In Photos: India This Week
From Independence day celebrations to the colourful festivities of Janmashtami, here's a glimpse of India this week.
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From nationwide celebrations on the 75th Independence Day to the colourful festivities of Janmashtami celebrating the birth of Hindu God Krishna, here's a glimpse of India this week.
People carry a 111-metre long tricolor during a Tiranga Yatra, organised as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in Jaipur, Sunday, 14 August 2022.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauds as NCC cadets from Punjab perform during the 76th Independence Day function at the Red Fort, in New Delhi, Monday, 15 August 2022.
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Congress leader Sachin Pilot meets the bereaved family of nine-year-old Dalit boy who died allegedly after he was assaulted by a teacher in his school, in Jalore district of Rajasthan, Wednesday, 17 August 2022.
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Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel conduct a route march amid communal tension following a dispute between two groups over banners featuring Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue V D Savarkar and 18th Century ruler Tipu Sultan, in Shivamogga, Tuesday, 16 August 2022.
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar with RJD supremo Lalu Prasad during a meeting in Patna, Wednesday, 17 August 2022.
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Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of suspended TMC leader Partha Chatterjee, being produced at a court in connection with the teachers recruitment scam case, in Kolkata, Thursday, 18 August 2022.
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Police personnel stand guard at Sagar Vihar Water Front, after a suspicious boat with three AK-47 rifles and bullets was found off the Raigad coast, in Navi Mumbai, Thursday, 18 August 2022.
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A muslim woman holds a child dressed as Lord Krishna on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami in Ajmer, Thursday, 18 August 2022.
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Devotees arrive to pay obesiance to Lord Bankey Bihari on the occasion of Janmashtami, at the Shri Bankey Bihari temple, in Vrindavan, Friday, 19 August 2022.
A govinda, atop a human pyramid, wears a PPE kit to attend a Dahi Handi festival on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami, in Navi Mumbai, Friday, 119 August 2022.
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Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia during a press conference in New Delhi, Friday, 19 August 2022.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with athlete Dutee Chand during the felicitation ceremony of the Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Games 2022, in New Delhi, Saturday, 13 August 2022.
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People from Parsi community greet each other celebrating Navroz, the Parsi New Year, at Shirinbai and Khurshedji Hormusji Doongaji Daremeher in Navi Mumbai, Tuesday, 16 August 2022.
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Industrialist Ratan Tata during the launch of Good fellows, India's first companionship startup for senior citizens, in Mumbai, Tuesday, 16 August 2022.
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Students of Anjuman Islam College wearing tricoloured hijab take a selfie during a cultural programme organised on the occasion of 76th Independence Day, in Mumbai, Monday, 15 August 2022.
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