"April 2012"

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8 September 2025

Owls are for sale inside a cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.

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#12730544

8 September 2025

A boy sits beside the cage as he offers the owls at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.

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#12730545

8 September 2025

A boy sits beside the cage as he offers the owls at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.

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#12320169

1 May 2025

OTTAWA, CANADA, APRIL 30: Two Ceremonial Guard sentries from the Royal Canadian Navy at the National War Memorial in Confederation Square, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 30, 2025.

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1 May 2025

OTTAWA, CANADA, APRIL 30: Two Ceremonial Guard sentries from the Royal Canadian Navy at the National War Memorial in Confederation Square, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 30, 2025.

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#12319926

1 May 2025

OTTAWA, CANADA, APRIL 30: A member of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) from the Protective Operations Response Team (PRT) stands guard outside Canada's Prime Minister's office, providing security before Mark Carney leaves his office on Parliament Hill after his second day in office, on April 30, 2025, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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#12319927

1 May 2025

OTTAWA, CANADA, APRIL 30: A close-up of an RCMP officer's uniform featuring the Protective Operations Response Team (PRT) patch, seen outside Canada's Prime Minister's office, providing security before Mark Carney leaves his office on Parliament Hill after his second day in office, on April 30, 2025, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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#12315079

29 April 2025

Dancers perform at Bongkeng Art Space in Bandung, West Java, on April 29, 2012. Bongkeng Art Space holds a 24-hour dance performance from April 28 at 19:00 until April 29 at 19:00, involving dozens of dancers from various cities in West Java in commemoration of World Dance Day.

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#12315080

29 April 2025

Dancers perform at Bongkeng Art Space in Bandung, West Java, on April 29, 2012. Bongkeng Art Space holds a 24-hour dance performance from April 28 at 19:00 until April 29 at 19:00, involving dozens of dancers from various cities in West Java in commemoration of World Dance Day.

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29 April 2025

Dancers perform at Bongkeng Art Space in Bandung, West Java, on April 29, 2012. Bongkeng Art Space holds a 24-hour dance performance from April 28 at 19:00 until April 29 at 19:00, involving dozens of dancers from various cities in West Java in commemoration of World Dance Day.

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29 April 2025

Dancers perform at Bongkeng Art Space in Bandung, West Java, on April 29, 2012. Bongkeng Art Space holds a 24-hour dance performance from April 28 at 19:00 until April 29 at 19:00, involving dozens of dancers from various cities in West Java in commemoration of World Dance Day.

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#12264357

14 April 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 14, 2025: A staff member holds ''For the Love of God'', 2012, by Damien Hirst, estimate: GBP2,500 - 3,500 during a photocall for the ''British. Cool.'' sale at Bonhams auction house in London, United Kingdom on April 14, 2025.

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#11440727

28 July 2024

Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple in Chenkal, Kerala, India, on April 10, 2024. The World's Tallest Shiva Lingam is located at Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple and is measuring a record height of 111.2 feet, making an entry into the India Book of Records for being the tallest Shiva Lingam in the world. Construction of the Shiva Lingam is beginning in 2012 and is taking 6 years to complete, reaching a height equivalent to that of a 10-story building. Water, sand, and soil from various holy places like Kashi, Gangotri, Rishikesh, Rameswaram, Danushkodi, Badrinath, Gomukh, and Kailash are also being mixed with the construction materials. Hence, the Shiva Lingam of Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple is said to be a divine structure.

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#11440728

28 July 2024

A large damaroo drum sculpture is standing at the Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple in Chenkal, Kerala, India, on April 10, 2024. The World's Tallest Shiva Lingam is located at Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple and is measuring a record height of 111.2 feet, making an entry into the India Book of Records for being the tallest Shiva Lingam in the world. Construction of the Shiva Lingam is beginning in 2012, reaching a height equivalent to that of a 10-story building, and taking 6 years to complete. Water, sand, and soil from various holy places like Kashi, Gangotri, Rishikesh, Rameswaram, Danushkodi, Badrinath, Gomukh, and Kailash are also being mixed with the construction materials. Hence, the Shiva Lingam of Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple is said to be a divine structure.

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#11440729

28 July 2024

Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple in Chenkal, Kerala, India, on April 10, 2024. The World's Tallest Shiva Lingam is located at Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple and is measuring a record height of 111.2 feet, making an entry into the India Book of Records for being the tallest Shiva Lingam in the world. Construction of the Shiva Lingam is beginning in 2012 and is taking 6 years to complete, reaching a height equivalent to that of a 10-story building. Water, sand, and soil from various holy places like Kashi, Gangotri, Rishikesh, Rameswaram, Danushkodi, Badrinath, Gomukh, and Kailash are also being mixed with the construction materials. Hence, the Shiva Lingam of Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple is said to be a divine structure.

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28 July 2024

A large damaroo drum sculpture is standing at the Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple in Chenkal, Kerala, India, on April 10, 2024. The World's Tallest Shiva Lingam is located at Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple and is measuring a record height of 111.2 feet, making an entry into the India Book of Records for being the tallest Shiva Lingam in the world. Construction of the Shiva Lingam is beginning in 2012, reaching a height equivalent to that of a 10-story building, and taking 6 years to complete. Water, sand, and soil from various holy places like Kashi, Gangotri, Rishikesh, Rameswaram, Danushkodi, Badrinath, Gomukh, and Kailash are also being mixed with the construction materials. Hence, the Shiva Lingam of Chenkal Maheswaram Sri Sivaparvathi Temple is said to be a divine structure.

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