Global Snapshots: Nature, Culture, and Human Connection

A woman lights earthen lamps at Mauj Giri ghat along the banks of Yamuna river as part of 'Kalindi Mahotsav' celebrations, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Credit: PTI Photo Rowers practice at Sukhna Lake during sunrise, in Chandigarh Credit: PTI Photo A camel performs at the annual Pushkar Camel Fair 2025, in Ajmer district, Rajasthan Credit: PTI Photo Leopords rest inside an enclosure at Sarthana Nature Park, in Surat Credit: PTI Photo A drone view shows Araguaian river dolphins swimming in the Tocantins river near Pedral do Lourenco, a natural rocky formation on the Tocantins River that may be blown up to build the Araguaia-Tocantins riverway, in Itupiranga, Para State, Brazil Credit: Reuters Photos A family travels by boat to join clean-up efforts against water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes), an invasive plant species that impedes navigation and fishing, in El Cerron Grande reservoir, in El Paraiso, El Salvador Credit: Reuters Photo