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#12674724

25 August 2025

People watch the traditional mountain fires on the eve of King Ludwig II's birthday, when flames blaze on the peaks of the Ammergau Alps and a large burning royal crown is erected on the Kofel mountain in Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on August 24, 2025. Weeks in advance, local men carry heavy logs up the mountain to prepare a huge cross and the crown for the commemoration. At nightfall, around 9 p.m., brass players from Oberammergau open the ceremony with the chorale ''Die Himmel ruhmen'' (''The heavens praise''). Afterwards, the fires on the Kofel and surrounding mountains are lit, creating a striking spectacle visible from far across the region.

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#12674725

25 August 2025

People watch the traditional mountain fires on the eve of King Ludwig II's birthday, when flames blaze on the peaks of the Ammergau Alps and a large burning royal crown is erected on the Kofel mountain in Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on August 24, 2025. Weeks in advance, local men carry heavy logs up the mountain to prepare a huge cross and the crown for the commemoration. At nightfall, around 9 p.m., brass players from Oberammergau open the ceremony with the chorale ''Die Himmel ruhmen'' (''The heavens praise''). Afterwards, the fires on the Kofel and surrounding mountains are lit, creating a striking spectacle visible from far across the region.

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#12674728

25 August 2025

People watch the traditional mountain fires on the eve of King Ludwig II's birthday, when flames blaze on the peaks of the Ammergau Alps and a large burning royal crown is erected on the Kofel mountain in Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on August 24, 2025. Weeks in advance, local men carry heavy logs up the mountain to prepare a huge cross and the crown for the commemoration. At nightfall, around 9 p.m., brass players from Oberammergau open the ceremony with the chorale ''Die Himmel ruhmen'' (''The heavens praise''). Afterwards, the fires on the Kofel and surrounding mountains are lit, creating a striking spectacle visible from far across the region.

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#12674729

25 August 2025

People watch the traditional mountain fires on the eve of King Ludwig II's birthday, when flames blaze on the peaks of the Ammergau Alps and a large burning royal crown is erected on the Kofel mountain in Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on August 24, 2025. Weeks in advance, local men carry heavy logs up the mountain to prepare a huge cross and the crown for the commemoration. At nightfall, around 9 p.m., brass players from Oberammergau open the ceremony with the chorale ''Die Himmel ruhmen'' (''The heavens praise''). Afterwards, the fires on the Kofel and surrounding mountains are lit, creating a striking spectacle visible from far across the region.

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#12674723

25 August 2025

On the eve of King Ludwig II's birthday, traditional mountain fires blaze on the peaks of the Ammergau Alps, and a large burning royal crown is erected on the Kofel mountain in Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on August 24, 2025.

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#12674726

25 August 2025

On the eve of King Ludwig II's birthday, traditional mountain fires blaze on the peaks of the Ammergau Alps, and a large burning royal crown is erected on the Kofel mountain in Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on August 24, 2025.

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#12674727

25 August 2025

On the eve of King Ludwig II's birthday, traditional mountain fires blaze on the peaks of the Ammergau Alps, and a large burning royal crown is erected on the Kofel mountain in Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on August 24, 2025.

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#12544882

11 July 2025

CROSSFIELD, CANADA - JULY 7: A Viterra grain elevator is seen along Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway) in Crossfield, Alberta, Canada, on July 7, 2025.

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#12544886

11 July 2025

CROSSFIELD, CANADA - JULY 7: The East Crossfield Gas Plant is seen from Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway) in Crossfield, Alberta, Canada, on July 7, 2025.

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#12544891

11 July 2025

ALBERTA, CANADA - JULY 7: Viterra grain elevator seen along Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway) in Alberta, Canada, on July 7, 2025.

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#12349914

10 May 2025

Policemen look towards the location from which border shelling starts from Pakistan towards the Line of Control in Uri, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on May 10, 2025

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#12348513

9 May 2025

Family members carry the coffin in Uri town, Baramulla district, north of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on May 9, 2025. Nagis Begum is among several civilians affected after an exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Line of Control.

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#12348514

9 May 2025

Family members carry the coffin in Uri town, Baramulla district, north of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on May 9, 2025. Nagis Begum is among several civilians affected after an exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Line of Control.

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#12348515

9 May 2025

Family members carry the coffin in Uri town, Baramulla district, north of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on May 9, 2025. Nagis Begum is among several civilians affected after an exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Line of Control.

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#12348516

9 May 2025

Family members carry the coffin in Uri town, Baramulla district, north of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on May 9, 2025. Nagis Begum is among several civilians affected after an exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Line of Control.

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#12346448

9 May 2025

A boy holds a Quran near a house that is damaged due to border shelling between India and Pakistan on the Line of Control in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on May 9, 2025.

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