As world leaders and South Africans gathered Tuesday to honor Nelson Mandela, people around the world have also celebrated the life and mourned the death of the renowned freedom fighter.
In Tehran, Iranians paid tribute at the South African Embassy.
In India, an artist memorialized Mandela's spirit in the sand.
In Dhaka, Bangladesh, artists and activists gathered for a candlelight vigil.
Churchgoers in Brooklyn, N.Y., praised Mandala's fortitude.
A fighter in Syria recalled that Mandela had once been labeled a terrorist.
Palestinians in Gaza City mourned the man who championed their struggle.
While in Bethlehem, Palestinians lit candles outside the Church of Nativity.
Schoolchildren held a prayer ceremony in Chennal, India.
People in Tokyo remembered the man by taking pictures beside a wax statue of Mandela in a museum.
As did visitors at a similar wax museum in Malaysia.
In England, mourners gathered in front of a statue of Mandela in central London.
In Italy, writing in the snow recalled one of Mandela's famous lines: "A winner is just a dreamer who never gave up, thanks Madiba."