Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

A devotee performs a ritual during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

A devotee performs a ritual in the Bagmati River during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

Devotees perform rituals during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

Devotees perform rituals during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

A devotee performs a ritual during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

Devotees perform rituals during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

Madhav Narayan Festival - Nepal

A devotee performs a ritual during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Idol artists painting idols of Goddess Saraswati as preparations intensify ahead of Saraswati Puja, which will be celebrated across Bangladesh. on January 15, 2026 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Idol artists painting idols of Goddess Saraswati as preparations intensify ahead of Saraswati Puja, which will be celebrated across Bangladesh. on January 15, 2026 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Idol artists painting idols of Goddess Saraswati as preparations intensify ahead of Saraswati Puja, which will be celebrated across Bangladesh. on January 15, 2026 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Idol artists painting idols of Goddess Saraswati as preparations intensify ahead of Saraswati Puja, which will be celebrated across Bangladesh. on January 15, 2026 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Idol artists painting idols of Goddess Saraswati as preparations intensify ahead of Saraswati Puja, which will be celebrated across Bangladesh. on January 15, 2026 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Idol artists painting idols of Goddess Saraswati as preparations intensify ahead of Saraswati Puja, which will be celebrated across Bangladesh. on January 15, 2026 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Idol artists painting idols of Goddess Saraswati as preparations intensify ahead of Saraswati Puja, which will be celebrated across Bangladesh. on January 15, 2026 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Idol artists painting idols of Goddess Saraswati as preparations intensify ahead of Saraswati Puja, which will be celebrated across Bangladesh. on January 15, 2026 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Idol artists painting idols of Goddess Saraswati as preparations intensify ahead of Saraswati Puja, which will be celebrated across Bangladesh. on January 15, 2026 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Saraswati Puja Preparation in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Idol artists painting idols of Goddess Saraswati as preparations intensify ahead of Saraswati Puja, which will be celebrated across Bangladesh. on January 15, 2026 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

2026 AVN Awards Nominations Party - LA

2026 AVN Awards Nominations Party - LA

Goddess Alektra Venosa arrives at the 2026 AVN Awards Nominations Party held at AVALON Hollywood and Bardot on November 20, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, APHRODITE GODDESS OF LOVE OF THE VENUS GENETRIX TYPE

Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, APHRODITE GODDESS OF LOVE OF THE VENUS GENETRIX TYPE

Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, APHRODITE GODDESS OF LOVE OF THE VENUS GENETRIX TYPE

Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, APHRODITE GODDESS OF LOVE OF THE VENUS GENETRIX TYPE

Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, ARTEMIS, GODDESS OF THE HUNT KNOWN AS THE DIANA OF VERSAILLES

Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, ARTEMIS, GODDESS OF THE HUNT KNOWN AS THE DIANA OF VERSAILLES

Illustration - Louvre Museum

Illustration - Louvre Museum

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, APHRODITE GODDESS OF LOVE OF THE VENUS GENETRIX TYPE Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre Museum

Illustration - Louvre Museum

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, APHRODITE GODDESS OF LOVE OF THE VENUS GENETRIX TYPE Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre Museum

Illustration - Louvre Museum

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, APHRODITE GODDESS OF LOVE OF THE VENUS GENETRIX TYPE Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre Museum

Illustration - Louvre Museum

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, APHRODITE GODDESS OF LOVE OF THE VENUS GENETRIX TYPE Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre Museum

Illustration - Louvre Museum

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, ARTEMIS, GODDESS OF THE HUNT KNOWN AS THE DIANA OF VERSAILLES Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Fontainebleau

Illustration - Fontainebleau

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, GREEK ANTIQUITIES ROOMS, APHRODITE GODDESS OF LOVE OF THE VENUS GENETRIX TYPE Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Coperni Street Style

PFW - Coperni Street Style

Street style, Jessie Inchauspe (Glucose Goddess) arriving at Coperni Spring-Summer 2026 ready-to-wear show, held at Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, on October 6th, 2025. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Coperni Street Style

PFW - Coperni Street Style

Street style, Jessie Inchauspe (Glucose Goddess) arriving at Coperni Spring-Summer 2026 ready-to-wear show, held at Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, on October 6th, 2025. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Coperni Street Style

PFW - Coperni Street Style

Street style, Jessie Inchauspe (Glucose Goddess) arriving at Coperni Spring-Summer 2026 ready-to-wear show, held at Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, on October 6th, 2025. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Coperni Street Style

PFW - Coperni Street Style

Street style, Jessie Inchauspe (Glucose Goddess) arriving at Coperni Spring-Summer 2026 ready-to-wear show, held at Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, on October 6th, 2025. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian City Prepares Diwali

