Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, watch the solar eclipse through specially-designed viewing glasses in Allahabad, India.

The diamond ring shines during total solar eclipse observed from a ship sailing near Kita Iwojima, 1,040 kilometers (650 miles) south of Tokyo.

A bird flies past a partial solar eclipse against the Taj Mahal. Thick cloud cover over India obscured the sun when the eclipse began at dawn

The total solar eclipse is seen in Anji, east China's Zhejiang Province, at 9.35am on Wednesday.

The minaret of a mosque is silhouetted against the solar eclipse in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.