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7:45pm, Oct 9, 2015 Updated: 5:19pm, Oct 9

Impressive landscapes and unique rituals: week in pictures

Toli Papadopoulos and Erin Leeder Digital Producers

Photos: Getty/AAP

Racehorse 'Who Shot Thebarman' walks through shallow waters at Altona Beach in Victoria.

Competitors take part in the International BMX Cycling Challenge in Rio de Janeiro.

Fog covers the skyscrapers of Dubai.

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero kisses the ball to celebrate a hat trick of goals in a game against Newcastle United.

Chen Meng of China competes in the ITTF Asian Table Tennis Championships in Thailand.

A South Carolina resident kayaks around the flooded streets of Columbia.

A young British Tory is egged as he arrives at the Conservative Party Autumn Conference in Manchester.

A contestant of the World Beard And Mustache Championships is full of glee as he poses for a picture during the 2015 Championships in Leogang, Austria.

Russian president Vladimir Putin holds up a trophy after celebrating his 63rd birthday with an ice hockey match in Sochi, Russia. The game featured NHL stars against Russian officials and tycoons.

Sea lions congregate in muddy water after a flood in the zoo of Marineland in Antibes, southeastern France.

Indonesian troops prepare for the 70th anniversary celebration of the Indonesian Armed Forces.

Bahraini boys compete in a local donkey race in the village of Saar, West of the capital Manama.

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