In Pics: India This Week

Prime Minister Narendra Modi after addressing the nation on the occasion of 74th Independence Day from the ramparts of Red Fort, in New Delhi, Saturday, 15 August.

(Photo: PTI)

From Independence Day celebrations to floods and incessant rains in various parts of the country, here’s a glimpse of all that happened in India this week.

Parsis greet each other as they visit a community place on the occasion of Parsi New Year (Navroz), at Dadar in Mumbai, Sunday, 16 August 2020.

Vehicles buried in landslide rubble following heavy rainfall being salvaged, in Jaipur, Sunday, 16 August 2020.

Melsanthi AK Sudheer Namboothiri along with other priests perform rituals for the opening of the Sabarimala temple on the first day of the holy Malayalam month of Chingam, in Pathanamthitta district, Monday, 17 August 2020.

ITBP personnel wearing face shields stand guard during a visit of ITBP ADG Amrit Mohan Prasad at Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre in New Delhi, Monday, 17 August 2020.

Family member of slain CRPF jawan Lavkush Sharma, who was killed in a terrorist attack today in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, mourn after receiving the news at his residence, in Jehanabad, Monday, 17 August 2020.

A portrait of former Prime Minister the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee that was unveiled by President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of his second death anniversary, on Sunday, 16 August 2020. The portrait was prepared by renowned artist Vasudeo Kamath for ICCR.

Devotees light earthen lamps and candles in the premises of Harmandir Sahib (the Golden Temple) on the occasion of 416th anniversary of the installation of Guru Granth Sahib, in Amritsar, Wednesday, 19 August 2020.

Passersby look at a car submerged in water near the waterlogged Golf Course Road underpass following heavy rain, in Gurugram, Wednesday, 19 August 2020.

Family members, relatives and friends during the funeral procession of legendary vocalist Pandit Jasraj, at Versova in Mumbai, Thursday, 20 August 2020. Pandit Jasraj’s final rites were performed today with State Honours at Pawan Hans Crematorium, Vile Parle in Mumbai.

Passengers without masks on a rickshaw pass through a waterlogged area, due to high tide in Ganga river, during the biweekly lockdown to curb COVID-19 spread, in Kolkata, Friday, 21 August 2020.

An artisan gives final touch to idols of Lord Ganesha on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Nadia district, Friday, 21 August 2020.

Members of Muslim community offer Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid, in Srinagar, Friday, 21 August 2020. The first congregational Friday prayers were held at the grand mosque after five months following the coronavirus outbreak.

Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni at Chennai Airport undergoes thermal screening before leaving to UAE to participate in IPL-2020, in Chennai, Friday, 21 August 2020.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Thursday, 20 August, next to a picture of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray and wife Meenatai.