Lighting the world

Lighting the world

Oil lamps arranged on a rangoli to celebrate Diwali in Guwahati, India (© Biju Boro/Getty Images)

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24 Oct 2023Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
24 Oct 2024Bodie State Historic Park, California, United States
24 Oct 2025Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, United States

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27 Aug 2025World Lake Day
26 Mar 2026Logan Creek Suspension Bridge, West Coast Trail, Canada
28 Mar 2024Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
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10 Aug 2024Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
25 Nov 2023Toledo, Spain
12 Nov 2025Colosseum, Rome, Italy
2 Jan 2026Aerial view of Venice, Italy
16 May 2026Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, United States
3 Oct 2025Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
12 Nov 2023Diwali
Alps of the sea
28 Aug 2024Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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21 May 2024RHS Chelsea Flower Show
25 Jul 2025Colourful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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14 Jan 2026The staircase of the Fortress of Palamidi, Nafplio, Greece
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8 Dec 2023La Rocque Harbour, Jersey
Black History Month begins
17 Jun 2026Tremola Road on the Saint Gotthard Pass in Airolo, Switzerland
24 Dec 2023Christmas Eve
18 Oct 2025International Archaeology Day
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17 Apr 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador