"Milky Way"

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1 February 2026

A Hindu devotee carries a pot with milk on his head as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometre journey of faith.

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1 February 2026

Hindu devotees make their way towards the Batu Caves temple during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometre journey of faith.

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1 February 2026

Hindu devotees make their way towards the Batu Caves temple during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometre journey of faith.

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1 February 2026

Hindu devotees carry kavadi on their shoulders as they make their way towards the Batu Caves temple during the Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometre journey of faith.

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1 February 2026

A Malaysian Hindu devotee is in a state of trance as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.

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1 February 2026

A Malaysian Hindu devotee is in a state of trance as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.

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1 February 2026

A Malaysian Hindu devotee is in a state of trance as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.

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1 February 2026

A Malaysian Hindu devotee is in a state of trance as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.

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1 February 2026

A Malaysian Hindu devotee is in a state of trance as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.

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1 February 2026

A Malaysian Hindu devotee, pierced with hooks in his back, makes his way towards the Batu Caves Temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.

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1 February 2026

A Malaysian Hindu devotee, pierced with hooks in his back, makes his way towards the Batu Caves Temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.

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#12895640

22 October 2025

The Milky Way Galaxy is visible over the Kuialnyk Estuary in Odesa, Ukraine, on October 21, 2025, during the night of the Orionids meteor shower and the passing of the C/2025 A6 (Lemmon).

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22 October 2025

The Milky Way Galaxy is visible over the Kuialnyk Estuary in Odesa, Ukraine, on October 21, 2025, during the night of the Orionids meteor shower and the passing of the C/2025 A6 (Lemmon).

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22 October 2025

The Milky Way Galaxy is visible over the Kuialnyk Estuary in Odesa, Ukraine, on October 21, 2025, during the night of the Orionids meteor shower and the passing of the C/2025 A6 (Lemmon).

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22 October 2025

The Milky Way Galaxy is visible over the Kuialnyk Estuary in Odesa, Ukraine, on October 21, 2025, during the night of the Orionids meteor shower and the passing of the C/2025 A6 (Lemmon).

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24 August 2025

The Orthodox church of Nativity of Virgin Mary is seen in Rogacze, Poland on 22 August, 2025. In the Eastern part of Poland near the bordre with Belarus the low level of light pollution allows easy viewing of the annual Perseid meteor shower in the night sky.

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