Photos of the Day: Sept. 20, 2015

Originally published September 20, 2015 at 2:24 pm

A Muslim Pilgrim prays outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Roughly 3 million people from around the world are expected to converge at the Kaaba, in Mina and other nearby areas for the hajj, which lasts about five days. All able-bodied Muslims are required to perform once in their lives. (Mosa’ab Elshamy / The Associated Press)

A model has her hair styled backstage during the Madrid’s Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. (Francisco Seco / The Associated Press)

Migrants whose boat stalled at sea while crossing from Turkey to Greece swim to approach the shore of the island of Lesbos, Greece, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. A boat with 46 people fleeing Syria sank Sunday in Greece and the coast guard said it is searching for more than 20 others missing off the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos. (Petros Giannakouris / The Associated Press)

A Hungarian police officer looks for migrants crossing the border from Croatia in the village of Zakany, Hungary, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Croatia said it was overwhelmed by the influx of thousands of people in just a few days and would be sending them to Slovenia and Hungary. (Petr David Josek / The Associated Press)

Supporters of the left-wing Syriza party react after the election results at the party???s main electoral center in Athens, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. The official projection of final results in Greece’s early election shows the left-wing Syriza party of former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras winning with 35.5 percent, but falling short of enough parliamentary seats to form a government on its own. The giant flag reads in Italian “The other Europe with Tsipras. (Lefteris Pitarakis / The Associated Press)

Iraqi refugees gather around a fire to shelter from the evening cold while waiting at the train station in Tovarnik, Croatia, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Croatia said it was overwhelmed by the influx of thousands of people in just a few days and would be sending them to Slovenia and Hungary. (Muhammed Muheisen / The Associated Press)

A dog named Lucky gets a ride on the back of his owner as the man swims at the beach of the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. (Hassan Ammar / The Associated Press)

Leader of the left-wing Syriza party and former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, center, surrounded by his security arrives at the headquarters of his party in Athens, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Tsipras appeared poised for victory in Greece???s early election Sunday, but falling short of an absolute majority needed to form a government, according to exit poll projections. (Fotis Pegas G. / The Associated Press)

A man holds an idol of Hindu God Ganesha before immersing it in the Bay of Bengal during Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Chennai, India, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. The festival marks the birth of Ganesha who is widely worshiped by Hindus as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (Arun Sankar K / The Associated Press)

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man swings a chicken over his head as part of the Kaparot ritual in Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Observers believe the ritual transfers one’s sins from the past year into the chicken, and is performed before the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year which starts at sundown Tuesday. (Oded Balilty / The Associated Press)

Indian army soldiers perform a daredevil motorcycle stunt during a parade to mark the 50th anniversary of the India-Pakistan war of 1965, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. The parade concluded celebrations to honor soldiers who fought the war in 1965. Tsering Topgyal / The Associated Press)

A paramilitary soldier aims his sling shot at Kashmiri protesters in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Kashmiri separatists called for a strike to protest Saturday’s killing of a 3-year-old boy and his father in Indian-controlled Kashmir. (Mukhtar Khan / The Associated Press)

Statues of Jesus and the Virgin of Charity, also known as Our Lady of El Cobre, decorate the altar where Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Pope Francis opens his first full day in Cuba on Sunday with what normally would be the culminating highlight of a papal visit: Mass before hundreds of thousands of people in Havana’s Revolution Plaza. (Desmond Boylan / The Associated Press)

Members of the Castellers Joves Xiquets de Valls form a human tower or “Castellers” during the Saint Merce celebrations in San Jaime square in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. The tradition of building human towers or “castells” dates back to the 18th century and takes place during festivals in Catalonia, where “colles” or teams compete to build the tallest and most complicated towers. A “castell” is considered completely successful when it is loaded and unloaded without falling apart. In 2010 “castells” were declared by UNESCO one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. (Emilio Morenatti / The Associated Press)

Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg of Germany, left, collides with Williams driver Felipe Massa of Brazil during the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on the Marina Bay City Circuit in Singapore, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. (Ng Han Guan / The Associated Press)

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Colin Diltz

Seattle Times staff

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