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South Asia
Hindu devotees throw vermilion powder to celebrate Nepali New Year
Nepalese devotees throw vermilion powder on each other during the Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, April 15, 2013. Sindur Jatra, or Vermilion Powder Festival, was held in Thimi, rural area of capital Kathmandu to celebrate the Nepali New Year on Monday. Nepalese devotees carry…
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South East Asia
New Year in Myanmar: people celebrate water festival
Vehicles carrying revelers line up towards a pavilion from where another group of revelers spray water during the traditional Thingyan celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Myanmar celebrated its annual water festival, known as Thingyan, from Saturday, marking the start of the New Year according to the traditional…
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South Asia
Indian children lie on the ground as a ritual for Hindu festival
Children are laid on a road as Hindu devotees step over them as part of a ritual during celebration of Shiva Gajan, a Hindu festival in Kolkata, India, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Devotees of Hindu god Shiva believe performing this ritual will ensure fulfillment of their wishes. Children are laid…
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South Asia
Bangladesh Hindu devotees perform at Charak Puja festival
A Bangladeshi Hindu devotee prepares to hang from a rope with hooks pierced in his back as part of a ritual during the Charak Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, April 14, 2013. A Bangladeshi Hindu devotee carries a child as he hangs in a rope with hooks pierced in…
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East Asia
Paintings exhibition opens in memory of Yushu earthquake
A visitor takes pictures of paintings at an exhibition commemorating the third anniversary of the Yushu earthquake, at the Qinghai Provincial Museum in Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, April 14, 2013. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Yushu on April 14, 2010, leaving 2,698 dead and over 12,000 injured. <Xinhua/Wu…
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East Asia
A young man practices parkour at Taiwan University campus
A young man practices parkour at the campus of Taiwan University in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, April 7, 2013. Parkour is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. <Xinhua/Xie Xiudong>
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East Asia
Water Splashing Festival begins in China’s Yunnan Province
People splash water on each other during a celebration marking the upcoming Water Splashing Festival in Mangshi, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 11, 2013. The Water Splashing Festival, also the New Year of the Dai ethnic group, will last for three or four days. People in folk costumes participate in…
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South Asia
Indian devotees gather at Hindu Temple for Navratri festival
Indian devotees stand in queue to offer prayers at a Hindu temple on the first day of ‘Navratri’ or the nine nights festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, April 11, 2013. ‘Navratri’ honors the Hindu goddess Shakti, or divine mother. <AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh>
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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑪
[16] She was overwhelmed by disturbing thoughts and Saadiya’s voice awoke her: “Mistress Nargis. The General is in the reception room. He wants to talk to you.” Putting on her alternative clothes Nargis said : “Tell him I’ll be there in five minutes.” A few minutes later the Shamawes woman…
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West Asia
Mazen Maarouf: The Arab Dictators create their intellectuals
He is one of the creative voices of Arab poetry. He worked for several newspapers in Lebanon as for some newspapers abroad. Belonging to a Palestinian 1948 refugee family, (b. 1978) lived and studied in Beirut to hold a BS degree in general chemistry at Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences.…
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