Earlier today, Indonesia's Mount Kelud erupted violently, killing two, sending massive ash plumes miles into the air, and causing more than 100,000 to evacuate parts of Java. The explosive eruption could be heard by residents more than 100 miles distant. Meanwhile, Mount Sinabung - another of Indonesia's 150 volcanoes, continues its recent months of sporadic activity. Earlier this month, one of the scorching pyroclastic flows that poured down Sinabung's flanks overwhelmed a group of villagers, killing 16. Collected here are images of Kelud's activity today, and some of Sinabung's recent outbursts. [24 photos]
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On January 20, 2014, Mount Sinabung spews lava and gas during an eruption viewed from Jeraya, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The volcano has been erupting since September, forcing more than 20,000 people who live around it slopes to flee their homes to several temporary shelters. Earlier today, February 14, 2014, another volcano roared to life in Indonesia: Mount Kelud, spewing ash across most of Java.(AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
A woman rides a motorbike on a street covered with volcanic ash from an eruption of Mount Kelud, in Solo, Indonesia, on February 14, 2014. A major volcanic eruption in Indonesia blasted clouds of ash and debris 18 kilometers (12 miles) into the air on Friday, forcing authorities to close six airports, cancel flights elsewhere in Southeast Asia and evacuate more than 100,000 people from the mountain.(AP Photo/ Hafidz Novalsyah) #
Indonesian soldiers evacuate ash covered residents in Malang, East Java province on February 14, 2014 moments after Mount Kelud, considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes on densely populated Java, erupted. Hundreds of thousands of Indonesians were ordered to evacuate and three international airports were closed. (Aman Rochman/AFP/Getty Images) #
A man cleans a roof covered with volcanic ash from an eruption of Mount Kelud at Mbladak village in Blitar, Indonesia, on February 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) #
Volcanic ash covers a plane and the airport of Solo in Central Java, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) west of Mount Kelud, on February 14, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images) #
Villagers ride on a truck fully loaded with their belongings as they head to a temporary shelter at an area affected by the ash fall from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sigaranggarang, North Sumatra, on January 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) #
Mount Sinabung releases pyroclastic flows during an eruption as seen from Payung village, North Sumatra, on February 3, 2014.(AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) #
Wind spouts appear over the volcanic ash covered landscape in Berastepu village, in the district of Karo near Mount Sinabung, on January 26, 2014. (Sutanta Aditya/AFP/Getty Images) #
A motorcyclist passes through an area covered by ash from the eruptions of Mount Sinabung in the abandoned village of Kuta Rayat, on February 12, 2014. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) #
The body of a victim lies covered with volcanic ash ner a village in Karo district following eruptions of Mount Sinabung on February 1, 2014. Sixeen people, including four schoolchildren, were killed after they were engulfed by scorching ash clouds spat out by Indonesia's Mount Sinabung in its biggest eruption in recent days, officials said. (Sutanta Aditya/AFP/Getty Images) #
Indonesian residents carry a victim on their motorcycle, following eruptions of Mount Sinabung in Karo district, North Sumatra province, on February 1, 2014. (Sutanta Aditya/AFP/Getty Images) #
This picture taken at Kutarayat village on February 8, 2014 shows a church standing alone among barren plants damaged by mount Sinabung eruptions in Karo. (Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images) #
Mount Sinabung spews lava and gas during an eruption, viewed from Tiga Kicat, North Sumatra, on January 21, 2014. The volcano has been erupting since September, forcing more than 20,000 people who live around it slopes to flee their homes to several temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) #
A boy holds his brother as Mount Sinabung spews pyroclastic gas and hot ash in Sibintun village, on February 7, 2014 in Karo District, North Sumatra, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) #
Now that the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, is complete, Muslims all over the world are observing Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. These "days of remembrance" feature a feast honoring Abraham who, according to Muslim tradition, was prepared to sacrifice his son Ishmael before God sent a ram in his place. To commemorate this event, worshippers sacrifice sheep, cows, and camels, and share the meat among family, neighbors, and the needy. Collected here are scenes of this year's Hajj and Eid al-Adha, from Mecca and around the globe (with a few photos from last year as well). [33 photos]
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A Nepalese Muslim boy offers prayers during Eid al-Adha festival at the Jama Mosque in Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Muslim pilgrims pray atop Mount Thor in the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, on October 11, 2013. Mount Thor marks the start of the journey of the Prophet Mohammad and his companion Abu Bakr Al-Sadeeq from Mecca to Medina. It houses Thor cave where Prophet Mohammed is believed to have hid from the people of Quraish before his Hijra (migration) to Medina.(Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa) #
Pilgrims perform evening prayers in Mecca's Grand Mosque on October 8, 2013, as more than two million Muslims arrived in the holy city for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images) #
