In Pics: India This Week

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week.

Kashmiri women shout slogans during the funeral of top Hizbul commander Umar Fayaz in village Tral, south of Srinagar, UT of J&K, Monday, 13 January 2020. 

(Photo: AP/Mukhtar Khan)

New Delhi: Bhim Army Chief Chandrasekhar Azad holds a copy of the Indian Constitution during a protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, Friday, 17 January, 2020. 

New Delhi: India's communication satellite GSAT30 being launched into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, Friday, 17 January 2020

Migratory birds are seen in a wetland in Pobitora wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts in Gauhati, India, Sunday, 12 January 2020. 

A Kashmiri man carrying sacks of charcoal looks on as it snows in Srinagar, Kashmir, Sunday, 12 January 2020. Kashmir is currently experiencing extreme cold weather.

A Kashmiri man prays under his umbrella outside a Muslim shrine as it snows in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, 12 January 2020.

Indian villagers participating in community fishing as part of Bhogali Bihu celebrations are seen through a traditional fishing tool in Panbari village, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Tuesday, 14 January 2020. “Bhogali Bihu” marks the end of the harvest season in the northeastern state of Assam. 

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, Army chief General Manoj Mukund Narawane, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria and Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh pay tribute at the National War Memorial on Army Day 2020, in New Delhi, Wednesday, 15 January, 2020

Fireworks light up the city skyline during Makar Sakranti celebrations in Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Tuesday, 14, January, 2020.

A tribal man rides on his bicycle carrying a traditional fishing tool on his back to participate in community fishing as part of Bhogali Bihu celebrations in Panbari village, some 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Tuesday, 14 January, 2020. “Bhogali Bihu” marks the end of the harvest season in the northeastern state of Assam.

A cow runs over burning hay as part of a ritual during the Makar Sankranti celebrations in Bengaluru, Wednesday, 15 January, 2020.

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