In Pics: India This Week

Migrants arrive at a railway station via special trains arranged for them from Ahamdabad, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Amethi, Thursday, 7 May 2020.

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Amid the nationwide lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India from 4 May to 8 May.

Police personnel issue challans to the commuters for violating the COVID-19 lockdown norms, in Vijayawada, Friday, 8 May 2020.

Migrant workers, arriving from various parts of country, walk to their native places, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Patna, Friday, 8 May 2020.

A man walks past wall mural on coronavirus awareness, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, at Barakhamba Road police station in New Delhi, Thursday, 7 May 2020.

A view of supermoon near a light house, at Mamallapuram in Chengalpattu district, Thursday, 7 May 2020.

Migrants arrive at a railway station via special trains arranged for them from Ahamdabad, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Amethi, Thursday, 7 May 2020.

Urns containing the ashes of cremated persons kept in the lockers for their relatives at Lodhi Road Crematorium in New Delhi, Thursday, 7 May 2020. Thousands of urns at various crematoriums are reportedly waiting to be lifted as kins of the deceased persons are unable to perform rites in the holy cities due to ongoing COVID-19 lockdown across the country.

Resident Buddhist monks offer prayers at Mahabodhi Temple on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, in Bodh Gaya, Thursday, 7 May 2020.

A sevadar stands in the premises of Golden Temple on the birth anniversary of Guru Amar Das (third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism), during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Amritsar, Wednesday, 6 May 2020.

A farmer sorts pieces of sugarcane before sowing them at a field, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, at a village in Muzaffarnagar, Tuesday, 5 May 2020.

Monkeys feed on bananas provided by passersby and volunteers near DRDO office during the nationwide lockdown, imposed in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi, Tuesday, 5 May 2020.

A man walks away after buying liquor from a wine shop that was opened amid COVID-19 lockdown after the authorities permitted sale of liquor with certain restriction, at Kalyanpuri in New Delhi, Tuesday, 5 May 2020. Long queues were witnessed outside liquor shops in Delhi despite imposition of 70 percent as coronavirus fee on the sale of liquor.

Boats are anchored along the banks of River Ganga as dark clouds hover in the sky, during the ongoing nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, in Patna, Tuesday, 5 May 2020.

A lightning bolt flashes across the sky over the city during a thunderstorm, in Jabalpur, Monday, 4 May 2020.

Villagers hold utensils and raise slogans during a protest against the state and central government for allegedly not receiving ration during the nationwide lockdown, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, at village Rasulpur Kalan, about 20 kilometres from Amritsar, Monday, 4 May 2020.

A child collects food from a volunteer, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Kolkata, Monday, 4 May 2020.

Migrant workers and pilgrims wave as they board a train to their native places, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Ajmer, Monday, 4 May 2020.