A Muslim pilgrim touches a marker at the top of a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on October 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) #
People ride an overflowing train at a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 15, 2013. Eid Al-Adha, known as the 'Feast of the Sacrifice', is one of the most significant festivals on the Muslim calendar. On this day, Muslims in countries around the world start the day with prayer and spend time with family, offer gifts and often give to charity. It is customary for Muslims family to honor Allah by sacrificing a sheep or goat and sharing the meat amongst family members. (Getty Images/Getty Images) #
A man carries a sheep he bought from a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Sanaa, Yemen, on October 13, 2013.(Reuters/Khaled Abdullah) #
Muslims pray outside a mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Adha, which Muslims in Russia call Kurban-Bairam, in Moscow, Russia, on October 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) #
Russian police officers stand guard as Muslims pray outside the main Moscow mosque, on October 15, 2013. According to the press service of Moscow's main police department, about four thousand police officers, Interior troops and others will be ensuring security during the Eid al-Adha celebration events. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman) #
A Sri Lankan Muslim boy performs ablutions before attending a prayer session to celebrate Eid al-Adha in Colombo, Sri Lanka.(AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) #
Afghan men prepare to slaughter a buffalo during the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, at Kacha Garhi Afghan refugee camp, located in the outskirts of Peshawar, on October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Fayaz Aziz) #
Pakistanis watch butchers slaughtering a camel, on the last day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice", in a street in Karachi, Pakistan, on October 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil) #
Bloodstained water runs down the stairs at the gate of a charity center where animals were sacrificed on the first day of Eid al-Ahda in downtown Cairo, Egypt, on October 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) #
A couple from an Islamic sect An-Nadzir cross the Mawang Lake for Eid al-Adha mass prayer in Gowa regency, Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province, on October 14, 2013. (Reuters/Yusuf Ahmad) #
A member of an Islamic sect An-Nadzir shouts, "God is great" during an Eid al-Adha mass prayer at Mawang Lake in Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province, on October 14, 2013. Members of the small sect called An-Nadzir color their hair, live a basic life of farming and fishing, condemn militancy of any kind, and believe in salvation without discrimination and living in peace with others. (Reuters/Yusuf Ahmad) #
A Kashmiri Muslim livestock vendor stands with his flock of sheep as he waits for customers at a market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Srinagar, India, on October 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) #
A mosque, reflected in a eye of a bull that was tied to a pole during the Kurban Bairam (Eid al-Adha) festival in the small town of Ivie, Belarus, on October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko) #
Muslims pray in an open air basketball field in the city of Corinth, near Athens, Greece, on October 15, 2013. Mosques have been a thorny issue for a long time in Greece, where the population is predominantly Greek Orthodox. Athens is one of the few European capitals without an official mosque. (Valerie Gache/AFP/Getty Images) #
An employee arranges baklava pastries on October 13, 2013 at a bakery in Pristina, Kosovo, during preparations for the Muslim feast of sacrifice, known in Arabic as Eid al-Adha. (Armend Nimani/AFP/Getty Images) #
A bull attacks a boy after running away from Pakistani butchers trying to slaughter it, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, in Karachi, Pakistan, on October 27, 2012. The boy was slightly injured according to the photographer. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil) #
Muslims pray during Eid el-Kebir at a mosque in Koumassi, in the Ivorian capital Abidjan, on October 15, 2013. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid el-Kebir, also known as Eid al-Adha, by slaughtering sheep, goats, camels and cows to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son on God's command. (Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon) #
People slaughter sheep after prayers, as part of Eid al-Adha holiday (or Tabaski) on October 15, 2013 in Abidjan's popular neighborhood of Adjame, Ivory Coast. (Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images) #
A Free Syrian Army fighter holds up his weapon and rides a horse on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Aleppo, Syria, on October 15, 2013.(Reuters/Molhem Barakat) #
Girls wearing traditional costumes wait to dance in Bucharest, Romania, on October 27, 2012, during celebrations of the Eid al-Adha organized by the Turkish community. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) #
A Palestinian woman prays next to a grave at a cemetery in the West Bank city of Jenin, on the first day of Eid-al-Adha, October 15, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamad Torokman) #
Boys lead rams into the Atlantic Ocean at dawn to wash them in preparation for the Eid al-Adha feast, in Dakar, Senegal, on October 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) #
A young woman from the Layenne brotherhood participates in Eid al-Adha morning prayers at Diamalaye Mausoleum, in the Yoff neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, on October 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) #
