EditorialSpain: Equestrian statue of Simon Bolivar (24 July 1783 - 17 December 1830), the Liberator of America, Parque de Maria Luisa, Seville. Sculpted by Emilio Luiz Campos (1917 - 1983), 1981
EditorialKorea: Ureuk (6th century) playing the gayageum (kayakum), a twelve stringed instrument he is believed to have invented in the Gaya Confederacy under the control of King Gasil, seen on an information board in Mosan-dong, South Korea
EditorialSpain: 'At the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless'. Illuminated page from a copy of the 'Commentary on th
EditorialEngland: Queen Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603), represented in the 'Phoenix' portrait. Oil on panel painting attributed to Nicholas Hilliard, (c. 1547 - 7 January 1619) c. 1575
EditorialIndia: Night time at the Balakrishna (Balkrishna) Temple in Udipi (Udupi), Karnataka, locally known as Sri Krishna Math (Mutt), with parts of the complex reflected in the compound's pond where a lone priest can be seen walking
EditorialIndia: Indian school children on an outing to Malpe Beach near Udipi (Udupi) in Karnataka, passing a statue of a seated Mahatma Gandhi, often referred to as 'The Father of the (Indian) Nation'
EditorialIndia: Temple vistors at Balakrishna (Balkrishna) Temple in Udipi (Udupi), Karnataka, in the background chariots used in religious (Hindu) processions, the golden chariot being reserved for the idol of Balakrishna (Balkrishna) or Infant Krishna
EditorialIndia: During a religious (Hindu) procession, the idol of Balakrishna (Balkrishna) or Infant Krishna is paraded on a golden chariot, accompanied by priests, Balakrishna (Balkrishna) Temple, Udipi (Udupi), Karnataka
EditorialIndia: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi seated on a rock at Malpe Beach near Udipi (Udupi), Karnataka. Gandhi is regarded as 'The Father of the Nation' in India
EditorialSingapore: A mural by Singaporean artist Yip Yew Chong depicting a typical scene in an old-time Kopitiam or coffee shop in Chinatown, Temple Street
EditorialThailand: Members of a Chinese lion dance troupe in Bangkok, with colourfully painted faces, waiting to perform at a Chinese-Taoist temple or sanjao