In Pics: India This Week

An Oriental Garden Lizard sits on a tree in Guwahati, India. During the breeding season, the male lizard’s head and throat turn a bright color. 

(Photo: AP/Anupam Nath)

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week, from 13 to 19 April 2019.

Employees of Jet Airways speak to the media during a protest outside Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.

Kashmiri supporters of National Conference dance during an election rally in Srinagar.

A supporter of Bharatiya Janata Party wearing a mask of Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in an election campaign rally in Mumbai, India. 

Tibetan Buddhist monks in ceremonial hats participate in an annual prayer session at the Tsuglagkhang temple in Dharamshala, India. 

A paramilitary soldier guards during a procession of Ramnavami in Srinagar.  

A girl carries an idol of goddess Durga in the River Tawi during Navratri in Jammu.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi offers prayers at Thirunelli Temple ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Wayanad district. 

A woman makes auspicious symbols on the wall of a temple while offering prayers on the occasion of the first day of Baisakh, in Agartala.

An artisan crafts a lamp, in Moradabad. 

People celebrate Rongali Bihu by performing a traditional Bihu dance, in Dibrugarh.

Traditional Sikh warriors or Nihang astride horses as part of Baisakhi celebrations, in Bathinda.

Christians take out a procession to mark Good Friday in Kolkata.