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Idol Immersion in India

Two women smear vermilion on each other’s faces during Sindoor Khela at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival Ends with Immersion of Idols - India

Hindu devotees smear vermillion on each other during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 2, 2025. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is a annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das /ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDIA-TRIPURA-AGARTALA-HOLI CELEBRATION

(240325) -- AGARTALA, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women smear colored powder on each other's faces during the celebration to mark Holi, the spring festival of colors, in Agartala, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Tripura, March 24, 2024. (Str/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-LALITPUR-HOLI FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(240324) -- LALITPUR, March 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People smear colored powder on each other's faces during the celebration of the Holi Festival at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, March 24, 2024. Holi, the festival of colors, marks the beginning of the spring season. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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Holi celebrators in New Delhi gear up for festival

STORY: Holi celebrators in New Delhi gear up for festival SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. various of markets STORYLINE: Markets in New Delhi are bustled with Holi celebrators as the festival of colors is just around the corner. The ancient Indian festival marks the end of winter and the onset of the spring season, signifying the victory of good over evil. Millions of Indians, mostly Hindus, are expected to celebrate the Holi festival on March 25 across the South Asian country with religious fervor and gaiety. During the celebrations, participants will hold colored powder on plates and smear them on each other to express love and affection. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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National Skincare Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 25, 2023 - A doctor performs a fungal smear examination at the Dermatology department of the People's Hospital in Liuzhou, Guangxi province, China, May 25, 2023. May 25 is the 17th National Skincare Day.

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National Skincare Day

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 25, 2023 - A doctor performs a fungal smear examination at the Dermatology department of the People's Hospital in Liuzhou, Guangxi province, China, May 25, 2023. May 25 is the 17th National Skincare Day.

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

(230415) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People smear vermilion powder over each other as they celebrate Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2023. The festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of the spring season in Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Indians prepare for Holi Festival

STORY: Indians prepare for Holi Festival DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of markets in New Delhi STORYLINE: The Indian capital city of New Delhi has been bustling with activity as people are preparing for the celebration of Holi, the festival of colors. Holi, which marks the arrival of spring and the end of the winter season, will fall on March 10 this year. During the festival, people smear colors and throw colored water at each other. Markets in the Indian capital are filled with a wide range of colorful powders, water guns, balloons, sweets, and traditional clothing. Particularly a festival of the Hindus, Holi is also celebrated by people belonging to different religions and communities. For farmers, it signifies the onset of the spring harvest season of crops. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-HOLI FESTIVAL CELEBRATION

(230306) -- KATHMANDU, March 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People smear colored powder on each other to celebrate Holi Festival on the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 6, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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U.S. investigation into Chinese civilian airship lacks credibility, objectivity: expert

STORY: U.S. investigation into Chinese civilian airship lacks credibility, objectivity: expert DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Washington D.C. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG WEN, Executive director, China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange Research Center at Renmin University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WANG WEN, Executive director, China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange Research Center at Renmin University STORYLINE: An expert on China-U.S. relations said the analysis and investigation of the United States into a stray Chinese civilian unmanned airship lack credibility and objectivity, only serving the political interest of the U.S. side to smear China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG WEN, Executive director, China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange Research Center at Renmin University "Many politicians and media int the U.S. are hyping up this balloon or this airship, amplifying it into a political event, or even the biggest conflict between the two c

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China urges U.S. not to use unmanned airship for political manipulation

STORY: China urges U.S. not to use unmanned airship for political manipulation DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: The U.S. should not have overreacted to or use the unintended entry of the Chinese civilian unmanned airship for political manipulation to smear and attack China, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "Speaking of 'deflecting,' can the U.S. tell us why it is able to see the 'balloon' 18,000 meters above the ground, but seems to have been blind to the toxic mushroom cloud of vinyl chloride over Ohio? Why was it vocal about investigations and accountability immediately after the Nord Stream blast, and yet unusually silent in the wake of the latest investigative report written by a U.S. journalist? The U.S. also needs to explain: What exactly were the three high-altitude o

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Turkish journalist slams Western media's unfair attacks on Qatar

STORY: Turkish journalist slams Western media's unfair attacks on Qatar DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 2. various of Feyza Gumusluoglu 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): FEYZA GUMUSLUOGLU, Foreign news department coordinator at Istanbul-based EkoTurk broadcaster 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): FEYZA GUMUSLUOGLU, Foreign news department coordinator at Istanbul-based EkoTurk broadcaster 5. various of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 6. various of streets in Türkiye 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): FEYZA GUMUSLUOGLU, Foreign news department coordinator at Istanbul-based EkoTurk broadcaster STORYLINE: A Turkish journalist denounced Western media's smear attacks on Qatar during the country's preparations for the FIFA World Cup. Feyza Gumusluoglu, who lived in Qatar's capital Doha for six years, is now the foreign news department coordinator at Istanbul-based EkoTurk broadcaster. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): FEYZA GUMUSLUOG

