In Pics: India This Week

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week from 9-15 November.

A student protesting in Jawaharlal Nehru University against the fee hike trying to resist the police personnel deployed.

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Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week from 9 November to 15 November 2019.

Sikh pilgrims visit the shrine of Guru Nanak Dev, at Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan. India and Pakistan inaugurated a Visa-free initiative that allows Sikh pilgrims from India to visit one of their religion’s holiest shrines. While Pakistan PM Imran Khan opened the border corridor on the Pakistani side, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated it on the Indian side.

Senior priest Mahant Raju Das of Hanuman Garhi Mandir and a local Muslim leader Babloo Khan at Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas in Ayodhya, on Sunday, 10 November.

Children play with snow outside Chatti Padshahi Gurudwara during the 550th birthday celebration of Sikh founder Guru Nanak Devi ji, at Ranawari in Srinagar, on Tuesday, 12 November.

Activist Rahul Easwar along with Sabarimala petitioner Radhakrishnan Varanikal and other members of Aiyappa Dharma Parishad at Supreme Court during the verdict in the Sabarimala Case, in New Delhi, on Thursday, 14 November. The SC said restrictions on women in religious places was not limited to Sabarimala alone and was prevalent in other religions as well as it referred all review pleas to a larger seven-judge Bench.

Students of Ved Vidyalaya play kabbadi inside their campus, at Karsevakpuram in Ayodhya, on Tuesday, 12 November.

A devotee takes a dip at River Saryu on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, in Ayodhya, Tuesday, 12 November.

Shiv Sena leaders Aaditya Thackeray and Eknath Shinde along with other party leaders address a press conference after meeting Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari, in Mumbai, on Monday, 11 November.

A couple poses in front of the North Block building during their pre-wedding shoot amid heavy smog, in New Delhi, Friday, 15 November. A thick layer of toxic smog engulfed Delhi as the pollution level continued to remain in the ‘severe’ category for the fourth consecutive day.

BJP National Vice President Shivraj Singh Chauhan pays tribute to a statue of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru the occasion of his birth anniversary, in Bhopal, on Thursday, 14 November.

Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone at Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) on the occasion of their first wedding anniversary in Amritsar, on Friday, 15 November.

Indian batsman Mayank Agarwal holds up his bat as he reacts after scoring a century on the second day of the first cricket test match against Bangladesh, in Indore, on Friday, 15 November.

Members of Sanskriti Bachao Manch perform Maha Mrityunjaya Yagna for the speedy recovery of legendary playback singer and Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar, at Durga Mandir in Bhopal, Friday, 15 November.

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar waves to the media as the party contemplates an alliance with its ideological rival Shiv Sena in the state of Maharashtra. The state is currently under President’s Rule as none of the state parties were able to stake claim to form the government since the election results’ declaration on 24 October.

Britain’s Prince Charles (Centre) talks to Sikh leaders at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib in New Delhi on Wednesday, 13 November. Prince Charles visited the gurudwara to participate in celebrations of the 550th birth anniversary of Sikh Guru Baba Guru Nanak, and mark the contribution of the Sikh community in Britain.