In Pics: India This Week

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week from 6 to 10 January.

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A protestor holds a national flag during a protest against a new citizenship law that opponents say threatens India’s secular identity in Mumbai, on Wednesday, 8 January.
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Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week from 6 to 10 January.

A monk headed to the Gangasagar pilgrimage tries to keep himself warm near a fireplace at a transit camp in Kolkata, on Monday, 6 January.
A monk headed to the Gangasagar pilgrimage tries to keep himself warm near a fireplace at a transit camp in Kolkata, on Monday, 6 January.
(Photo: AP/Bikas Das)
Tourists stand near a boat on Marina Beach in Chennai, on Tuesday, 7 January.
Tourists stand near a boat on Marina Beach in Chennai, on Tuesday, 7 January.
(Photo: AP/Manish Swarup)
A dog rests next to glass scattered near the entrance to the Sabarmati hostel which was vandalised in Sunday’s assault by masked assailants at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, on Monday, 6 January.
A dog rests next to glass scattered near the entrance to the Sabarmati hostel which was vandalised in Sunday’s assault by masked assailants at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, on Monday, 6 January.
(Photo: AP/ Altaf Qadri)
A man walks on fresh snow in Dharamsala on Wednesday, on 8 January.
A man walks on fresh snow in Dharamsala on Wednesday, on 8 January.
(Photo: AP)
A woman seeks alms from commuters outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station in Mumbai, on Tuesday, 7 January.
A woman seeks alms from commuters outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station in Mumbai, on Tuesday, 7 January.
(Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool)
A man performs a fire act as fans of actor Rajinikanth celebrate the release of his latest film ‘Darbar’ outside a movie house in Mumbai, on Thursday, 9 January.
A man performs a fire act as fans of actor Rajinikanth celebrate the release of his latest film ‘Darbar’ outside a movie house in Mumbai, on Thursday, 9 January.
(Photo: AP)
An Indian girl points at a portrait of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US attack, during a protest against the US in Mumbai, on Thursday, 9 January.
An Indian girl points at a portrait of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US attack, during a protest against the US in Mumbai, on Thursday, 9 January.
(Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool)
Devotees wait for a community feast on the banks of the Sangam, the meeting point of the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers, on the auspicious Paush Purnima day during the annual traditional Magh Mela fair in Prayagraj, on Friday, 10 January.
Devotees wait for a community feast on the banks of the Sangam, the meeting point of the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers, on the auspicious Paush Purnima day during the annual traditional Magh Mela fair in Prayagraj, on Friday, 10 January.
(Photo: AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Indian Air Force personnel during the rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade, on a cold, winter morning at Rajpath in New Delhi, on Friday, 10 January.
Indian Air Force personnel during the rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade, on a cold, winter morning at Rajpath in New Delhi, on Friday, 10 January.
(Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma)
Stranded trucks wait for re-opening of Jammu and Kashmir National Highway, on the outskirts of Jammu, on Thursday, 9 January.
Stranded trucks wait for re-opening of Jammu and Kashmir National Highway, on the outskirts of Jammu, on Thursday, 9 January.
(Photo: PTI)
School children perform yoga during the inauguration of an International kite festival in Ahmadabad, on Tuesday, 7 January.
School children perform yoga during the inauguration of an International kite festival in Ahmadabad, on Tuesday, 7 January.
(Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki)

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