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Attempts fail by small number of countries to smear China under guise of human rights

STORY: Attempts fail by small number of countries to smear China under guise of human rights DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the UN 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ BEHMARAS, First secretary of Permanent Mission of Cuba to the UN 3. various of the UN 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABDULAZIZ M. ALWASIL, Permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the UN 5. various of the UN 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOAQUIN PEREZ AYESTARAN, Deputy permanent representative of Venezuela to the UN 7. various of China STORYLINE: Attempts by the United States, Canada and a few other countries to smear the human rights situation in China were once again defeated on Monday as a majority of United Nations (UN) member states voiced support for China. At a meeting of the Third Committee of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, Cuba's representative delivered a joint statement on behalf of 66 countries in resolute support of China. SOUNDBITE 1

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Attempts fail by small number of countries to smear China under guise of human rights

STORY: Attempts fail by small number of countries to smear China under guise of human rights DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: United Nations CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN 2. various of UN conference room 3. various of China 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DAI BING, Charge d'affaires at China's Permanent Mission to the United Nations STORYLINE: Attempts by the United States, Canada and a few other countries to smear the human rights situation in China were once again defeated as a majority of United Nations (UN) member states voiced support for China. At Monday's meeting of the Third Committee of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, Cuba's representative delivered a joint statement on behalf of 66 countries in resolute support of China. The statement stressed that Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet-related issues are China's internal affairs, and opposed politicization of human rights and double standards, or interference in China's internal affairs under the pretext of human rig

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China urges Japan to ensure steady growth of relations on right track

STORY: China urges Japan to ensure steady growth of relations on right track DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: China urged Japan not to incite regional division and confrontation and to look at China's development in an objective light and ensure the steady growth of relations with China on the right track, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "The Japanese side has too often issued irresponsible remarks to smear China's normal military and maritime activities, interferes in China's internal affairs, and incite regional division and confrontation. This is not constructive at all. I want to stress that China follows the path of peaceful development and a national defense policy that is defen

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COVID-19 origins tracing part of U.S. attempts to control int'l community: researcher

STORY: COVID-19 origins tracing part of U.S. attempts to control int'l community: researcher DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH/POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view and COVID-19 related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MUSTAFA AMIN, Researcher on Arab and international affairs, Egypt STORYLINE: Since a World Health Organization (WHO) panel released a preliminary report on COVID-19 origins tracing in June, some Western politicians and media outlets renewed their attempts to smear China by playing up the so-called lab-leak theory in tracing the origins of COVID-19. A researcher on Arab and international affairs has told Xinhua that the emergence of COVID-19 in China doesn't mean it's of Chinese origin, adding that the politicization of the coronavirus origins probe "is part of the U.S. attempts to control the international community." SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MUSTAFA AMIN, Researcher on Arab and international affairs, Egypt "The emergence of the virus was a s

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U.S. defames China by fabricating fake news on Xinjiang: Turkish journalist

STORY: U.S. defames China by fabricating fake news on Xinjiang: Turkish journalist DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): TUNC AKKOC, Veteran journalist and analyst STORYLINE: A Turkish journalist said the United States has been defaming China by producing fake news and provoking ethnic minorities, so that the U.S. can pursue its hegemonic interests in the global arena. According to Tunc Akkoc, a Turkish veteran journalist and analyst who knows Xinjiang very well, the U.S. has been using the pretext of "human rights," and claimed that there is "forced labor" in Xinjiang to defame China. He also noted that the U.S. itself has a poor human rights record. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TUNC AKKOC, Veteran journalist and analyst "It is widely known that the United States of America fabricates fake news, also employs phony witnesses in this issue. In other words, this is a comprehensive smear campaign that is rarely seen in the internati

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China urges U.S., UK to stop playing up so-called "China threat": FM spokesperson

STORY: China urges U.S., UK to stop playing up so-called "China threat": FM spokesperson DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: China urges the heads of the U.S. and British spy agencies to stop playing up the so-called "China threat" and stoking antagonism and confrontation, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "The U.S. politician has been playing up the so-called 'China threat' to smear and attack China. His remarks fully expose his entrenched Cold War zero-sum mentality and ideological prejudice. The U.S. just celebrated its 246th Independence Day. The U.S. was not at war for only 16 years throughout its 240-plus years of history, which made it known as 'the most warlike nation in the history of the world.' Dakota Wood, Senior Research Fellow for Defense Program

