This Week in Pictures: Aug. 23 - Aug. 29, 2014
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Monkeys sit at the Rangiri Dambulla Rajamaha Viharaya Buddhist pilgrimage site in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Aug. 29, 2014. The monkeys thrive in the holy area where devotees try to shoo off the animals from damaging ancient sites and religious symbols.