In Photos: India This Week

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India between 18-23 November.

A large number of farmers and tribals took part in a protest march to push for their demands in Mumbai on 22 November. 

(Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade)

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

Artists perform a Rajasthani folk dance during the closing ceremony of Pushkar Fair on Friday, 23 November.

India’s Mary Kom exchanges punches with Hyang Kim of Peoples Republic of Korea in 45-48kg category, during the AIBA Womens World Boxing Championships, in New Delhi, on Thursday, 22 November.

A Sikh boy displays his martial art skills during a religious procession ahead of the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak. The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak will be celebrated on 23 November. 

Bhavani Maa, one of the leaders of an order of Indian transgender seers ,(left) holds a trident as another blows a conch shell as they perform rituals ahead of Kumbh Mela in Allahabad on Tuesday, 20 November.

A large number of farmers and tribals take part in a protest march to push for the their long pending demands, including better price for their produce, total waiver of agricultural loans and transfer of forest rights to tribals, in Mumbai, on Thursday, 22 November.

Planes leave trails of fume during a fly-past display during the Air Show organised by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority (APTA) at Punami Ghat, in Vijayawada, on Friday, 23 November.

A girl dressed as a fictional character poses at the Bengaluru Comic Con on Sunday, 18 November. Thousands of fans cheered and clicked pictures with their favorite comic characters at the two-day annual comic book fest. 

Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh pose at their wedding reception in Bangalore on Wednesday, 21 November. The couple got married at Villa Balbianello, a lakeside mansion featured in Star Wars, in northern Italy on 14 November. 

A family rides a scooter wearing pollution masks in New Delhi on Wednesday, 21 November. The Indian capital and large parts of north India suffer from air pollution for most of the year, caused by dust, burning of crops, emissions from factories and the burning of coal and piles of garbage. 

People light lamps at the Banganga pond as they celebrate Dev Diwali festival in Mumbai on Thursday, 22 November. 

Oil spills in the Bay of Bengal due to a rupture in the hose connected to an oil tanker ship MT Coral Stars, at the Ennore Port in Chennai, on Sunday, 18 November.

Bollywood actor Salman Khan with Union minister Kiren Rijiju and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu rides bicycles at the conclusion of MTB Arunachal Hornbills Flight 2018, in Mechuka, on Thursday, 22 November.

Members of transgender community and supporters hold placards during a candlelight vigil on Transgender Day of Remembrance in Bangalore on Tuesday, 20 November. 

A Hindu devotee offer prayers on the bank of River Yamuna, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima at Balua ghat, in Allahabad, on Friday, 23 November.

Purulias Chou dancers perform at Victoria Memorial to celebrate World Heritage Week, in Kolkata, on Thursday, 22 November.

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