Tourists and locals gather at an ancient temple in southern Egypt to watch a rare solar illumination that occurs twice a year. Several reports describe people arriving before dawn and, in some cases, sleeping outside the site overnight to witness the effect.

The phenomenon is linked to the temple’s alignment with the sun, producing a visible golden illumination at dawn. The Independent and ABC News say the event draws crowds to the temple on Thursday, highlighting how the light lasts about 20 minutes. Stuff.co.nz adds that hundreds of visitors from around the world join local attendees.

Across outlets, the core facts are consistent: the event happens twice yearly, it is tied to the temple’s solar alignment, and it illuminates a 3,000-year-old temple. Differences are mainly in emphasis—some focus on the “golden sunbeam,” others on the unusual visitor behaviour of sleeping outside, and one specifies the illumination duration.