Central Industrial Security Force’s contingent marches during rain-affected full-dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on Friday. School students run with the national flag as they take part in a Republic Day rehearsal at the Manekshaw Parade Ground in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Friday. A woman offers prayers on the occasion of ‘Basant Panchami’ amid the ongoing ‘Magh Mela’ festival at Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon a

Women purchase the national flag and tricolour-themed items from a roadside stall ahead of Republic Day celebrations in Bhopal on Thursday. A man walks on floating jetties while a flock of gulls gather over the Ganga River during sunrise at Sangam in Prayagraj on Thursday. A woman takes photographs of flowers displayed at a stall during the 19th Grand Nursery Mela in Hyderabad on Thursday. An artist performs 'Theyyam', a ritual art form of North Malabar, during an event to pr

Women perform the Mahanati dance on Mall road to promote women's empowerment during the second day of the five-day Winter Carnival in Manali on Wednesday. Sashastra Seema Bal's (SSB) Daredevils team performs during rehearsals for the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on Wednesday. Aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the sky above Nuuk in Greenland on Tuesday. BSF camel-mounted personnel during Beating Retreat ceremony rehearsals with Rashtrapati Bhav

Students perform during a 'peace rally' organised by the Bengal Christian Council in Kolkata on Tuesday. An artisan paints an idol of Goddess Saraswati ahead of the 'Basant Panchami' festival in Nadia on Tuesday. A Regiment of Artillery officer during rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on Tuesday. Seers camp along the banks of the Ganga river after the 'Mauni Amavasya' festivities in Varanasi on Tuesday. A man feeds migratory gulls at Sangam during th

Buddhist monks participate in the 37th Nyingma Monlam Chenmo (World Peace Prayers) at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar on Monday. A worker sorts rain-damaged rice grain at a storage centre amid reports of irregularities in procurement and storage operations in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, on Monday. A woman performs rituals during the ongoing Magh Mela 2026 at Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Police personnel during rehearsals for the upcoming Republic

A shopkeeper displays tricolour-themed items for sale ahead of Republic Day in Jammu on Sunday. Bollywood actor Mrunal Thakur during the film producer Ramesh Taurani's 65th birthday celebrations in Mumbai on Saturday. People fly kites on the concluding day of the 'Ajoo Gooja Children's Festival' in Bikaner, Rajasthan on Sunday. A person takes a holy dip on the occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya' during the Magh Mela festival at the Sangam in Prayagraj on Sunday. Journalist Kim Ghatt

A member of the CRPF's Daredevils team performs stunts during rehearsals for the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on Saturday. Singer Sonu Nigam during 'Goongoonalo' press conference in Mumbai. Artists perform tribal dances during Bastar Pandum celebrations in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. An artist performs during a religious procession in Amritsar on Saturday. People take a holy dip at the Sangam ahead of 'Mauni Amavasya' during the ongoing 'Magh Mela' festiv

Hot air balloons carry passengers during the Hot Air Balloon Festival being organised by Telangana Tourism in Hyderabad on Friday. Actor Nidhhi Agerwal poses for photographs during an event in New Delhi on Thursday. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel during rehearsals amid dense fog on a cold winter morning ahead of the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on Friday. A cyclist makes his way on a road through the Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Canada, on Thursday. Pe

Migrating cranes flock at sunrise in Hula Lake conservation area, north of the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, on Thursday. South Korean actor Go Youn-jung. Purulia Chhou artists perform a traditional dance during the inauguration of the newly renovated Rangmanch theatre at the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre in Kolkata on Thursday. Artists perform a traditional dance during the inauguration ceremony of Chennai Sangamam marking Pongal festival celebrations in Chennai on Wed

A 'sadhu' lies on a bed of thorns during 'Makar Sankranti' festival celebrations at the Sangam in Prayagraj on Wednesday. A child holds a candle and incense sticks as she offers prayers in the Haora river on the occasion of the ‘Makar Sankranti’ festival, at Chakmaghat village, near Agartala on Wednesday. People ride boats during sunrise on a winter morning in Varanasi on Wednesday. Kites dot the sky during the International Kite and Sweet Festival 2026 in Secunderabad, Hyder

