Pilgrims on the ghats by the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India, Asia

Sunrise ritual at the River Ganges, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Pilgrims at Pushkar Lake at sunrise, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Pilgrims at Pushkar Lake at sunrise, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Pilgrims at Pushkar Lake at sunrise, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Pilgrims at Pushkar Lake at sunrise, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Pilgrims at Pushkar Lake at sunrise, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, UK attracts crowds on the longest day.

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Lotus Temple of the Bahai faith, New Delhi, India.

Lotus Temple of the Bahai faith, New Delhi, India.

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Muslim woman praying with sunlight effect

An Apache girl participates in her Sunrise Ceremony, a ritual which ushers young Apache girls into womanhood, Whiteriver, Arizona, on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation

Ritual of mating of Great crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) in in early spring, Fernan Caballero, Ciudad Real, Spain

Ritual of mating of Great crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) in in early spring, Fernan Caballero, Ciudad Real, Spain