Images Dated 15th December 2007

A man lights a cigarette in front of a giant lantern during the Christmas Lantern

A man lights a cigarette in front of a giant lantern during the Christmas Lantern Festival in San Fernando, Pampanga, north of Manila December 15, 2007. The lantern festival is held annually by the local government to promote and attract local and foreign tourists. Each lantern, which took two months to prepare by at least 20 people, has more than 3, 000 bulbs and measures 20 feet (6 m) in diameter.
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Camacha woman with musical instrument, Funchal, Madeira

A woman from a folklore group from the village of Camacha, seen here in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. She is holding a musical instrument known as a brinquinho, a stick decorated with wooden dolls, bells and castanets, which is shaken up and down for the group to dance round. Date: 2006

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The Jain temple of Ranakpur, called the Chaumukha (four-faced) temple, built in 1439

The Jain temple of Ranakpur, called the Chaumukha (four-faced) temple, built in 1439. No two of the 1444 intricately carved marble columns are alike. Ranakpur, Pali District, Rajasthan, India

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