In Pics: India This Week

An Indian woman looks at a wall painted with portraits of US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of Trump’s visit, in Ahmadabad, on Tuesday, 18 February.

(Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki)

From the run-up to US President Donald Trump’s maiden India visit to the Hindu festival of Maha Shivratri, The Quint, brings you a snapshot of India this week, from 17 to 21 February.

An aerial view of Sardar Patel Stadium, which is expected to be inaugurated by US President Donald Trump, in Motera, in Ahmedabad.

Hindu devotees pray while taking a bath in the Krishna River on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival, in Vijayawada, on Friday.

Muslim devotees gather to attend the flag hoisting ceremony ahead of the annual urs at Ajmer dargah in Ajmer, Rajasthan, on Thursday.

Anti-CAA protesters detained by the police at UP Bhawan, in New Delhi, on Thursday.

Indians wave the national flag as they participate in a protest against the amended citizenship law that opponents say threatens India’s secular identity in Bangalore, on Thursday. 

Kambala jockey Srinivas Gowda particpates in a buffalo race in Kambala, Karnataka. He took just 13.62 seconds to run a distance of 145 m, covering the first 100 m in 9.55 seconds, on Monday.

Smoke billows out from the GST Bhavan after a fire broke out on its eighth floor, in Mazgaon area of Mumbai, on Monday. 

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) launches a snow-clearing operation on the Manali-Leh National Highway at Darcha in Lahaul district, on Thursday.

Indian workers unload bricks from a truck in Mumbai, on Wednesday.

An Indian woman looks at a wall painted with portraits of US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of Trump’s visit, in Ahmadabad, on Tuesday, 18 February.

An Indian worker installs a giant hoarding welcoming US President Donald Trump ahead of his visit, in Ahmedabad, on Thursday.

A devotee dressed as Hindu God Shiva participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival in Jammu, on Thursday.

A Hindu holy man offer prayers to shivling, a representation of Hindu god Shiva, during Shivratri festival at Keesaragutta on the outskirts of Hyderabad, on Friday.