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AP PHOTOS: Lunar New Year prayers and incense usher in the Year of the Snake

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to pray for good luck in the Year of the Snake.

The Independent UK

Crowd Chaos And Confusion At Site Of India Festival Stampede

Journeying across India for the pinnacle celebration of the Hindu calendar, Laxmi and her family were sleeping by the roadside Wednesday as they waited to cleanse themselves in the sacred Ganges river.

International Business Times

Sichuan dreams: My favourite Chinese restaurants in London

TOP TABLES: From fiery Sichuan feasts to comforting Uyghur classics, Maya Oppenheim shares her top picks for exploring the vibrant variety of Chinese cuisine in the capital – just in time for Lunar New Year

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The Year of the Snake is underway with the Lunar New Year in Asia and around the world

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield

The Independent UK

Picture prefect: Japanese city deploys guards to control unruly tourists seeking perfect shot

Overseas tourists are blocking roads or walking onto railway tracks in Otaru to capture its views, stoking local resentment and complaints of overtourism

The Guardian - AU

Who is celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake and how?

Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.

Al Jazeera

Nepal Resumes Rescue Helicopter Flights To Mount Everest

Nepali airlines have resumed rescue helicopter flights to the Everest region, an aviation industry official announced Tuesday, following weeks of suspension prompted by protests from locals citing environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers.

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Escape to the Belmond Napasai for The White Lotus treatment minus the crowds

Check into this Belmond outpost for a stay inspired by the new series of the tragicomedy with all of the cheer, and none of the tears, says Gina Jackson

Evening Standard

Motorcyclist Rammed and Killed by Road-Raging Driver in Bangkok

There is no story I take greater pleasure in telling than a scumbag who has wronged someone, particularly someone in the motorcycle community, having sweet justice bestowed upon them. Unfortunately, I don't know if there is enough justice to write the wrong committed in this instance.

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Half Kung-fu, Half Opera: China's Captivating 'Heroes' Dance

With painted faces and vivid costumes, 40 young dancers leap through the streets of Shantou in southern China to the sound of gongs and drums as hundreds of spectators watch.

International Business Times

Hong Kong Revives Border Village In Alternative Tourism Push

Tourists in Hong Kong are flocking to the 300-year-old village of Kuk Po, whose decaying mansions and reed fields offer a respite from the city's famously frenetic pace.

International Business Times

Indonesia showcases returned artifacts it had sought for decades from the Netherlands

Centuries-old stone Buddha statues and precious jewelries repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on display at Indonesia’s National Museum, providing a glimpse into the country’s rich heritage that the government had struggled to retrieve

The Independent UK

Road-rage driver in court for killing motorcyclist

Police took a road-rage motorist accused of intentionally crashing into and killing a motorcycle delivery rider to Bangkok South Criminal Court on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Security arrangements tightened for devotees in Ayodhya arriving from Maha Kumbh

Security arrangements have been tightened for devotees heading towards Ayodhya after visiting the ongoing Mahakumbh Mela at Prayag Raj. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rare Wildlife Species Found In Cambodian National Park

A years-long survey of a Cambodian national park has revealed endangered species never before recorded in the country, highlighting the need for greater conservation efforts, environmentalists said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Lanterns Light Up Southern Chinese City Ahead Of Lunar New Year

Dozens of giant lanterns in the shape of mythical creatures, flowers and legendary characters light up the night sky in southern China -- a dreamlike spectacle to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays.

Bangkok Post

Road-rage driver kills Bangkok delivery rider

A delivery rider was killed when a car driver rammed his bike in a road rage incident on Sukhumvit Road in Watthana district of Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon. The driver was arrested and faces a murder charge.

The Guardian - UK

Alternative wonders: why Tibet’s Samye monastery is my spiritual inspiration

The region’s first Buddhist monastery is a complex of chapels and stupa towers from a vast mandala – a symbolic and spiritual representation of the whole universe

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Maha Kumbh: Over 3 million pilgrims visit and take holy dip in Sangam

As the Maha Kumbh enters its eighth day, more than 2.27 million pilgrims visited the Mela on Monday morning as of 8 am. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maha Kumbh: 12 state pavilions showcase India's cultural diversity

The grand event Maha Kumbh has garnered unprecedented attention and participation from all over the world. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maha Kumbh: Around 2.50 million pilgrims visit Mela on Monday till 10am

The attendance of the pilgrims is expected to increase in the upcoming days as four key Shahi Snans are yet to come. Read further on Dynamite News:

International Business Times

Indonesia's Mount Ibu Erupts More Than 1,000 Times This Month

A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted at least a thousand times this month, according to an official report Sunday as efforts were underway to evacuate thousands of villagers living near the rumbling mountain.

Dynamite News

Maha Kumbh: Around 2 million devotees take dip in Sangam till 10.30am

On Sunday, the seventh day of the Maha Kumbh, among a congregation of over 2 million devotees gathered at the Sangam Triveni. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maha Kumbh: About 2 million pilgrims visit Mela on sixth day till 11am

With the commencement of the Maha Kumbh on Monday, devotees from across India and around the world flocked to the Triveni Sangam for the first Amrit Snan on Makar Sankranti. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream

Cheonggyecheon stream in the South Korean capital has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the city

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