In Pics: India This Week

School children dressed up as Lord Krishna on the eve of the festival Janmashtami in Hyderabad on Friday, 23 August.

(Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar)

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week from 19 August to 23 August 2019.

Ulfat, a Kashmiri woman, waits outside the police station with her 40-day-old daughter to inquire about her husband, who was detained during night raids in Srinagar.

A boy dives into the flooded River Ganges in Prayagraj, the water level of which has risen after heavy rains.

Students of the Seva Mandal Education Society dress up for the festival Janmashtami, in Mumbai.

In a closed market, Kashmiri men play a board game while security restrictions are in place in Srinagar. 

Fishermen sail their traditional boats across Hooghly River as monsoon clouds gather in the sky, in the Nadia district of West Bengal.

Devotees take part in the Kalash Yatra procession on the occasion of the festival Janmashtami in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. 

In Mumbai, a model displays Aavaran Udaipur’s collection during the Lakme Fashion Week.

Decked-up school children participating in a costume contest in Hyderabad on the occasion of Janmashtami.

An exiled Tibetan holds two paper cups with the message ‘Free Hong Kong’ in a candle-lit vigil in solidarity with the Hong Kong protesters in Dharamshala.

Residents carry their belongings as they shift to safer places as their houses have been flooded by seawater in Azhikal village in Kanyakumari district.

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard near a temporary checkpoint during the lockdown in Srinagar.

People watch as an Indian Air Force helicopter rescues two fishermen stranded in River Tawi’s floodwater in Jammu.

Artists paint idols of Lord Ganesha ahead of the festival Ganesha Chaturthi, on the outskirts of Jammu.