A priest applies 'tilak' on a child's forehead during the 'Magh Mela 2026' festival, at the Sangam in Prayagraj on Tuesday. An Indian cormorant carries its prey as it swims in a pond in Nadia in West Bengal on Tuesday. A woman makes a 'rangoli' outside her residence ahead of 'Makar Sankranti' festival, in Lankamura village, on the outskirts of Agartala in Tripura on Tuesday. Students perform during a function organised to celebrate 'Pongal' festival at Dr. MGR Janaki College

A fisherman casts a net in Sonitpur district of Assam on Monday. A sadhu with his pet langur at a transit camp while en route to the Gangasagar Mela at Babughat in Kolkata on Monday. Kite enthusiasts and flyers from abroad and India during the inauguration of the International Kite Festival at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad on Monday. A man rides a bicycle along the banks of the river Ganga as the sun rises on a cold winter morning in Prayagraj on Monday. Women paint 'alpo

A devotee gets a 'tilak' applied as part of rituals during the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj on Sunday. A woman poses for a picture with a cutout installation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 53rd edition of the World Book Fair 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Sunday. Performers stand beside a vintage car during the 55th Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally in Kolkata on Sunday. Bhutanese lamas perform the traditional Black Hat Drum Dance at Bhutan Monas

Kites at the International Kite Festival, part of Gujarat's Uttarayan celebrations, in Rajkot on Saturday. Indian author Arundhati Ghose gives an addressal at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2026 in Kolkata on Saturday. A woman holds a pet dog during a dog and cat show in Bengaluru on Saturday. Visitors at the New Delhi World Book Fair at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Saturday. A municipal worker makes his way through a frozen layer of water in interior Dal Lake in Sr

A folk artist plays an Indian bagpipe, also called 'mashak', on the first day of the International Camel Festival in Bikaner, Rajasthan on Friday. Indian Army soldiers on motorbikes demonstrate their skills during a full dress rehearsal for the 78th Army Day Parade at Mahal Road, in Jaipur on Friday. Women paint the walls of their houses ahead of the 'Makar Sankranti' festival at Lankamura village, Agartala on Friday. A devotee dances in a religious procession on the occasion

A great egret walks near a one-horned rhinoceros as migratory birds arrive at a wetland in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, on Wednesday. Bollywood actor Ananya Panday poses for photographers during an event, in Mumbai on Thursday. Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt performs on the sixth day of the seven-day 'Sapta Sangeeti' music festival organised by NeoRajkot Foundation in Rajkot on Wednesday. Visitors silhouetted against the setting sun, at Rain

A man dressed in traditional Rajasthani attire shows his long moustache as he welcomes tourists in Bikaner on Wednesday. People ride a boat at Ana Sagar Lake during sunset in Ajmer, Rajasthan on Wednesday. A white tiger basks in the sun on a winter day at the Lucknow Zoo on Wednesday. A Naga sadhu of the Niranjani Akhara on the banks of Sangam during the 'Magh Mela' festival in Prayagraj on Wednesday. Birds take flight as the sun emerges after several days of intense cold at

A fire eater performs during the traditional “Cabalgata de Reyes” parade in Madrid in Spain on Monday as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. A Naga sadhu of the Niranjani Akhara amid dense fog on the banks of the Sangam during the Magh Mela in Prayagraj on Tuesday. Police personnel inspect colourful threads to check the sale of Chinese kite strings ahead of the 'Makar Sankranti' festival in Hyderabad on Tuesday. An egret splashes in a waterbody at

Indian Army personnel during a rehearsal ahead of the Army Day celebrations in Jaipur on Monday. A cameleer covers his camel with a blanket on a cold winter morning in Prayagraj on Monday. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel march during a rehearsal for Republic Day celebrations near India Gate in New Delhi on Monday. Artists perform during a religious procession in Surat on Monday. NCC cadets perform during the visit of Vice President CP Radhakrishnan at the National

A cyclist rides past a wall of graffiti on a street in Kolkata, West Bengal on Sunday. People participate in the 'Patha Utsav' in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Artists perform at the 'Veedhi Virudhu Vizha' festival, which showcases traditional art forms as part of Pongal celebrations in Chennai on Sunday. A Madari (street performer) with a pair of monkeys on a cold winter morning in Prayagraj on Sunday. Buddhist monks hold lamps during 'Marme Monlam', the last day of the 40th 'Kagyu