In Pics: India This Week

From Eid-Al-Adha celebrations to Ram Temple Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya, here’s a snapshot of India this week.

A boy grieves the death of his father from drinking spurious liquor at Mucchal village, near Amritsar. As many as 121 people have died in the Punjab Hooch tragedy.  

(Photo: PTI)

From Eid-Al-Adha celebrations to Ram Temple Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week.

Villagers make a temporary crossing with bamboo above a river after the bridge over it washed away in floodwater, following incessant rain, at Jartaluk in Baksa district of Assam.   

Members of the Muslim community leave after offering namaz on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, during rain, at Jama Masjid in Amritsar.

BJP supporters perform yajna for speedy recovery of Home Minister Amit Shah, after he tested positive for COVID-19

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students wearing protective shields appear for IIT entrance examination in Ahmedabad.

Army personnel in Ladakh celebrate the function of Raksha Bandhan by tying rakhis sent to them by various women from across the country.   

A doctor displays rakhis tied to his wrist by patients on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, at CWG Village COVID-19 care centre near Akshardham, in New Delhi.   

A devotee dressed as Lord Hanuman during an awareness campaign on COVID-19, in Jabalpur.

A vendor selling pumpkins waits for customers at Azadpur Mandi, during Unlock 3.0 in New Delhi. 

Commuters wade through a waterlogged street following heavy rains at Sion in Mumbai. 

A CRPF jawan stands guard along a street on the first day of the two-day curfew in Srinagar.     

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, UP Governor Anandiben Patel and others, performs bhoomi pujan at ‘Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir’ in Ayodhya.

Hindu devotees light earthen lamps at illuminated Ram ki Paidi to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ram Temple, in Ayodhya.     

A boy grieves the death of his father from drinking spurious liquor at Mucchal village, near Amritsar. As many as 121 people have died in the Punjab hooch tragedy. 

A landslide wreaked havoc in Idukki district of Kerala.

Rescue operations underway after an Air India Express flight skidded off the runway while landing, in Karippur, in Kozhikode.