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Photos: Stonehenge comes alive on Summer Solstice
Revellers touch a stone and chant in the stone circle as they celebrate the pagan festival of Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire,England.The festival celebrates the longest day of the year. Possibly built around 5000 years ago, the Stonehenge is believed to have been used to mark solstices and equinoxes. It is said that if one stands at the right spot on the day of the northern summer solstice facing outside the circle -known as the Heel Stone- one can see the sun rise exactly above it. (AFP)
Updated on: Jun 21, 2017 6:34 PM IST
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Revellers touch a stone and chant in the stone circle as they celebrate the pagan festival of Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire,England.The festival celebrates the longest day of the year. Possibly built around 5000 years ago, the Stonehenge is believed to have been used to mark solstices and equinoxes. It is said that if one stands at the right spot on the day of the northern summer solstice facing outside the circle -known as the Heel Stone- one can see the sun rise exactly above it. (AFP)
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A reveller spins glow sticks as people gather to celebrate the pagan festival of Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. (AFP)
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The sun rises on the stones of the Stonehenge monument on the summer solstice near Amesbury, Britain. The neolithic monument was declared a world UNESCO site in1986. (REUTERS)
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A couple hold each other as they welcome the rising sun on the Stonehenge monument. (REUTERS)
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People practice yoga by the Stonehenge at dawn on the Summer Solstice. According to reports, more than 13,000 people had gathered around the historic monument to observe the sunrise. (REUTERS)
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People in druid costume watch the sun rise on the Stonehenge monument. (REUTERS)
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A girl lies asleep by the side of a field near Stonehenge during the pagan festival of Summer Solstice. (AFP)
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A woman watches the sun rise at the stones of the Stonehenge monument. Believed to have stood in the same spot since 3,000 to 2,000 BC they are positioned to align with the sunrise on the two annual solstices. (REUTERS)
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People take a nap after observing the sunrise at the historic moment. (REUTERS)
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