In Photos: India This Week

One of the world’s biggest camel fairs took place in Pushkar this week. Traders are seen arriving with their livestock. 

(Photo: PTI)

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week, 12 to 17 November 2018.

ISROs successfully launched it GSAT 29 communication satellite on 14 November. Here the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III D2 (GSLV MK3 D2) carrying the GSAT-29 communication satellite, can be seen leaving a trail of smoke as it takes off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota.

Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh during their wedding ceremony. The couple got married on 14-15 November, at a resort overlooking Lake Como in Northern Italy.

A Hindu devotee prays to the Sun god while standing in knee-deep waters in River Yamuna during the Chhath festival in New Delhi, India on Tuesday, 13 November. During Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth.

Commuters drive through heavy smog at Rajpath, in New Delhi, Tuesday, 13 November. A thick haze engulfed the national capital at the start of the week as the air quality remained in the “severe” category. However, rainfall during the end of the week improved conditions slightly.

People offer prayers to the setting sun during the Chhath puja at the bank of Yamuna River in the backdrop of Taj Mahal in Agra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on at India’s first multi-modal terminal on the Ganga river during its inaugural function, in Varanasi, Monday, 12 November 2018.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was in India this week. During his visit, he met Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. “Today Jack made me realise with his calm demeanour and composed, nearly meditative mindset... ‘that all Work and no Pray, would make Jack a dull boy’,” Khan tweeted after the meet.

A view of the damage caused by Cyclone Gaja, after it hit Velankanni in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, Friday, 16 November. The Centre on Friday assured the Tamil Nadu government of all assistance to deal with the situation arising out of this storm, which has so far claimed 11 lives.

BJP leader Ananth Kumar passed away on 12 November. His family is seen mourning above. Wife Tejaswini Ananth Kumar with daughters Aishwarya and Vijetha.

The Sabarimala temple reopened on Friday 16 November for 64 days amid crisis over SC order allowing the entry of women in the lord Ayyappa temple. Devotees are seen entering the temple as it opens amid tight security. Activist Trupti Desai had to return home after protestors blocked the road outside the airport to prevent her entry.

The annual five-day Pushkar Camel Fair is one of the largest camel fairs in the world. Traders are seen arriving with their livestock at the fair in Pushkar, Thursday, 15 November.

The first phase of polling in the Chhattisgarh elections took place on Monday, 12 November. Voters wait in queues to cast their votes during the first phase of Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh at a polling station in Narayanpur on Monday, Nov 12,2018.

14 November marks the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister Jawahalal Nehru. Here, Indian children can be seen showering flower petals on a portrait of Nehru on his birth anniversary at his ancestral home, Anand Bhawan, in Allahabad.