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U.S. competitiveness bill to eventually hurt its own interests: Philippine researcher

STORY: U.S. competitiveness bill to eventually hurt its own interests: Philippine researcher DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the White House 2 various of street views in the U.S. 3 SOUNDBITE (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Philippine-BRICS Strategic Studies STORYLINE: Earlier this year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "America COMPETES Act of 2022." The "industrial" act specifically allocates 500 million U.S. dollars for media outlets to smear China. This bill echoes the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, another hawkish bill against China passed by the U.S. Senate in June last year, which authorized 300 million dollars to be appropriated for each fiscal year through 2026 to counter China's influence globally. A Philippine researcher says it is just another U.S. move to further contain China and would eventually hurt its own interests as well as consumers across the world. SOUNDBITE (English): ANNA MALINDO

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Xinhua Headlines: Unfazed by U.S. sanctions and smear campaign, Xinjiang farmers more enthusiastic about cotton farming

(220417) -- URUMQI, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tractors plow in a cotton field in Shiqiao Township of Usu City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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Xinhua Headlines: Unfazed by U.S. sanctions and smear campaign, Xinjiang farmers more enthusiastic about cotton farming

(220417) -- URUMQI, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers carry plastic films for seeding in a cotton field in Yejiahu Village of Daquan Township, Shawan City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Xinhua Headlines: Unfazed by U.S. sanctions and smear campaign, Xinjiang farmers more enthusiastic about cotton farming

(220417) -- URUMQI, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An autopilot tractor works in a cotton field in Sangongdian Village of Ulan Usu Township in Shawan City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Xinhua Headlines: Unfazed by U.S. sanctions and smear campaign, Xinjiang farmers more enthusiastic about cotton farming

(220417) -- URUMQI, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tractors work in a cotton field in Shiqiao Township of Usu City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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Xinhua Headlines: Unfazed by U.S. sanctions and smear campaign, Xinjiang farmers more enthusiastic about cotton farming

(220417) -- URUMQI, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tractor plows in a cotton field in Shiqiao Township of Usu City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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Xinhua Headlines: Unfazed by U.S. sanctions and smear campaign, Xinjiang farmers more enthusiastic about cotton farming

(220417) -- URUMQI, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 16, 2022 shows two tractors seeding in a cotton field in Yejiahu Village of Daquan Township, Shawan City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Xinhua Headlines: Unfazed by U.S. sanctions and smear campaign, Xinjiang farmers more enthusiastic about cotton farming

(220417) -- URUMQI, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 16, 2022 shows a tractor working in a cotton field in Daquan of Shawan City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Xinhua Headlines: Unfazed by U.S. sanctions and smear campaign, Xinjiang farmers more enthusiastic about cotton farming

(220417) -- URUMQI, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 16, 2022 shows a navigational autopilot equipment in a cotton field in Daquan of Shawan City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDHOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

(220415) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nepalis smear each other with vermilion powder to celebrate Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. Sindoor Jatra Festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of spring season in Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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U.S. should address its own human rights issues, stop lecturing others: FM spokesperson

STORY: U.S. should address its own human rights issues, stop lecturing others: FM spokesperson DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "The more the U.S. repeats lies related to Xinjiang, the more it exposes its hypocrisy in claiming to be a defender of human rights. As millions of native Americans died as a result of genocide, the U.S. should sincerely repent for its crimes, rather than smear and attack others. As nearly 1 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19, over 40,000 people fall victim to gun violence every year and hundreds of thousands of people suffer from racial discrimination in the U.S., the country should make deep reflection on its own human rights deficit rather than point fingers at others. As U.S. waged wars in Iraq, Syria, Af

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INDIA-BANGALORE-HOLI FESTIVAL

(220318) -- BANGALORE, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People smear colored powder on each other as they celebrate Holi, the festival of colors, in Bangalore, India, March 18, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-BANGALORE-HOLI FESTIVAL

(220318) -- BANGALORE, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People smear colored powder on each other as they celebrate Holi, the festival of colors, in Bangalore, India, March 18, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-LALITPUR-HOLI FESTIVAL

(220317) -- LALITPUR, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People smear colored powder on each other to celebrate Holi, the festival of colors, in Lalitpur, Nepal, March 17, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM