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
EditorialIndia: Under the guidance of a priest (left, with the book and necklaces made from sacred rudraksha seeds), a group of Hindus celebrate a pooja (puja, prayer) session, with a large array of sacrificial offerings laid out in front of them, near Banganga Ta
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: Visitors at Haji Ali Mosque and Dargah, Worli Bay, Mumbai. The dargah is built into the sea and houses the grave of Muslim saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari
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: Sunset at the Haji Ali Mosque and Dargah, Worli Bay, Mumbai. The dargah is built into the sea and houses the grave of Muslim saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari