In pictures: Glastonbury Festival day two

A group of people line up wearing costumes like an inflatable unicorn with rainbow locks, the person behind is draped in pink material and mime-like face paint. They are walking in front of the famous Ribbon TowerImage source, EPA/Shutterstock
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With tents firmly pitched and wristbands secured, revellers spent the second day of Glastonbury Festival exploring the more obscure and eccentric attractions on site.

More and more ticketholders queued and entered Worthy Farm on Thursday morning, brimming with excitement.

Those who were there the night before saw, for the first time in 35 years, an opening ceremony from a theatre and circus act in front of the Pyramid Stage.

Thursday was full of surprises, with many more to come as the main line-up does not start until Friday.

A crowd of people huddled under a tree during a rain storm. Everyone is wearing shorts and sunglasses, waiting for the rain to stop.Image source, Yui Mok/PA Media

Drizzly wait: Campers awoke on Thursday morning to a flood of torrential rain carving a river through the grass.

A painted board showing a raft that Banksy made and was carried across the crowd during Idles' set at the festival last year. The picture shows an inflatable boat with migrants in lifejackets.

Is there a Banksy at Glastonbury? A painted board has appeared featuring a picture of a raft that the famous graffiti artist made, which was carried across the crowd during Idles' set at the festival last year. The artwork has been screwed to the wall of a poster shop at Worthy Farm.

Michael Eavis sat in a car waving and smiling.

Surprise visit: Michael Eavis was spotted at Carhenge, where a new portrait of the festival founder was unveiled

Sam Ryder - a bearded man with an acoustic guitar - singing in a packed train carriageImage source, PA

Space Man: Sam Ryder performs an impromptu gig onboard a train service travelling from Paddington Station to Glastonbury, ahead of his Saturday set at the music festival.

A man wearing a blue long t-shirt in front of a huge crowd of people while standing stageImage source, PA

Get sweaty: People work out during a fitness exercise session as Joe Wicks performs on the Gateway stage.

A woman in a shirt and trousers hold a pair of leather boots to a girl, looking at them and smiling. They are in an immersive art experience, resembling an airport terminal's securityImage source, PA

These boots are made for walking: Festivalgoers experience the immersive situationist artwork and performance space Terminal 1.

Festival-goers sit on a hill with views for miles and a helter skelter seen in the distance.

Sunshine after the rain: The site dried up quickly after the morning downpour, with festival-goers treated to a gorgeous view in the evening.

A man down on one knee as he proposes to his girlfriend in front of the Glastonbury sign.

Congratulations: Jim Christopher got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend Neve Workman in front of the famous Glastonbury sign... a festival tradition that is becoming more and more popular.

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