View of Kaminarimon Gate, entrance to Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

Hundreds of women gather in rows along river front, defying the cold, to welcome the rising sun god, Surya, Sun Worship Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Offerings to the sun god Surya on the ghats during the Sun Worship Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Musicians herald the rising of Lord Surya (sun god), Sun Worship Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Women take to boats on the River Ganges during Surya Puja (Sun Worship Festival), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia