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1. News - Asia - INDIA

   Tens of millions of Hindus bathe in Ganges for Kumbh Mela festival

   Posted Feb 10th 2013, 01:42pm by Agence France-Presse in Allahabad

   ... News Asia Maha Kumbh Hinduism India Religion Ganges Agence France-Presse in Allahabad Tens of millions of Hindus gathered Sunday for a holy bath in India’s sacred river Ganges on the most ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1147368/tens-millions-hindus-bathe-ganges-kumbh-mela-festival
2. News - Asia - INDIA

   Pilgrims flock to the Ganges for world’s biggest festival

   Posted Jan 14th 2013, 11:08am

   ... News Asia Kumbh Mela Uttar Pradesh Ganges Hinduism Agence France-Presse in Allahabad Upwards of a million elated Hindu holy men and pilgrims took a bracing plunge in India’s sacred Ganges ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1127730/pilgrims-flock-ganges-worlds-biggest-festival
3. News - Asia - INDIA

   Naked holy men lead thousands into Ganges dip as holy festival starts

   Posted Jan 15th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News Asia Kumbh Mela India Ganges Agence France-Presse in Allahabad Led by naked gurus and inspired by mythology, Hindus brave a pilgrimage of religious fervour Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, led by naked, ash-covered holy men, streamed into the sacred river Ganges yesterday at the start of the world's biggest religious festival. The Kumbh Mela in the Indian town ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1128075/naked-holy-men-lead-thousands-ganges-dip-holy-festival-starts
4. News - Asia - INDIA

   Relatives search for dead after stampede at Hindu festival

   Posted Feb 12th 2013, 12:00am by AGENICIES

   ... as the emergency services came under fire for their handling of the tragedy. The chief organiser of India's Kumbh Mela - a Hindu religious festival that occurs every 12 years by the banks ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1148336/relatives-search-dead-after-stampede-hindu-festival
5. Ganges links past and future

   Posted Aug 15th 2006, 12:00am by Nick Walker

   ... Naturally, many Hindu festivals are celebrated on the banks of the Ganges, notably the Kumbh Mela and the Chhat Puja. The Kumbh Mela (the Urn Festival) is a pilgrimage that takes place four times every 12 years. Each 12-year cycle includes one Maha Kumbh Mela (Great Kumbh Mela), which is attended by millions of people, making it by far the largest gathering of people anywhere ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/560323/ganges-links-past-and-future
6. News - Asia

   Briefs, January 19, 2013

   Posted Jan 19th 2013, 12:00am by VARIOUS

   ... Reuters   Indian pilgrimage good for health, study finds DELHI - India's Kumbh Mela festival, which sees up to 100 million people flock to take a bath in the River Ganges, is good ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1131183/briefs-january-19-2013
7. Comment - Insight & Opinion - TALKING POINTS

   Talking points

   Posted Feb 09th 2013, 12:00am by AGENCIES

   ... in the Ganges tomorrow on the main day of Kumbh Mela, the world's biggest religious festival. The event, which takes place every 12 years, has its origins in Hindu mythology, which tells how a few ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1146242/talking-points
8. Lifestyle - Books - NON-FICTION

   E-books/audiobooks review: #thaistory, Where the Blind Horse Sings

   Posted Mar 17th 2013, 12:00am by Charmaine Chan

   ... facing the Thai royal family: who will succeed King Bhumibol, reported to be suffering from Parkinson's disease and depression? Son Maha Vajiralongkorn is believed to have a blood-related ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/books/article/1191401/e-booksaudiobooks-review-thaistory-where-blind-horse-sings
9. News - Asia

   Briefs, February 26, 2013

   Posted Feb 26th 2013, 12:00am by AGENCIES

   ... revellers at a concert to celebrate Makha Bhucha Day in Maha Sarakham province. Officers were chasing a man carrying a homemade device when it exploded. AFP Aquino signs bill to aid Marcos victims ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1158582/briefs-february-26-2013
10. News - Hong Kong - MEDICINE

    Prioritising rare 'orphan diseases' of the medical world

    Posted Feb 18th 2013, 12:00am by LO WEI

    ... patients. She set up the foundation in memory of her son, Joshua, who died at 15 in 2007 of a mitochondrial disease called Melas Syndrome, which affects the brain, nervous system and muscles. ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1152631/prioritising-rare-orphan-diseases-medical-world

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