Sun rays illuminated the face of Ramses II statue in its sanctuary in the Abu Simple temple in south Aswan - Egypt Today
ASWAN, Egypt, Oct 22 (MENA) - Sun rays illuminated the face of Ramses II statue in its sanctuary in the Abu Simple temple in south Aswan on Tuesday for 20 minutes in a rare phenomenon that takes place twice a year.
For most of the year, the inner sanctum of the main temple at Abu Simbel is shrouded in darkness.
Sun rays illuminated the face of Ramses II statue in its sanctuary in the Abu Simple temple in south Aswan - Egypt Today
The phenomenon start at 5:49 am and continued till 6:09 am.
On February 22, a day celebrating the king's birthday and again on October 22, a day celebrating his coronation, sunlight illuminates seated statues of the sun gods Re-Horakhte and Amon-Re, as well as the statue of king Ramses II.
The statues sit in the company of the Theban god of darkness, Ptah (who remains in the shadows all year).
Sun rays illuminated the face of Ramses II statue in its sanctuary in the Abu Simple temple in south Aswan - Egypt Today
Sun rays illuminated the face of Ramses II statue in its sanctuary in the Abu Simple temple in south Aswan - Egypt Today
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