In Pics: India This Week

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week from 30 Dec-3 Jan.

Indian Sikh devotees gather to pay obeisance at a Sikh temple as they mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, in Jammu, India, Thursday, 2 Jan 2020.

(Photo: AP/Channi Anand)

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week from 30 December-3 January.

A view of Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the tenth Sikh leader Guru Gobind Singh, in Amritsar, Thursday, 2 Jan 2020.

A member of LGBTQ community carries a placard while standing with others holding umbrellas as it rains during a rally to protest against a new citizenship law that opponents say threatens India’s secular identity, in Kolkata, India, Friday, 3 Jan.

Activists of All Assam Students Union take part in a torch rally against the amended Citizenship Act, in Guwahati, Friday, 3 Jan 2020.

Indian railway workers inspect the tracks on a cold winter morning in Guwahati, India, Friday, 3 Jan 2020.

Firemen try to douse fire after a factory manufacturing batteries caught fire and collapsed in Peera Garhi area in western New Delhi, India, Thursday,  2 Jan 2020.

People celebrate New Year’s Eve in front of the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, 31 Dec 2019.

Anganwadi workers wear the mask of social activist Savitribai Phule to mark her birth anniversary, during a protest for their various demands at the Collectors Office, in Thane, Friday, 3 Jan 2020.

Women police personnel demonstrate to a student on using a weapon, on the occasion of Police Raising Day, in Thane, Thursday, 2 Jan 2020.

Daily wage labourers sit around a bonfire to keep themselves warm on a cold winter morning in Gauhati, India, Friday, 3 Jan 2020.

An Indian man sips tea on a cold and foggy morning in Jammu, India, Tuesday, 31 Dec 2019.

Sun sets over the Dal Lake on New Year’s eve in Srinagar, Kashmir on Tuesday, 31 Dec.

Leopards bask in the sun on a platform, at Bir Talab Zoo (Deer Safari) in Bathinda, Friday, 3 Jan 2020.