In Pics: India This Week

A woman purchases materials for rituals on the eve of Chhath Puja festival celebrations in Amritsar on 1 November.

(Photo: PTI)

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week from 28 October to 1 November 2019.

A man reads a newspaper carrying headlines of the Naga peace talks in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, on 29 October.

A jogger wears a pollution mask early morning amidst light smog in New Delhi on 28 October. 

Ghulam Mohammad Zargar, an elderly Kashmiri man shows his domicile document, locally know as ‘State Subject’. This was only held by permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar on 31 October.

Policemen ride past a statue of Sardar Patel as they participate in a parade to celebrate National Unity Day in Ahmedabad on 31 October.

A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team cleans up the banks of river Cooum during the ‘Clean Cooum Compaign’ in Chennai on 1 November.

A flower vendor makes floral garland for sale at a market in Kolkata on 31 October.

An exile Tibetan artist in traditional costume waits to perform a welcome dance in front of spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in Dharamshala on 29 October.

Kashmiri men set up hand carts as road blockades during a protest in Srinagar where a group of European Parliament members had arrived on 29 October.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the airport in New Delhi on 31 October.

Devotees offer prayers after taking a holy dip in the Yamuna river during the Bhai Dooj festival in UP’s Prayagraj on 29 October. 

A man waves the Indian flag as people celebrate change of status of Ladakh to a Union Territory in Leh on 31 October.

A farmer shows his damaged paddy crop following heavy rains at Maharashtra’s Karad city on 1 November.