Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds up a placard of a lotus, the symbol of the Bharatiya Janata Party, during a campaign road show in Chennai, India.
Workers sit on the floor of a warehouse that is covered with straw and massive piles of hundreds of oranges. Each worker has a basket and sorts oranges into it as they work.
About two dozen Indian Navy sailors stand in a row on a concrete or stone floor, dressed in camouflage uniforms and white hats and holding rifles. The soldiers at the ends and center of the line stand up straight while the ones between them kneel to the ground as they rehearse a demonstration, creating the appearance of a wave or ripple down the line.
People walk past market stalls under banners depicting candidates from different political parties ahead of the elections in Lahore, Pakistan, on Feb. 7.
About a dozen people stand in a line outside of a polling station in Thimphu, Bhutan. The woman at the front of the line stands beside a tree and looks ahead with a serious expression while a worker in a bright orange uniform shirt and hat leans closer to speak to her.
