--- title: Feel Good Friday: 11 Fun Photos to Start Your July 4 Weekend description: From giant pandas to rain god rituals, here's a handful of photos to get your weekend started right canonical: https://time.com/2951585/july-4-pandas-photos-gay-rights-holiday/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-04T12:00:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:34.526Z og:title: Feel Good Friday: 11 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend og:description: From giant pandas to rain god rituals, here's a handful of photos to get your weekend started right og:url: https://time.com/2951585/july-4-pandas-photos-gay-rights-holiday/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt205b0b814147f46c/69869a5e3bc99974681a4628/del6332410.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-RAIN og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Feel Good Friday: 11 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend twitter:description: From giant pandas to rain god rituals, here's a handful of photos to get your weekend started right twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt205b0b814147f46c/69869a5e3bc99974681a4628/del6332410.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Feel Good Friday: 11 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Jul 4, 2014 12:00 PM CUT  Indian Hindu Brahmins perform rituals to appease the Rain God on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India on July 1, 2014. Indian Hindu Brahmins perform rituals to appease the Rain God on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India on July 1, 2014.Sam Panthaysam—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Jul 4, 2014 12:00 PM CUT  Gay rights supporters form a giant pink dot at "Speakers' Corner" in Singapore on June 28, 2014. Roslan Rahman—AFP/Getty Images  Liang Liang, formerly known as Feng Yi, one of two giant pandas from China, sleeps at the Giant Panda Conservation Center at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 28, 2014. Lai Seng Sin—AP  A bride poses for a photographer on an embankment at the Yenisei River in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, June 27, 2014. Ilya Naymushin—Reuters  Indian Hindu Brahmins perform rituals to appease the Rain God on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India on July 1, 2014. Sam Panthaysam—AFP/Getty Images  A girl waits for the first act to take to the Pyramid Stage on the last day of the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts in Somerset, southwest England, on June 29, 2014. Leon Neal—AFP/Getty Images  Members of the June 2014 graduating class of the New York City Police Academy embrace during their graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 30, 2014. Shannon Stapleton—Reuters  People wear neon body outlines as they walk through the site, on the second day of the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts in Somerset, southwest England, on June 28, 2014. Leon Neal—AFP/Getty Images  Colombia's midfielder James Rodriguez (C) is mobbed by teammates as he celebrates scoring a goal during the Round of 16 football match between Colombia and Uruguay at The Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on June 28, 2014. Felipe Dana—AFP/Getty Images  Nick Kyrgios of Australia celebrates match point and winning his Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match against Rafael Nadal of Spain on day eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on July 1, 2014. Al Bello—Getty Images  A rainbow in the sky over the Baltic Sea island of Usedom, near Trassenheide, Germany, July 1, 2014. Stefan Sauer—EPA  Nick Alvarez, of New York, enjoys a day at the beach in Miami Beach, Fla. on July 1, 2014. 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