This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting Asia during the month of October.

Lead photo: A man lights firecrackers during Dussehra festival in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

This gallery was curated by AP photo editors Courtney Dittmar and Shuji Kajiyama in Tokyo.

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