Indian City Prepares Diwali

An Indian artist paints the face of a partially finished clay idol of the Hindu goddess Kali, revered as the Goddess of Power, in Siliguri, India, on October 13, 2025. The worship of Goddess Kali will be observed on October 20, coinciding with Diwali celebrations across eastern Indian states. Photo by Diptendu Dutta/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian City Prepares Diwali

Indian City Prepares Diwali

An Indian artist paints the face of a partially finished clay idol of the Hindu goddess Kali, revered as the Goddess of Power, in Siliguri, India, on October 13, 2025. The worship of Goddess Kali will be observed on October 20, coinciding with Diwali celebrations across eastern Indian states. Photo by Diptendu Dutta/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian City Prepares Diwali

Indian City Prepares Diwali

An Indian artist sculpts a partially finished clay idol of the Hindu goddess Kali, revered as the Goddess of Power, in Siliguri, India, on October 13, 2025. The worship of Goddess Kali will be observed on October 20, coinciding with Diwali celebrations across eastern Indian states. Photo by Diptendu Dutta/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian City Prepares Diwali

Indian City Prepares Diwali

An Indian artist sculpts a partially finished clay idol of the Hindu goddess Kali, revered as the Goddess of Power, in Siliguri, India, on October 13, 2025. The worship of Goddess Kali will be observed on October 20, coinciding with Diwali celebrations across eastern Indian states. Photo by Diptendu Dutta/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian City Prepares Diwali

Indian City Prepares Diwali

An Indian artist sculpts a partially finished clay idol of the Hindu goddess Kali, revered as the Goddess of Power, in Siliguri, India, on October 13, 2025. The worship of Goddess Kali will be observed on October 20, coinciding with Diwali celebrations across eastern Indian states. Photo by Diptendu Dutta/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian City Prepares Diwali

Indian City Prepares Diwali

An Indian artist sculpts a partially finished clay idol of the Hindu goddess Kali, revered as the Goddess of Power, in Siliguri, India, on October 13, 2025. The worship of Goddess Kali will be observed on October 20, coinciding with Diwali celebrations across eastern Indian states. Photo by Diptendu Dutta/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Severe Thunderstorm Hits Metro Phoenix, Thousands Lose Power 2

Metro Phoenix was hit by a severe thunderstorm on Monday, October 13, causing heavy rain, downed trees, and debris. Tempe was particularly hard hit, with a microburst producing winds up to 70 mph and minor damage at Mountain America Stadium. Over 27,000 customers lost power across the East Valley, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, and Scottsdale. The main storm cell moved out by mid-afternoon, though isolated storms and a flood watch remained in effect until 8 p.m.

Idol Immersion in India

Idol Immersion in India

Hindu devotees gather around an idol of Goddess Durga before immersion in a pond in Andawa village, near Prayagraj, India on October 2, 2025. The ritual marks the final day of the Durga Puja festival, celebrated annually with prayers, processions, and cultural events. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Idol Immersion in India

Idol Immersion in India

An idol of Hindu Goddess Durga floats in a pond after immersion in Andawa village, near Prayagraj, India on October 2, 2025. The ritual marked the conclusion of the Durga Puja festival, when devotees submerge idols in water bodies as part of the farewell to the goddess. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Idol Immersion in India

Idol Immersion in India

Hindu devotees carry an idol of goddess Durga for immersion during the Vijaya Dashami and Dussehra festival in Siliguri, India on October 2, 2025. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Idol Immersion in India

Idol Immersion in India

Hindu devotees carry an idol of goddess Durga for immersion during the Vijaya Dashami and Dussehra festival in Siliguri, India on October 2, 2025. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Idol Immersion in India

Idol Immersion in India

Devotees prepare to immerse idols of goddess Durga as part of Vijaya Dashami and Dussehra celebrations in Siliguri, India on October 2, 2025. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Idol Immersion in India

Idol Immersion in India

Hindu devotees carry an idol of goddess Durga for immersion during the Vijaya Dashami and Dussehra festival in Siliguri, India on October 2, 2025. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Idol Immersion in India

Idol Immersion in India

Women devotees gather before an idol of goddess Durga during the Vijaya Dashami and Dussehra festival in Siliguri, India on October 2, 2025. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Idol Immersion in India

Idol Immersion in India

Devotees transport an idol of goddess Durga on a truck for immersion during the Vijaya Dashami and Dussehra festival in Siliguri, India on October 2, 2025. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Idol Immersion in India

Idol Immersion in India

Women devotees gather before an idol of goddess Durga during the Vijaya Dashami and Dussehra festival in Siliguri, India on October 2, 2025. The event commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM