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Top Shot: Prayers

Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.

“Hundreds of buddhist pray in the night of flower garlands and coloured lanterns in Quan Am Bodhisattva Buddha Day, a respectful ritual to pray for peace and health of mankind in Dien Quang pagoda, Bac Ninh province, northern Vietnam,” writes Your Shot photographer Tran Tuan Viet. “At the ritual, virgin girls will be selected to stand in the first row. It starts when the sun goes down the horizon and will continue for 3 hours.” Photograph by Tran Tuan Viet

Prayers answered? 

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Coming Soon: An Updated Photos Page

We’re happy to announce that we will soon be introducing an updated experience on the Photos page.

The Photos page is a place to explore the photos submitted by Your Shot photographers around the world. You’ll still be able to sort by the same features you see today, but this update will now allow you to search through all the images shared using details such as location, date uploaded and more.

The photos will also be displayed in a more visually appealing grid, so you can really experience the amazing images that are shared here.

We hope you continue discover more images that you love!

The Your Shot Team

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LIFE legend Lucille Ball posing for a portrait in 1943. This image was originally published in the August 9, 1943 MOVIES profile – “TECHNICOLOR TESSIE—Hollywood cameraman and technicians acclaim Lucille Ball as best subject for color films.” According to LIFE, she was “technically perfect and colorful from any angle. (Walter Sanders—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #LIFElegends #Technicolor #LucilleBall

Beautiful, Funny, and intelligent. The true Hollywood triple threat.