalitpur, Nepal. Devotees celebrate the Buddhist festival which marks the victory of Sakyamuni Buddha over Mara, by praying for the souls of departed family members and holding parades throughout the city.

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Decorative tanks on the course of the Tank Biathlon world championship in Alabino outside Moscow. The tank competition, where teams compete in tests of driving and shooting, will for the first time bring together crews from 12 countries: Angola, Armenia, Belarus, Venezuela, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Kuwait, Mongolia, Russia and Serbia.