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Rare ceremony
Published: Oct 22, 2026 11:01 PM
Tourists gather to watch the sun as it sends a beam of light into the Great Temple of Ramses II's dark inner chamber in Abu Simbel, Egypt, on October 22, 2026, a rare 3,200-year-old astronomical ceremony that happens twice a year. Photo: VCG

Tourists gather to watch the sun as it sends a beam of light into the Great Temple of Ramses II's dark inner chamber in Abu Simbel, Egypt, on October 22, 2026, a rare 3,200-year-old astronomical ceremony that happens twice a year. Photo: VCG