In Pics: India This Week

Army jawans perform during ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ celebrations at India Gate in New Delhi, on 28 July.

(Photo: PTI)

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week, from 27 July to 2 August 2019.

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav meets family members of the Unnao rape survivor, who were staging a dharna outside the KGMC trauma centre in Lucknow on 30 July. 

Doctors raise slogans during a protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill in Delhi on 1 August. 

Devotees throng at Varakkal beach on the occasion of Karkidaka Vavu in Kozhikode on 31 July. 

An artist performs during a procession of Bonalu festival in Hyderabad on 29 July. Bonalu is a month-long Hindu folk festival of the Telangana region dedicated to Goddess Kali.

Family members pay their last respects to Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha in Chikkamagaluru on 31 July. Body of Siddhartha was recovered from the Netravathi river near Mangaluru.

Devotees use a rope to cross a flooded street, following monsoon rainfall, in front of Dargah Sharif in Ajmer on 1 August. 

People mourn at a graveyard during ‘Diwaso’ festival in Ahmadabad on 1 August. Members of Devipujak community gather at graveyards, decorate graves, mourn and offer gifts to deceased relatives during this annual festival.

Kanwaria pilgrims offer prayers by the Ganga river on the outskirts of Raebareli on 27 July. 

Army jawans perform during ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ celebrations at India Gate in New Delhi, on 28 July.

A bird’s eye view shows a flooded area following heavy monsoon rain in Thane district on 27 July.