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South Asia
Kashmiri Hindu devotees pray in Khir Bhawani temple
Kashmiri Hindu migrant women pray at the Kheer Bhawani temple during an annual Hindu festival in Jammu, India, Monday, June. 17, 2013. Kheer Bhawani temple originally in Srinagar, was built in Jammu as well by exiled Kashmiri Hindus. The temple is dedicated to the Goddess Rajnya Devi, popularly known as…
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West Asia
Naurauz : Theatre for all Seasons
It had been a week of happiness for those who fall in love with theatre. The city is Kazan, the location is G. Kamal Tatar National Academic Theatre, and the event is the 11th edition of the International Theatre Festival of Turkic Peoples; Naurauz, with performances from 3 – 7…
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South Asia
A Nepalese woman makes handmade paper used by government
A Nepalese woman makes the Nepali handmade paper at a paper factory in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2013. Nepali handmade paper is used for official letters and documents by Nepal Government. The paper is also used to make handicraft products for export. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Sunil Pradhan> A Nepalese woman dries the Nepali…
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Central Asia
World celebrates prince of Russian poetry Alexander Pushkin
On the day of the Russian language: The world celebrates prince of Russian poetry Alexander Pushkin For almost 150 million people, the Russian language is considered their mother tongue, added to that figure nearly 100 million more who speak it fluently as a second language. For all of them the…
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East Asia
World’s oldest Japanese man dies of natural causes at 116
In this file photo taken Oct. 15, 2012 and released by Kyotango City, Jiroemon Kimura smiles after he was presented with the certificate of the world’s oldest living man from Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday at his home in the city, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Japanese media report that Kimura…
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South East Asia
Five week-old meerkat cubs sit at Bali’s Safari and Marine Park in Indonesia
Five-week-old meerkat cubs sit at Bali’s Safari and Marine Park in Giayar, Indonesia on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Firdia Lisnawati> A five-week old meerkat cub sits beside its mother at Bali’s Safari and Marine Park in Giayar, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Firdia Lisnawati> Micheal, 3 week-old Sumatra…
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West Asia
Afghan local Islamic school graduates receive graduation certificate
An Afghan man hands a certificate to a student as he graduates from a local Islamic school or madrassa, during a graduation ceremony at the Mazharal Olom mosque in Ghazni province west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June, 12, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Rahmatullah Nikzad> An Afghan man adjusts the turban of a…
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South Asia
Endangered Asiatic lions rest at Gir Lion Sanctuary in India
In this Sunday, June 9, 2013 photo, endangered Asiatic lions rest at the Gir Lion Sanctuary at Sasan in Junagadh district of Gujarat state, India. The Asiatic lion has been almost wiped out in India, but intense conservation efforts by Gujarat over the last 50 years have brought them back…
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East Asia
Chinese children wearing Han ethnic costume at Dragon Boat Festival
Children wearing “Hanfu”, an ancient costume of the Han ethnic people, take part in a gathering to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet during the Warring State Period (475-221 BC), in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, June 10, 2013. The Dragon Boat (Duanwu) Festival, which is celebrated across…
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East Asia
Chinese villagers launch new dragon boat for week-long festival
Villagers have a trial run of their new dragon boat during a launching ceremony at the Chenhanhui Shipyard at Shangjiao Village in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, June 6, 2013. Chenhanhui Shipyard has been busy making new dragon boats and renovating old ones for the upcoming Dragon Boat…
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